The Twilight Saga is ridiculous but I love it even more now than I did as a teenager because of that, I've probably seen the first film like 50 times at this point as it's always me and my best friend's go to film to have on kinda in the background or if we're hungover and don't have the capacity to focus on anything :lol: I went to the midnight showings of them all when they were released so I was into them the way most people were at the time so there's a lot of nostalgia there as well

 

I need some recommendations as I'm struggling to find anything I want to see in the cinema rn so I'm back to scrolling through the streaming sites. I watched Family Affair the other day and it was dire, it was like the Anne Hathaway Harry Styles-esque Amazon Prime one but even worse :lol:

Recently, I watched the whole Twilight Saga series (all five) on Disney+. The lore was kinda interesting. I would've liked more of that than the romance elements (which admittedly was the main focus of the movies). The series was a fun piece of film history even if they were far from perfect. The soundtracks were decent.

 

Rhe series would never have happenef wirhout the romance. That's why it wss picked up ... and why it did well. She could do it NOW, focusing on powers and vampires and nor looking at romance. Bur she won't, as she is a romance writer.

 

The series is ridiculous, agrwed, but we all love it for it!

 

I've been watchinf rhe boyd and gen z. Very badly written and mostly done for shock value, but I'm invested in the overacting and bad writing now, so just going with it. Butcjer must be the biggest overactor on the planet! P.s Butcher, it's peonounced tw-!Zt with an O, not tw-O-t, with s t. If you're pretending to be British, I just thought you oughta know that x

Cinema/streaming/physical media Q3 2024:

 

01. The Zone of Interest (2023)

02. The Shining (1980)

03. Dirty Dancing (1987)

04. I Am: Celine Dion (2024)

05. The Cat Returns (2002)

06. It Ends With Us (2024)

07. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

08. Arrietty (2010)

09. Blink Twice (2024)

10. Beetlejuice (1988)

11. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

12. Full Metal Jacket (1987)

13. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)

 

RIP Shelley Duvall and Maggie Smith, both shone in those respective The Shining and Jean Brodie roles. I've heard good things about 3 Women with Shelley in it too so will aim to check that out.

Recently watched It's What's Inside on Netflix as it has Alycia Debnam Carey in it and usually that means it's going to be something weird and wonderful, it didn't disappoint! Netflix films can be a bit hit or miss but I would definitely recommend giving that a watch if you're looking for something on there

I was going to ask a very specific plot request, to see if anyone can recommend a movie that highlights a world where the internet suddenly doesn't work globally and everyone has to adapt to a way of living without it.

 

Any ideas? :thinking:

I was going to ask a very specific plot request, to see if anyone can recommend a movie that highlights a world where the internet suddenly doesn't work globally and everyone has to adapt to a way of living without it.

 

Any ideas? :thinking:

 

There are 2 options:

 

1. Californ-ee by Sourh Park. A two-psrter based on that very question, so about an hour

2. Doctor Who, Bells of Something or other. Matt Smith's first episode wirh Clsra de la Vine, but thst one is more fantastical

Monster with Christina Ricci & Charlize Theron

Edited July 3Jul 3 by isanka

I was waiting for an age for the Old Guard 2 to come out and dear god. What an absolute mess. I don’t know if half the film ended up on the cutting room floor or if half of the film was added in during reshoots but that was in no way a coherent or well thought out plot.

I went to watch The Bad Guys 2 at the cinemas last week. I thought it was quite good.

Movies I've watched in 2025 so far (Q1-Q3):

1. Anora (2024)

2. Conclave (2024)

3. Emilia Pérez (2024)

4. The Substance (2024)

5. The Brutalist (2024)

6. Nickel Boys (2024)

7. Parasite (2019)

8. Ponyo (2008)

9. Taxi Driver (1976)

10. Brighter Days Ahead (2025)

11. Ocean Waves (1993)

12. 13 Going on 30 (2004)

13. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

14. Miss Congeniality (2000)

15. Roma (2018)

16. The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

17. The Boy and the Heron (2023)

18. The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)

19. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

20. The Naked Gun (2025)

21. Freaky Friday (2003)

22. Freakier Friday (2025)

23. Pink Narcissus (1971)

24. Inception (2010)

25. She's the Man (2006)

Parasite was my favourite first time watch this year so far, no notes.

Need to watch more new movies again now that my local cinema has finally re-opened as an Odeon