I loved the first movie but this shit is so ass. Did the writers hit their heads before writing this one?

The ending of the first one was a huge payoff while the ending for this feels like trash tier fanfiction.

This looks like the cheapest shittiest thing getting a theatrical release lmao

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For this Sunday Kino Night, first up is Limelight (1952), Charlie Chaplin’s drama-comedy-romance about a stage comedian who is past his prime and feels depressed about his declining stardom. Cue his meeting a younger but equally depressed dancer; they eventually give purpose to each other to turn doom into bloom. A simple feel-good story. This is considered one of Chaplin’s finest films; rave reviews across the board. Let’s watch.

Next is 3-Iron (2004), a Korean crime thriller about a motorcyclist who spends his time snooping around for empty apartments. resting in them and eating their food. In one apartment, he finds a rich wife who wants to escape from her abusive husband, so he goes on the run with her. Drama ensues as a love triangle heats up. Director is Kim Ki-duk, who is otherwise best-known for Spring Summer Fall Winter and Spring (2003), which we have not watched it. Excellent reviews from pretty much everywhere for this one, so we’ll check it out.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Limelight: https://letterboxd.com/film/limelight/
• 3-Iron: https://letterboxd.com/film/3-iron/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Limelight: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044837/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_stry_pg
• 3-Iron: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/198111

CWs for Limelight:

• Age-gap romance.
• Smoking.
• Alcohol.
• Depression.

CWs for 3-Iron:

• Stalking.
• Domestic violence.
• Misogyny.
• Woman slapped by her husband.
• Bullying.
• Discussion of sexual assault. Not depicted, though.
• Sexual harassment.
• Haircut.
• Death of family member.
• Shower scene.
• Shaky cam.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Nudity.
• Sex.
• Honking horns.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.

Links to movies:

• Limelight: https://tankie.tube/w/25T6UMnuKx8x1DjoX3C5Xf
• 3-Iron: https://tankie.tube/w/7RhUheBTtRMtacrzD5GZNb

Ghoulvie Screamset Horror Movie Mindset is back! Will and Hesse review two horror movies involving cats: The Black Cat (1934) and Cat People (1942).

Disney has responded to fan complaints over the removal of multiple Disney Plus movies and shows, many of which were highly rated.

As first reported by What's on Disney Plus on Sunday (September 29), the entertainment giant axed numerous Disney Plus Originals from the streaming service's library. Critically-acclaimed projects, such as historical drama A Small Light, which holds a perfect 100% critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and the Willem Dafoe-starring adventure-drama film Togo (92% critical score on Rotten Tomatoes) are among the 25 productions that are no longer available to stream.

It isn't just certain nations that have been impacted by this latest back-catalog culling, either. I've checked Disney Plus' library in the US, UK, and Australia, and I can confirm that none of these films or TV series are now viewable in these countries. It appears, then, that they've been permanently removed worldwide. It also appears that projects like A Small Light, which debuted exclusively on Hulu in the US, have been axed from Disney Plus' sister streamer, too.

I'm a big horror fan and I like anthologies though they can be very hit-and-miss

never seen a single V/H/S movie because the reviews for them are fairly mid, but are there any genuinely good segments that make these worth watching?

damn there's like 7 of these things now

I'm writing this post because it's getting very low ratings. From the reviews that I read, many people say it doesn't meet their expectations of what a superhero movie should be.

I'm not a capeshit enjoyer. I chose to see Joker 2 because Joker 1 had vague themes of "defunding welfare programs is bad". In the first movie, Joker loses access to his mental illness medication because the politicians defund the welfare programs and that leads Joker to start doing crimes.

What I liked about Joker 2 is that everyone around him wants to make him miserable, but instead he chooses to be happy. In my opinion, it is the most pure example of absurdity. The whole world wants to make Joker miserable and he is powerless to change other people, but he can deny giving the world what they want so he chooses to laugh. I find that to be entertaining.

The movie was about 60% musical. Whenever Joker starts to hallucinate, everyone starts singing. I think it was okay, but other people did not like that. You probably won't like the movie if you are expecting it to follow the superhero movie formula.

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For this Friday Movie Night, first up is The Great Beauty (2013), a drama-comedy about a snobbish, pretentious Italian author’s trip through Rome following his 65th birthday, and his realization that life may contain more worth than drinking, drugs, parties, and philandering. What has he done with this life? Existential crises follow, along with some absurdism as he encounters various strange characters. This won a bunch of awards at the time, including the Academy Award for Best Picture, and it is considered one of the best Italian films of the 2010s. Looks neat; let’s watch. This is generally considered to be the best work to date of Italian auteur director Paolo Sorrentino, who is otherwise best-known for Hand of God (2021), which we have not watched. Currently ranked #202 on Letterboxd's Top 250 films of all time.

