Essential Coli-members what's the last thing you watched?

[CrimsonTider]

3/5 movie is fatally flawed. You can’t see the characters emotions.

2/5

good premise, great soundtrack, bad execution

 

[FlyRy]

Wonderful film from the director of French blassic Girlhood that was one of the front runners for the Palme d'Or until Parasite snatched it up. It did walk away with Best Screenplay but it definitely feels like it could've taken a bigger prize because while the writing is great, the acting, cinematography and overall direction are goddamn special too and it instantly shot into my Top 3 for the year. A female painter is hired to secretly paint the portrait of an arranged bride-to-be, and while the contrast in personalities between the two could not be bigger, they slowly grow close together. All of which may sound very traditional but this is one of the few female empowerment films that actually feels genuine and real, simply because it's about women finding support in each other in a patriarchic society rather than some forced 'overcoming the odds' tripe.
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the podcast critics () adore this film. I love lesbian films. but then they were shocked and outraged france submitted Les Miserables as their film instead of this one for the oscars

 

[TheGodling]

the podcast critics () adore this film. I love lesbian films. but then they were shocked and outraged france submitted Les Miserables as their film instead of this one for the oscars

This post randomly makes it very clear to me how dumb @HHR is for thinking Carol is a top 10 film of the decade instead of La Vie d'Adèle or The Handmaiden or really anything that could actually pass for a good film instead of that laughably unsubtle bore.

Anyhow, I haven't seen Les Miserables yet but I can say it will be difficult for any film this year to be better than Portrait.

 

[KING WILL]

Rewatched this to see if it would pass the couch test - it didn't. Had a good time in the theater but people's reactions really enhanced this. Peele pretty much gave us a live action Junji Ito horror manga that's easier to look at. I even made the comparison in the official thread due to the final scene, but it's just like an Ito manga in the worse way. It has character, setting, even a theme, but it has barely any plot to hold it all together and what is there is largely nonsensical. It even ends on the same note Gyo did: nothing is resolved and everything's just fukked because....it is.

Peele is 1-1 so far.

I don't know. US was good, but suffers cause it wasn't "Get Out" good.

Homie set the bar high AF.

I still think US is a top 15 movie of 2019 on most lists.

I got him 2-0. But hes like a pitcher who pitched a perfect game in his 1st game ever, then turned around and won his 2nd game getting bailed out by a walk off HR after giving up a few runs..lol

 

[FlyRy]

Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough

Just saw this on starz. My god

 

[Mr. Negative]

trying to get into The Leftovers, since I see it's showing up on all kinda folks' lists as far as top 10 of the decade

ep 2 going on 3 and the shyt is a chore

 

[FlyRy]

trying to get into The Leftovers, since I see it's showing up on all kinda folks' lists as far as top 10 of the decade

ep 2 going on 3 and the shyt is a chore

Season 1 I hate watched. but trust me stick with it. Season 2 is an all-timer and you will do a complete 180. Season 3 was dope af too.

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Just saw this on starz. My god

word up, beautiful, sad, hilarious and fukking astounding performances.

 

[FlyRy]

word up, beautiful, sad, hilarious and fukking astounding performances.

I liked it so much I bought it after it finished

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

I liked it so much I bought it after it finished

i am about to buy it too..props.
i watched it at the theatre in amsterdam.

 

[Ribbs]

On to the dance movies in my Black movies journey. First up was You Got Served.

These nikkas did nothing but dance and play ball . Lowkey mad they never really said "you got served", they said "you just got served" and "you suckas got served".

 

[Ribbs]

Dope movie that still works only fault I had were the lame excuses they made up for characters to attack Sarah, in the classroom and in the clinic scenes.

They really had me thinking Julia Stiles was fine in this, then you can watch her in anything else and she's huff

 

[Rell Lauren]

Dope movie that still works only fault I had were the lame excuses they made up for characters to attack Sarah, in the classroom and in the clinic scenes.

They really had me thinking Julia Stiles was fine in this, then you can watch her in anything else and she's huff

I'm actually watching it now and I have the same issues that you raised with the gym and the clinic.

 

[Figaro]

I thought i'd fukk with something light hearted today

Princess Jasmine

Will Smith did a decent job

The film as a whole though...

 

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JoJo Rabbit
Was only showing for four days so I made my way out to catch the final showing but luckily I had the theater all to myself so I didn't have to deal with any idiots.