I would agree with the John Woo style comparison. To say this movie was action packed would be an accurate description. But I would go further and say that in addition to the very high, John Wick-like body count, I believe this move sets the record for most shots fired on screen during a motion picture. It had to be in the thousands of rounds, although to keep count would be impossible. Virtually all of the characters in this film are armed with assault rifles, and the ones who die don't get shot 2 or 3 or even 10 times, they die in a hail of 30 or more gunshots. It's something of a masterpiece of gun violence, this film. Don't get me wrong, I am not praising the film for it. It was entertaining, on one level, but on another level it was either vastly excessive or an outrageous orgy of gun violence, depending on how you want to view it.
What is the best recent movie you’ve seen.
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The Fly traumatized me as a kid so of course I became obsessed with body horror as an adult hehe. I wasn't too impressed with "Crimes of the future" and I didn't even know Cronenberg had a new film coming out.. very curious now
I'm a fan of Cronenberg. I recently saw Videodrome, and found it to be quite the trip (strange things going on, with plenty of gore near the end). I'm planning on seeing Scanners soon.
I've seen The Fly before back when it came out in the 80s (probably the best I've seen from him so far), and then I saw Dead Ringers a few years ago.
Same...I think I saw it when I was 12 or so. The gore is something else...both the arm wrestling scene and the regurgitation scenes still make me wince just thinking about them.
I saw it when I was 7 years old lol I have those scenes burned in my memory
The thing about The Fly is that it works both on the level of sheer body horror but also as a strangely moving portrayal of a disintegrating (literally) romantic relationship. As when two people grow apart irreparably ... or when one needs to take the relationship in a direction where the other can't, or doesn't want to go.
Another touchstone for The Shrouds is 1997's Crash, in that both films touch on imaginative, if highly transgressive sexual situations. Indeed, the character played by Sandrine Holt feels like she walked out of that movie. And never has a relatively mainstream movie like The Shrouds featured such an abundance of old people (50+) nudity.
But I don't want to mislead anyone. Beyond the body horror, there's little of the genre elements of well known earlier films. And overerall The Shrouds is incredibly artsy and 'funereally' paced (pun intended), even more so than his last one, including a plot involving conspiracy aspects that may feel a little misplaced.
Another touchstone for The Shrouds is 1997's Crash, in that both films touch on imaginative, if highly transgressive sexual situations. Indeed, the character played by Sandrine Holt feels like she walked out of that movie. And never has a relatively mainstream movie like The Shrouds featured such an abundance of old people (50+) nudity.
But I don't want to mislead anyone. Beyond the body horror, there's little of the genre elements of well known earlier films. And overerall The Shrouds is incredibly artsy and 'funereally' paced (pun intended), even more so than his last one, including a plot involving conspiracy aspects that may feel a little misplaced.
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Lots of good films above ...
Andrea Arnold, who made Bird, has done some really great stuff, especially Fish Tank, also set in a similar UK working class milieu ...
Andrea Arnold, who made Bird, has done some really great stuff, especially Fish Tank, also set in a similar UK working class milieu ...
Death of a Unicorn (2025)
Horror/comedy starring Paul Rudd & Jenna Ortega. This wonderful might be my favorite horror/comedy since i watched the very entertaining The Monkey. The story involves a father & daughter who are driving to an estate owned by the lawyer’s millionaire boss when suddenly they hit a unicorn that was on the road. Shortly after the teenage daughter touches the dying unicorn’s horn & discovers it has magical powers. Then they show up at the estate & initially try to cover up the accident yet the millionaire & his family eventually find out about it & all hell breaks loose & we get to see a comedy of errors & bad behavior on their part! I really loved this movie! I may have enjoyed even more than The Monkey! I give it 4/5 stars! Loved it!
