Continuing the discussion from What movies are you watching (2024)

[image] DrewC: Had heard some grumbling about it being too political, but honestly a great movie is a great movie and although it can definitely be viewed as a scathing critique of ICE and anti-immigration policy from the right, I don’t think it completely lets these leftist radical groups off t…

[image] Dr_Milker: Yeah, seemed to me that it skewered all sides equally, and that the story was more human than political. Yeah, honestly I despised Perfidia almost as much as I did Lockjaw.

I think one my complaints about it was the pacing felt a little relentless. Second guessing my initial tepid response, I wanted to see it again on the big screen but missed the chance.

[image] Van: I think one my complaints about it was the pacing felt a little relentless. TBH that’s kinda what kept me engaged. When I first saw the run-time of two hours, forty minutes, I groaned. But I felt engaged throughout and never did the watch or phone-checking I sometimes do while wa…

Forgot it was that long, it felt much shorter.

[image] DrewC: Yeah, honestly I despised Perfidia almost as much as I did Lockjaw. They were ideological opposites, and opposites attract. Kind of like Arnold and Maria. :slightly_smiling_face:

[image] DrewC: PTA film, Better than I expected. [image] The Lost Bus (2025) ⭐ 6.8 | Biography, Drama, History 2h 10m | R Average Rating: 6.8 Duration: 02:10

Pretty good stuff imo. early 70s [image]

Just downloaded this one to rewatch. I remember loving it.

I give every movie newly added to the drama section of Hami TV a chance now. Not a big fan of stories about real people, so I expected to watch like 10 minutes of “Aline” and then move on to watch something more gripping, but lo and behold, this flick is actually really nice. There is not much trage…