zircona1 wrote: Fri Jan 10, 2025 8:25 am

Iancee wrote: Fri Jan 10, 2025 5:28 am 28 days later

Apparently there’s a sequel

2 of them - 28 Years Later is due to be released this year. Danny Boyle is directing this one too, and Cillian Murphy will be back, could be good.

News dropped today that the forthcoming third film is also part one of a trilogy with the middle one not being directed by Danny Boyle. Alex Garland is doing the scripts again though.

Apparently Boyle's proceeding as if the first sequel (28 Weeks Later) didn't happen and Murphy's only back in one of the later ones.

Caught up on a couple of things this weekend.

I can't blame Heretic for not having a good ending, since it's endemic in the genre. Up to that point it is great, and much smarter than expected.

Queer was unexpectedly straight to start with (given this is Burroughs) but eventually went properly peculiar. A good film, but nearly ruined by an absolutely terrible soundtrack. Like enduring a middle aged bore dropping in 'deep cuts' from Nirvana (because Cobain knew Burroughs? ) and New Order (I've got no rationale there) to spoil your viewing pleasure. Still, a steady diet of tequila and heroin apparently keeps you buff so there's hope for us all.

Finally watched Tár.

Great. It was only after watching some reviews I realised there were scenes with ghosts in the background.

Blanchett was fantastic. Waffles, it did kind of peter out at the end and was about 20mins too long.

Automata was the most self-absorbed, boring, pretensious, dificciult to get through science fiction film I've seen since 'Mr. Nobody'. Absolutley horrendous on all fronts, specaculary bad with no redeemign qalities whatsoever.

enframed wrote: Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:04 pm The Substance is fucking nuts, and good.

We watched it the other night and enjoyed it immensely. I don't even know if it's "good" but the point was to be over the top and it delivered. The Margaret Qualley scenes reminded me of Spring Breakers.

Gramsci wrote: Mon Jan 13, 2025 4:44 am Finally watched Tár.

Great. It was only after watching some reviews I realised there were scenes with ghosts in the background.

Blanchett was fantastic. Waffles, it did kind of peter out at the end and was about 20mins too long.

Holy shit. I have seen this film at least four times now (and I have described it as haunting to friend), but I've not noticed the ghosts in the frames before. Clicks a few things into place for me. Thanks for that.

I recently watched Bad Luck Banging, or Loony Porn. It was fine. Its limitations are the limitations of nearly all satire.

Evidently, the version available for streaming is bowlderized, but the Chicago Public Library has the uncut DVD.

Watched Moonfall again, and at the end John Bradley's character's sacrifice still made me weepy.

Watched The Creator. Fell asleep, but woke up towards the end which made me weepy.

The Dead Don't Die: heavy-handed and disappointing. The older I get the more I don't care for Bill Murray. Would go for a Stripes reboot. Everyone dead tho.

The Cabin in the Woods: still great, but I've always wondered how zombies, in general, are able to punch through coffins and six feet of wet, wet mud to get to the surface. And what about those in mausoleums? A single one can't even break down a door on its own. I'm talking real zombos not fast zippy ones cause those aren't zombies

We watched Kneecap last night after kinda avoiding it for a while ("This can't be that good, there is no way").

I was way wrong! It was super fucking funny. Insane pace (the pace created by someone much younger than myself I suspect). Helped that I read about 8 books about the IRA in the last few years.