What is the best recent movie you’ve seen.

[hungry101]

The Unlikely Movie Life of ‘The Outpost,’ the Pandemic’s Sleeper Hit

Originally set for release in 600 theaters, the film rolled out into the homes of military families and became an on-demand winner instead.

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The movie The Outpost is a true story based on the book by the same name. It is about a tactically indefensible outpost in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan. The outpost of 57 men is overrun by 500 Taliban circa 2011.

This battle is the first time in 50 years where two survivors were awarded the Medal of Honor (MOH). I read the book Red Platoon by one of these survivors, MOH winner Clinton Romesha, and this book follows the story very close to what I remembered from that book.

A unique feature of the film is that 3 actors served on the base. One actor, SPC Rodriguez, plays himself. Great flick. I’ve watched it twice on Netflix already. It was acclaimed by the critics and more importantly, the veterans.

See it on Netflix

 

[The Nature Boy]

That was based on CNN Jake Tappers book

Jake Tapper on the origins of new movie 'The Outpost' | CNN Business

CNN's Jake Tapper shares the story behind the new film "The Outpost," based on his acclaimed book of the same name, about an Afghan war battle in 2009. He says "the movie is important to me to further let people know about these incredible men and women who serve our country at a time when we're...

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[EagerBeaver]

Tenet. Mind boggling. Have to watch it three times to understand what on earth it is about.

Is this movie on a streaming service? It seems like it was just in theaters 2 months ago. You do not identify where you saw it.

 

[EagerBeaver]

That was based on CNN Jake Tappers book

Tapper really wrote the book on which that film was based? I heard that Chris Cuomo challenged Tapper to an arm wrestling match after the below video broadcast in July, in the kitchen at the CNN news room, and Tapper not only won, but slammed Cuomo's arm into a cup of hot coffee that Cuomo had not moved.

Jake Tapper calls out New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for Covid-19 victory lap - CNN Video

CNNs Jake Tapper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta discuss a poster being sold by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) that seems to declare victory over Covid-19, despite many medical experts who say the coronavirus may come back.

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[The Nature Boy]

Oh........really???? I thought they didn’t do that on Cuomo News Network?

I don’t think Tenet is on streaming? Doesn’t it have to go on DVD 1st?

 

[jeff teliska]

Tenet.

Mind boggling. Have to watch it three times to understand what on earth it is about.

A movie critic called it "James Bond on acid " and I could not agree more.
Palindrome theme movie which you could start watching from end to beginning and it would still make sense..
For those like me who thought Memento or even Inception were puzzling enough, well, Christopher Nolan has the last laugh!!
I watched it on IMAX at ScotiaBank, a week prior to the movie theatres's shutdown..
Really enjoyed it.
Will I repeat ?
Definitely...Lol

 

[hungry101]

I didn’t put 2 and 2 together on Jake Tapper, the author of The Outpost. I hadn’t read his book. I read the one by SSGT Romesha called Red Platoon in 2017 but from what I remembered, the events were pretty much as depicted in Red Platoon. I don’t remember Captain Broward that the men called Broward the Coward. He was the third CO that you meet in the movie after the first two perished. Broward did previous deployments in Iraq and appeared battle fatigued. I wanted to frag the SOB myself. Other than that, I remembered most of the events like the men trapped in the armored vehicle and SSGT Romesha leading an effort to take back their camp and the Afghan soldiers running at the sight of the Taliban, etc.

Supposedly, Hollywood also plans to release a movie based on Red Platoon. I hope it’s as good as this one.

Incidentally, I plan to read Tapper’s version. There is another book about that war called Outlaw Platoon by Sean Parnell, a platoon leader in Afghanistan, that I liked just as much as Red Platoon. When you read that one you will be repeating WTF to yourself over and over. It is about a different operation but I couldn’t believe it. With all the high tech weapons it came down to hand to hand combat! I know that the Army Officer corps was passing that one around. It is highly recommended.

 

[GaryH]

Has anyone seen any good movies lately? The last few Netflix movies have gotten terrible reviews. Most of the big box-office super - hero movies tend to be repetitive that just rehash old themes.

I'll give a recommendation to "Last Night In Soho" with the wonderful Anya Taylor- Joy(Also excellent in Peaky Blinders and the Queen's Gambit TV shows.) An innocent naive modern girl from a small English town has a passion for 60's London fashion and music. She gets accepted into a fashion school in London. but soon starts experiences life in the 60's through nightly ghostly visits via Taylor-Joy's character. At first she is ecstatic, but her experiences soon turn sinister.

There is so much more to this film than just a standard horror film. Stand-out cinematography and use of 60's music that comments on the action. For instance - the movie opens with "A World Without Love" (a song that Lennon would not let the Beatles record because he thought it was too sappy) but fits the emotions of the young nave girl at the start so perfectly. Two versions of "Downtown" - one fast and upbeat; the other downbeat suggesting something more threatening . "You're My World" with the shrieking violins that recall the music from the slasher shower scene in "Psycho".

Includes wonderful performances from 60's icons - Diana Rigg, Terence Stamp, and the James Bond golden girl Margaret Nolan.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Last Seen Alive (2022)

Stars action movie favourite Gerard Butler as a guy whose wife suddenly goes missing at a gas station.

I rented this movie yesterday for 99 cents from the Apple Store & found it very entertaining. I love most of his movies. His movies are similar to Liam Neeson’s, one of my favourites.

 

[EagerBeaver]

I saw Nope in theaters last weekend. Although parts of it were interesting, those expecting Jordan Peele to match the success he had with Get Out are likely to be disappointed. The movie has some interesting cinematography but it's not scary at all and the body count is racked up primarily in 2 scenes. Overall I would recommend saving the money for another movie.

 

[charmer_]

I saw Nope in theaters last weekend. Although parts of it were interesting, those expecting Jordan Peele to match the success he had with Get Out are likely to be disappointed. [...]. Overall I would recommend saving the money for another movie.

I liked it...not as good as Get Out, but better than Us (which I wasn't a fan of).

I'd say this movie is more sci-fi than horror.

 

[Stroker7]

Top Gun. Wish there more movies like this these days

 

[PeterJones]

Prey... On Disney Plus... A prequel in the Predator series...

 

[mikey 2424]

Prey... On Disney Plus... A prequel in the Predator series...

Top Gun Maverick at the Imax
Awesome

 

[Chouin95]

Emily the criminal (Aubrey Plaza is fire)
Top Gun Maverick (Best movie in 2022)

 

[charmer_]

Top Gun Maverick (Best movie in 2022)

Top Gun Maverick at the Imax
AwesomeQ

Top Gun. Wish there more movies like this these days

Saw Top Gun Maverick five times this summer (all in IMAX): incredible! This is the reason to see movies in theatres.

As @Chouin95 said, easily the best movie of 2022!

 

[Numerati]

Top Gun: Maverick is a worthy flick. Got me heading to the theater. Last time I really enjoyed a movie and actually showed up at the theater was going to see The Martian in 2015. Lol

 

[charmer_]

Last time I really enjoyed a movie and actually showed up at the theater was going to see The Martian in 2015. Lol

Martian was good (saw it at least twice in theatres, lol).

I think the next "big" event for theatres will be Avatar 2. That's yet another movie that's "must-see" see in theatres (especially in IMAX 3D).

I don't think it'll beat Top Gun 2 for me, but for sure I'll at least check it out once that way. Too bad we don't have 4DX in Montreal. Avatar 2 seems like the perfect movie for it <shrug>.

 

[F117]

Three Thousand Years Of Longing by George Miller (made the Mad max films) with Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton. Surreal, like The Shape of Water.

 

[Skym]

Heat