All Things Movie/Documentary Reviews/Recommendations Thread

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For any Tap fans out there David, Nigel & Derek are on Jimmy Kimmel tonight.

Marty DiBergi also in the house.
 

The Smashing Machine looks like it could be good. I watched the one from 2002. They have the Rock even looking like Kerr in the previews for the recent one.
 

GophersInIowa said:
Finally watched the short series on Netflix called Hitler and Nazis: Evil on Trial. Was well done. It still blows my mind how all those people just went along with what he was doing.
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I might have to check this out the next time I'm on a longer flight, kill some time.

** Funny, trivial fact; when I was like 10-12 years old, one of my tasks each winter in the hinterland of the central/northern Minnesota woods, as directed by the old man, was to haul wood for an old woman who lived on the other side of the lake from us, dodging her damn dog named Monsignor while I hauled wood from the shed into her house in the middle of the winter.

As it turns out, she was an old French woman who was a court reporter at the Nuremberg trials. Obviously at that age I had no clue but I do recall once or twice, someone making the ridiculous trek out to her house in the sticks to interview her for some reason.

If I was 10 years older, it damn sure would have been fun to sit down and have a conversation with her, many conversations; that would have been an incredible experience. Unfortunately for me at that age, it was just another strong back, weak mind hard labor assignment from my Dad.
 

We watched Wicked Little Letters tonight and I haven’t enjoyed a movie as much in some time. Funny, bawdy, thoughtful and with a dash of intrigue. Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley were both wonderful in sparring roles.
 

Has anyone watched "Listers: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching" found in YouTube? It's about these two, complete novices, who decide to take one year to try identify as many birds as possible. It is absolutely hilarious because they are so far out of their element. It's fun and enjoyable. A great watch. Here's the link.

 


Has anyone seen Unknown Number, the documentary on Netflix? I won't spoil it, but if you haven't watched it, I recommend not googling it and not finding out the story before watching. It's f'd up, but worth the watch.

Go Gophers!!
 

BleedGopher said:
Has anyone seen Unknown Number, the documentary on Netflix? I won't spoil it, but if you haven't watched it, I recommend not googling it and not finding out the story before watching. It's f'd up, but worth the watch.

Go Gophers!!
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I have not watched it, but heard Dan Patrick talking about it on his radio show trying not to spoil anything.

Yeah, sounds messed up.
 
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fan of Ray Williams said:
Michel Keaton directed and starred in Knox Goes Away

From IMDB
When a contract killer is diagnosed with a fast-moving form of dementia, he is presented with the opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged adult son. To do this, he must race against the police closing in on him, as well as the ticking clock of his own rapidly-deteriorating mind.

It was really good. Al Pacino has a role in it also.
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I just watched Knox Goes Away, I liked it. It kept me engaged throughout, trying figure out the ploy. Keaton solid as always

I'm interested to see if he takes on any additional Directing projects.
 

Ope3 said:
I just watched Knox Goes Away, I liked it. It kept me engaged throughout, trying figure out the ploy. Keaton solid as always

I'm interested to see if he takes on any additional Directing projects.
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Seen it bouncing around the streaming services here, I will make sure to watch when it’s available again. As you said, I can’t ever recall going wrong with a Michael Keaton movie.
 



coolhandgopher said:
Seen it bouncing around the streaming services here, I will make sure to watch when it’s available again. As you said, I can’t ever recall going wrong with a Michael Keaton movie.
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I watched on HBO-MAX if you have that.
 

One Battle After Another gets my highest recommendation. I strongly encourage anyone to go see it on as big of a screen as possible.

Leonardo. Sean. Benicio. All 3 give as good of performances as I have ever seen them in. No hyperbole. That great.

Amazing soundtrack and score.
 

Ope3 said:
One Battle After Another gets my highest recommendation. I strongly encourage anyone to go see it on as big of a screen as possible.

Leonardo. Sean. Benicio. All 3 give as good of performances as I have ever seen them in. No hyperbole. That great.

Amazing soundtrack and score.
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You convinced me-headed to see it tomorrow night.
 

Ope3 said:
One Battle After Another gets my highest recommendation. I strongly encourage anyone to go see it on as big of a screen as possible.

Leonardo. Sean. Benicio. All 3 give as good of performances as I have ever seen them in. No hyperbole. That great.

Amazing soundtrack and score.
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Thanks for confirming what I was hoping to be true. It was hard to imagine it being anything but stellar considering all those involved with the film.

We watched "Sinners" last night and enjoyed it a lot as fans of the horror genre. The story was a bit of a spin off from the Robert Johnson "made a deal with devil" myth, the acting was great and the Blues music was sensational.
 



coolhandgopher said:
You convinced me-headed to see it tomorrow night.
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I'm probably going to go again (in a few weeks) just to focus on the score and other aspects. It was Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) who has collaborated with PTA often, in charge of the score.

He's been nominated for several of the biggies previously. I am going to predict this year he takes home some hardware.
 

Ope3 said:
One Battle After Another gets my highest recommendation. I strongly encourage anyone to go see it on as big of a screen as possible.

