Maybe, i’m just annoyed I paid money to see it in cinemas. Chain Reaction?
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Yeah, I did too. Chain reaction is decent enough. Not very good. But passable for watching at home
Just watched Spotlight on Netflix, starring og Batman, The Hulk, and the guy from Scream.
They’re all very good.
I wasn’t in a hurry to see it when it came out because of the subject, and it was only seeing a short trailer that got me to watch it now.
It’s very good.
It’s understated. It’s not sensationalist at all. There are no big moments, there’s no triumphalism at any point.
And in my opinion it’s all the more powerful for that.
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Wholeheartedly agree. Saw it for the first time a few nights ago. Brilliant film- not anywhere near as gritty as I was expecting.
The bit where he finds out a safe house is in his neighbourhood… I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night
The bit where the retired priest speaks so openly to the girl reporter made my jaw drop to the flaw
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I rate Spotlight as one of the best movies I have seen.
First watched it a few years ago when I way staying with my sister in Melbourne.
JB’s had a 3 for $40 dollar sale and she couldn’t decide on a third movie.
Spotlight was the one she picked and we watched it that night. I was gobsmacked watching it.
It shows how easy it was for them to cover all the evil up…supposedly upright and respected members of the public doing all they could to protect the reputation of the church “for the greater good”
It’s a brilliant film.
Owes a lot to All the Presidents Men.
I was wandering through World Movies section of SBSOD and saw a film that I’d heard a lot about but never seen, and was about to get removed on Thursday.
It was the famous David Niven movie A Matter of Life and Death, which you could class as a wartime romantic fantasy.
David Niven is a British bomber pilot returning from a bombing raid but his bomber is disabled, most of the crew has bailed out, his radio man (Robert Coote) is dead and he doesn’t have a parachute. He gets talking to an American female radio operator (Kim Hunter) and makes a connection with her before sliding through the bomb bay to his certain death. However he survives uninjured and meets the girl, but all the while, they’re waiting for him in the afterlife because there’s now an imbalance in the registry. He ends up having to justify his continued existence to the heavenly court, arguing against a Brit-hater in Raymond Massey..
Another star is Roger Livesey, who starred in the wonderful Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, which showed an army officer in three stages of his life, but always with a young Deborah Kerr as his offsider. There were some wonderful British film-makers in the forties, with David Lean, Noel Coward and Michael Powell/Emeric Pressburger leading the way.
I believe it was remade by the Seppos as Heaven Can Wait with Warren Beatty. I have zero faith in US remakes of non-American films…and classic American films too (Mr Deeds with Adam Sandler - sacrilege!).
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I’ve seen that film. It was quite famous when it was released. I found it interesting but a bit naive — maybe idealistic is a better word. Also rather wordy: I got the feeling it had started life as a stage play.
Heaven Can Wait is a good film. It’s a romantic comedy and a remake (so I’ve read) of an earlier American film called Waiting for Mr Jordan. A Matter of Life or Death is a different idea.
I agree about Powell and Pressburger. They were great, and very innovative. Their films were always very intense, and the ones in colour used the colour in a very distinctive way. Black Narcissus is fantastic. Also The Small Back Room.
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I watched this today (on your recommendation).
Enjoyed it, touching movie. I got a lump in my throat a few times.
‘you asking me on a date’ ( especially this one )
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Took my daughter to WW84 today, we both thoroughly enjoyed it. Really good sequel.
Absolutely ripping soundtrack by Hans Zimmer.
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The Midnight Sky.
Horrendous. Far too long, idiotic pacing and severe plot holes. Excruciating overall, despite some promise in the overall premise.
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Ta. Almost clicked on it on the other night. 
I watched it and didn’t mind it at all.
Not Oscar material…but I’ve seen a lot worse.
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Yes, disappointing . I think George overindulged his “creative” whims as a Director.
Watched Pixar’s new one, Soul, last night.
It’s nice.
Which is a pretty damning review for Pixar.
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I watched that today, enjoyed it all the way, some nice messages, and touching on life and death without getting religious in any way. One of those movies I found myself thinking about afterwards and very uplifting in a “soul” way.
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Pixar movies are usually ensemble pieces, Monsters Inc is an exception that comes to mind.
I don’t think the two main characters carry it well enough.
The guy from The IT Crowd was okay in a, ‘hey, that’s the guy from The IT Crowd’ kind of way.
And…pretty much a downer overall.
I much preferred the Netflix series “Away” with Hilary Swank if going with a space theme.
Watched The Hunger Games today. Bought it JB on bluray for $3.50, and got #2 for the same price.
Really enjoyed it, though I imagine the books are better (presume they were written before the movie)
Looking forward to watching the sequel, but I got to wait for my kid to finish the book first.
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