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Post by klawrencio79 on May 7, 2024 16:59:27 GMT
I'm going to see Enemy of the People in a few weeks in NYC with Strong and Michael Imperioli in the two leads. I'm pretty stoked for it! Heard very polarizing things about this production. Haven't seen it myself, and can't say I'm terribly familiar with the play (I think I saw the movie with Steve McQueen a million years ago), but I've heard that the cast is great, but that some of the re-writing of the classic text is rubbing some theater goers the wrong way. I'll be interested to hear your review. Enemy of the People was FANTASTIC! It was shown in theater-in-the-round in a very intimate space (Circle in the Square Theater on 50th and Broadway). Strong and Imperioli are both great, as are Victoria Pedretti and a wily and mischievously delightful David Patrick Kelly, who kinda stole the show every time he was on stage for me. The show is as poignant today as it was back when it was written, although I can't say how different this iteration is from the original text if we're being honest. Even still, at 2 hours with a short intermission where they handed out drinks to anyone who wanted them, I highly recommend this. Great actors doing what they do best is always going to work for me.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on May 9, 2024 16:25:54 GMT
Challengers was great! Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, Bones and All) directs Zendaya in this movie about a love triangle in the world of professional tennis. Stylish direction, good acting by all three leads (in addiction to Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, who both looked only vaguely familiar), a compelling drama of three people with very distinct personalities and goals, an interesting plot structure that takes us back and forth between different time periods.
Zendaya has grown on me. When she first appeared on the scene I thought she was kind of annoying, but I now see that she has the makings of a star.
Well worth a trip to the multiplex.
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Post by klawrencio79 on May 9, 2024 18:46:00 GMT
Challengers was great! Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, Bones and All) directs Zendaya in this movie about a love triangle in the world of professional tennis. Stylish direction, good acting by all three leads (in addiction to Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, who both looked only vaguely familiar), a compelling drama of three people with very distinct personalities and goals, an interesting plot structure that takes us back and forth between different time periods.
Zendaya has grown on me. When she first appeared on the scene I thought she was kind of annoying, but I now see that she has the makings of a star.
Well worth a trip to the multiplex. I definitely want to check this out, the soundtrack is fantastic! Call me crazy, but I love the Suspiria remake, which also has an incredible score.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on May 9, 2024 19:54:16 GMT
Challengers was great! Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, Bones and All) directs Zendaya in this movie about a love triangle in the world of professional tennis. Stylish direction, good acting by all three leads (in addiction to Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, who both looked only vaguely familiar), a compelling drama of three people with very distinct personalities and goals, an interesting plot structure that takes us back and forth between different time periods.
Zendaya has grown on me. When she first appeared on the scene I thought she was kind of annoying, but I now see that she has the makings of a star.
Well worth a trip to the multiplex. I definitely want to check this out, the soundtrack is fantastic! Call me crazy, but I love the Suspiria remake, which also has an incredible score.
I remember a friend of mine highly recommending Guadagnino's Suspiria, but since his taste in movies and mine couldn't be more different, I never checked it out. I may do so now, after Challengers and your endorsement.
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Post by klawrencio79 on May 9, 2024 21:15:22 GMT
I definitely want to check this out, the soundtrack is fantastic! Call me crazy, but I love the Suspiria remake, which also has an incredible score.
I remember a friend of mine highly recommending Guadagnino's Suspiria, but since his taste in movies and mine couldn't be more different, I never checked it out. I may do so now, after Challengers and your endorsement.
It's pretty long and isn't the easiest watch, but there are some horrifying and memorable sequences in it. Plus, Thom Yorke did the score and that automatically gives it a good grade from me.
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Post by Winston Wolfe on May 12, 2024 16:30:31 GMT
Watched Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes last night. I certainly don't agree with that tv spot that says "It's the best movie of the franchise." I haven't watched all the ones from the 60s and 70s, but it's not even better than the last 3, so there's that. It dragged its feet at certain times and overall could've been about 20-30 minutes shorter. That being said, I enjoyed it enough. It's unlikely this will change whatever opinion you had of the previous trilogy. But if this is the start of a new trilogy, which is likely, I don't think it's going to be able to stay as entertaining as it's been. Like many franchises, I think it's time to put this one to bed.
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Post by sdm3 on May 16, 2024 12:43:38 GMT
I saw The Fall Guy the other day. Really wasn't sure what to expect going in - even having seen numerous trailers I couldn't nail down what this movie was going for or even what it was going to be about beforehand. I wasn't expecting much, but it basically delivered a fun two hours. Definitely a little more rom-com in flavor than I was counting on, but I've seen a lot worse.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 16, 2024 17:49:35 GMT
I saw The Fall Guy the other day. Really wasn't sure what to expect going in - even having seen numerous trailers I couldn't nail down what this movie was going for or even what it was going to be about beforehand. I wasn't expecting much, but it basically delivered a fun two hours. Definitely a little more rom-com in flavor than I was counting on, but I've seen a lot worse. That was pretty much my take. A little too much romcom energy, but it was decent overall.
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