Leonardo. Sean. Benicio. All 3 give as good of performances as I have ever seen them in. No hyperbole. That great.

Amazing soundtrack and score.
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Just got home from the movie, and what a corker of a movie-I had little background on the movie going in, but did those almost three hours fly by-DiCaprio was masterfully comedic and tender, Penn should clear some shelf space for best supporting actor and Del Toro was brilliant as always. The last two movies I’ve watched were this and Sinners-a great one-two punch reminder of how magical and fun the movies can be.
 

Thought Chase Infiniti and Teyana Taylor were very good in One Battle After Another. Not familiar with either actress.
 

Cocaine Quarterback on Prime is interesting. True story of a former USC football and volleyball player who gets into drug smuggling and money laundering for the Sineola Cartel. 3 episodes
 

TNGophfan said:
Cocaine Quarterback on Prime is interesting. True story of a former USC football and volleyball player who gets into drug smuggling and money laundering for the Sineola Cartel. 3 episodes
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Todd Marinovich?
 

Ope3 said:
Todd Marinovich?
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No. Not actually a QB. A guy by the name of Owen Hanson, I believe. Won't ruin it for you but was Volleyball scholarship guy who Pete Carroll brought onto the football team. Title comes from how he was described as "the qb for the cartel".
 
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GophersInIowa said:
This looks amazing

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I was actually in NY for a work trip a day early and saw the last Expos game ever against the Mets in Shea Stadium. Gorgeous autumn afternoon in Queens.

www.baseball-reference.com

Montreal Expos vs New York Mets Box Score: October 3, 2004 | Baseball-Reference.com

New York Mets beat Montreal Expos (8-1). Oct 3, 2004, Attendance: 33569, Time of Game: 3:10. Visit Baseball-Reference.com for the complete box score, play-by-play, and win probability
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It was pretty sad at the end with several hundred heartbroken Expos fans showing support. There were lots of MLB officials there to collect last ball, bat, base etc for the franchise.
 

Watched a Mark Wahlberg movie called Play Dirty. He’s a thief named Parker and he’s up against The Outfit which reminded me of the Mel Gibson movie called Payback. Maybe connected, guess I don’t care to research it. Liked Payback, thought this one with Wahlberg sucked. Could have sworn I was going to mention another, but it must have been so bad I forgot what it was.
 

fan of Ray Williams said:
Watched a Mark Wahlberg movie called Play Dirty. He’s a thief named Parker and he’s up against The Outfit which reminded me of the Mel Gibson movie called Payback. Maybe connected, guess I don’t care to research it. Liked Payback, thought this one with Wahlberg sucked. Could have sworn I was going to mention another, but it must have been so bad I forgot what it was.
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Damn, I shouldn't have read this just now. I was actually going to fire this one up with Ms. Ogie tonight! I may still give it a try.
 

Took in Caught Stealing starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoe Kravitz. Bad Bunny, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D'Onofrio and even a quick glimpse of Laura Dern. Set in 1990's New York. Didn't think it was very good. Actually didn't think it was good. Best roles might have been Scheiber and D'Onfrio as a couple Hasidic Jews who are also mobsters.
 

fan of Ray Williams said:
Took in Caught Stealing starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoe Kravitz. Bad Bunny, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D'Onofrio and even a quick glimpse of Laura Dern. Set in 1990's New York. Didn't think it was very good. Actually didn't think it was good. Best roles might have been Scheiber and D'Onfrio as a couple Hasidic Jews who are also mobsters.
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In case you needed a reminder, here's how the tiebreaker Game 163 for the 1998 NL Wild Card berth played out:

1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game - Wikipedia

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Watched the new Naked Gun last night, oof, rough watch. I loved the original, Naked Gun 2 1/2 was solid as well, thought the cast and time away from the original Trilogy would do it justice, but it didn't go nearly far enough for the over the top sarcastic/dry humor of the original, so it was stuck between that and just a bad script. A shame.

Go Original Naked Gun Movie!!
 

BleedGopher said:
Watched the new Naked Gun last night, oof, rough watch. I loved the original, Naked Gun 2 1/2 was solid as well, thought the cast and time away from the original Trilogy would do it justice, but it didn't go nearly far enough for the over the top sarcastic/dry humor of the original, so it was stuck between that and just a bad script. A shame.

Go Original Naked Gun Movie!!
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Thanks for the warning, I was tempted to take a flier.
 

BleedGopher said:
Watched the new Naked Gun last night, oof, rough watch. I loved the original, Naked Gun 2 1/2 was solid as well, thought the cast and time away from the original Trilogy would do it justice, but it didn't go nearly far enough for the over the top sarcastic/dry humor of the original, so it was stuck between that and just a bad script. A shame.

Go Original Naked Gun Movie!!
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Total agreement. It is bad
 

BleedGopher said:
Watched the new Naked Gun last night, oof, rough watch. I loved the original, Naked Gun 2 1/2 was solid as well, thought the cast and time away from the original Trilogy would do it justice, but it didn't go nearly far enough for the over the top sarcastic/dry humor of the original, so it was stuck between that and just a bad script. A shame.

Go Original Naked Gun Movie!!
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Agree
 


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