After that is The Wild Robot (2024), the latest animated feature from Dreamworks. It centers on a robot who becomes stranded on a desert island; it find purpose by caring for a baby goose, and the two bond while the goose attempts to reunite with its flock. Director is Chris Sanders, the guy who helmed Lilo & Stitch (2010) and How to Train Your Dragon (2010). Critics are calling this one of Dreamworks’ best films ever, and it is already garnering award buzz. A good-quality camrip is already available, so we will watch it.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• The Great Beauty: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-great-beauty/
• The Wild Robot: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-wild-robot/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• The Great Beauty: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/40212
• The Wild Robot: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1059280

CWs for The Great Beauty:

• Drug use.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Cheating.
• Cancer.
• Suicide.
• Sex.
• Car crash.
• Nudity.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Blood.
• Head trauma.
• Profanity.

CWs for The Wild Robot:

• Animal abandonment.
• Abusive parents.
• Deaths of animals.
• Decapitation.
• Sad animal.
• Bugs.
• Bullying.
• Beatings.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Someone is crushed to death.
• Amputation.
• Unconsciousness.
• Finger and toe mutilation.
• Suicide.
• Death of non-human.
• Deaths of family members.
• Kidnapping.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Trypophobia.
• Vomiting.
• Farting.
• Someone is eaten.
• Audio gore.
• Incarceration.
• Underwater scenes.
• Screaming.
• Flashing lights.
• Stillbirth.
• Babies.
• Death of pregnant character.
• Ableism.

Links to movies:

• The Great Beauty: https://tankie.tube/w/ppx85wNwLL7iwrJbz6zrS9
• The Wild Robot: https://tankie.tube/w/4ZTU9LwSj9LiZfnEasTxJw

The Detroit Tigers bullpen looks like the room in Alien Resurrection where they have all the cloned Ripleys that didn't quite work out. But in this case it's 8 attempts to clone Waingro from Heat from a degraded DNA sample.

https://subium.com/profile/edburmila.bsky.social/post/3l5otf62orf2s

Don’t worry, volcel police has already been put on high alert

Youtube Link (For US/American audience only. Unless you have VPN or something)

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For this Special Thursday Cinema Night, 8PM EST, there’s no special theme, just two more good flicks. First up is Inherent Vice (2014), from renowned auteur Paul Thomas Anderson, the guy behind Boogie Nights (1997), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), There Will Be Blood (2007), and The Master (2012), among others. Joaquin Phoenix stars a detective in the 1970s investigating the disappearance of his ex; things get weird from there as the plot takes a backseat to his various encounters with the strange inhabitants of southern California. Apparently it is also something of a comedy. I guess we’ll find out.

After that is Welcome or No Trespassing (1964), a farce from Come and See (1985) director Elem Klimov about a group of Soviet children at a youth summer camp who decide to raise some mischief against the camp authorities, a dynamic that increasingly resembles an insurgency against an occupying force. Hilarity ensues. Reviews continually compare this to the works of Wes Anderson.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Inherent Vice: https://letterboxd.com/film/inherent-vice/
• Welcome to No Trespassing: https://letterboxd.com/film/welcome-or-no-trespassing/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Inherent Vice: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/10083
• Welcome or No Trespassing: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058022/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_stry_pg

CWs for Inherent Vice:

• Drug use.
• Drug addiction.
• Cheating.
• Mental institution scene.
• Antisemitism.
• Sex.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.

CWs for Welcome or No Trespassing:

• Nudity.
• Profanity.
• Smoking.
• Alcohol.
• Slapstick violence.

Links to movies:

• Inherent Vice: https://tankie.tube/w/sjZxMHYnYBgxaaX9aCZsQV
• Welcome or No Trespassing: https://tankie.tube/w/iFMoeDSQfumagQMJ6n74JK

Personally my favorite part of this is watching Kirsten Dunst visibly dying next to him as he continues talking.

Not included in the video sadly but afterward she leans over to him and says "Oh. Oh Lars. That was intense" lmfao

Caught at the start of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cxtDpFOBcg

No lie, I literally googled "Booba Fett" for some SW memes but no it's an actual thing. A clone of Boba killed by fucking "Luuke" Skywalker (another clone)