The Picture House – A Cinema Thread

I felt like it was style over substance. Rosamund Pike carried it for me. Nice neat wrap up was for the hard of thinking.

The Internet seems to be going wild about it being so weird and hard to take? I’m like, seriously? Have you ever seen a film before?! :joy:

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Would have been up for this if I had checked earlier!

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Ah that’s a shame.

Bit last minute I know.

Would we need to share our popcorn, asking 4 a friend!

No!

Happy to email you the tickets if you know someone that wants them.

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Sadly no where near

Wonka. Nowhere near as good as the paddington films.

Went to the odean in bristol city centre and won’t be going back. Think it’s gonna have to be everyman for cinema outings.

I agree with your view on this one. Thought some of the actors did a lot of heavy lifting to cover up a very insubstantial and not particularly engaging story. Richard Brody of “The New Yorker” summarised the film bluntly as a “‘Brideshead’ for the incel age”, which I think is a pithy but fairly accurate conclusion.

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I’d call it Brideshead Revisted if written by Brett Easton Ellis

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I thought Saltburn was mediocre drivel.

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The more I think about, the more I’ve upgraded my initial opinion. It’s ok. Some scenes are there just to shock and don’t really add any value. The hype is ridiculous though. It wasn’t THAT good. There are lots of films that did the whole ‘class’ thing so much better. Parasite being one of them.

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Went to watch Priscilla the other night and really enjoyed it. A lovely, sensitive and seemingly faithful look at her life with Elvis, with that signature dreamy Sofia Coppola vibe that I love.

I don’t care much for Elvis’s music nor do I really know much about him, but even still it’s definitely worth a watch. Nice soundtrack as well featuring Alice Coltrane, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Ramones, Pastor T.L. Barrett alongside some standards from the time

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I thought it was pretty decent but not amazing. It’s The Talented Mr. Brideshead but not as good as either of them

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Poor Things at the pictures tonight. Glorious.

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Watched Poor Things last night - believe the hype. Very good, very very funny. My favourite of Yorgos Lanthimos’ films to date.

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Same, original, funny af and a visual feast throughout.

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Going to see it on friday. Can’t wait.

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Definitely one for the movies not the teevee

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Can’t wait for Poor Things. I’ve watched Dogtooth and The Lobster this week. Sacred Deer tonight.

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Going to see The Holdovers on Saturday. Paul G doing his thing.

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