Horror/comedy starring Paul Rudd & Jenna Ortega. This wonderful might be my favorite horror/comedy since i watched the very entertaining The Monkey. The story involves a father & daughter who are driving to an estate owned by the lawyer’s millionaire boss when suddenly they hit a unicorn that was on the road. Shortly after the teenage daughter touches the dying unicorn’s horn & discovers it has magical powers. Then they show up at the estate & initially try to cover up the accident yet the millionaire & his family eventually find out about it & all hell breaks loose & we get to see a comedy of errors & bad behavior on their part! I really loved this movie! I may have enjoyed even more than The Monkey! I give it 4/5 stars! Loved it!
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Rust (2025)
Western movie starring Alec Baldwin, Patrick Scott Mcdermott, Josh Hopkins & Frances Fischer. It was directed by Joel Souza & co-written by Souza & Alec Baldwin. This is the infamois movie where the cinematographer was accidently shot & killed on the set back in 2021. I’m both surprised & glad that it was finally completed in her honor & to be honest i really enjoyed it! My favorite parts were the performances by the main actors & especially the beautiful cinematography. The movie was a bit long (160 minutes) and slow-paced but i really enjoyed the story & the various characters, especially the Baldwin character. The film reminded me of old John Ford movies starring John Wayne.
It’s about a 13-yr old rancher who looks after his younger brother in 1880’s Wyoming after their parents both passed away. One day he accidently kills a man while chasing after a wolf near their property. He’s found guilty of murder & ordered to be hanged. While in his prison cell one night awaiting his execution the following day an old man sudenly shows up & breaks him out of prison. It turns out that the old man is also a long-wanted outlaw who turms out to be the young man’s grandfather. The rest of the movie mostly involves the two sibblings being pursued by the law & a posse of bounty hunters. The star of the movie in my opinion is newcomer Mcdermott who wasn’t even the original choice for the role. This is one of my favorite Alec Baldwin’s performances. My lone regret is not seing the movie in a movie theatre. I watched it instead on my 80” LG TV in Dolby Vision with Dolby Atmos home theatre sound. I also absolutely loved the movie’s score. I chose to ignore some of the negative reviews it received & went in with an open mind. The movie so far has received half negative & half positive reviews. The movie also reminded me of a modern-day Clint Eastwood western. I give it 7 out of 10 stars & would definitely watch it again.
Western movie starring Alec Baldwin, Patrick Scott Mcdermott, Josh Hopkins & Frances Fischer. It was directed by Joel Souza & co-written by Souza & Alec Baldwin. This is the infamois movie where the cinematographer was accidently shot & killed on the set back in 2021. I’m both surprised & glad that it was finally completed in her honor & to be honest i really enjoyed it! My favorite parts were the performances by the main actors & especially the beautiful cinematography. The movie was a bit long (160 minutes) and slow-paced but i really enjoyed the story & the various characters, especially the Baldwin character. The film reminded me of old John Ford movies starring John Wayne.
It’s about a 13-yr old rancher who looks after his younger brother in 1880’s Wyoming after their parents both passed away. One day he accidently kills a man while chasing after a wolf near their property. He’s found guilty of murder & ordered to be hanged. While in his prison cell one night awaiting his execution the following day an old man sudenly shows up & breaks him out of prison. It turns out that the old man is also a long-wanted outlaw who turms out to be the young man’s grandfather. The rest of the movie mostly involves the two sibblings being pursued by the law & a posse of bounty hunters. The star of the movie in my opinion is newcomer Mcdermott who wasn’t even the original choice for the role. This is one of my favorite Alec Baldwin’s performances. My lone regret is not seing the movie in a movie theatre. I watched it instead on my 80” LG TV in Dolby Vision with Dolby Atmos home theatre sound. I also absolutely loved the movie’s score. I chose to ignore some of the negative reviews it received & went in with an open mind. The movie so far has received half negative & half positive reviews. The movie also reminded me of a modern-day Clint Eastwood western. I give it 7 out of 10 stars & would definitely watch it again.
I was wondering what happened to Vince Vaughn. His career seemed to have peaked with Wedding Crashers in 2005. Anyone remember this comedy classic? Vince Vaughn was so good in that movie. I will have to check out Nonnas.
The 1 Thing Nonnas Got Wrong About the Man Who Inspired Vince Vaughn’s Character
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Hahaha yes. Die Hard is also a classic
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