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I fimd that the pirpose of this thread os to state which movie you recently watched, write a very brief review of what it’s about, your personal impressions & whether or not you’d recommend it to others withoit divulging too much of the plotline & risk spoiling for others who hadn’t seen a particular movie yet.
That's completely fair, but your own review history set a standard that wasn't quite lived up to. I think if the same review had been posted by a relatively new poster, I would have been annoyed but let it pass. In your case however, more was expected based on your review history and portfolio. On the other hand, it's also true that Stephen King has written a couple of crappy books, so I give you a pass as I do he, especially since Johnny has posted the review I was looking for, which wasn't all that long or detailed but checked off the necessary boxes. I think Johnny's review of Presence is what the prototypical movie review in this thread should be.

On a separate note, I am very appreciative of the stellar contributions to this thread by Doc, Johnny and Charmer in particular, all of whom have helped me make good choices on my entertainment selections. That being said, I am not afraid to call any of you out on a review that I feel falls short of your standards. It's the only time I have even done it, and maybe was based on my expectation reading the review at the time, and/or my mood. Like Jack Kerouac, I am a stream of consciousness poster.
 
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52% rating by the fans is somewhat misleading since i don’t believe they fully understood it or appreciate good filmaking
Totally agree. i think some people expected some kind of paranormal activity wanabee and that's clearly not what it is, that's why i was curious about it, and of course Soderbergh.
It's not his best movie but it deserves much more than the current rating on IMDB for sure.
My guess is that rating will be higher in a few weeks/months
 
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That's completely fair, but your own review history set a standard that wasn't quite lived up to. I think if the same review had been posted by a relatively new poster, I would have been annoyed but let it pass. In your case however, more was expected based on your review history and portfolio. On the other hand, it's also true that Stephen King has written a couple of crappy books, so I give you a pass as I do he, especially since Johnny has posted the review I was looking for, which wasn't all that long or detailed but checked off the necessary boxes. I think Johnny's review of Presence is what the prototypical movie review in this thread should be.

On a separate note, I am very appreciative of the stellar contributions to this thread by Doc, Johnny and Charmer in particular, all of whom have helped me make good choices on my entertainment selections. That being said, I am not afraid to call any of you out on a review that I feel falls short of your standards. It's the only time I have even done it, and maybe was based on my expectation reading the review at the time, and/or my mood. Like Jack Kerouac, I am a stream of consciousness poster.
I’ll take this as constructive criticism & a compliment. By the way i wasn’t offended at all & actually found your criticism rather funny. You weren’t wrong into pointing out that it was a rather lame review on my part. I was lazy & on the bright side it got people talking about the movie & some may chose to watch it & judge it for themselves. What i’d do if i were to watch it for the first time would be to read good reliable reviews about it after having seen it. As i mentioned i did this during intervals while watching the movie & also once i had finished watching it. I realized i had missed many small but important things while watching it. Doing this made me appreciate it more & it wouldn’t surprise me if i end up liking it even more when i’ll re- watch it.
 

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Major Hollywood Box Office Slump Continues!
I think movie studios are going to be dialing back budgets in a big way because these expensive sequels are now very very risky in this market in which consumers can spend less waiting and getting content online.
 

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I enjoyed Black Bag.

Laughed out loud a few times ...

Very slick espionage thriller, well acted & scripted, but with a little too much exposition at just 90 mins ...

Felt slightly derivative of John Le Carré adaptations [ie. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy], especially with an exceptionally impassive Michael Fassbender (his character's name is George!) channeling obvious, if otherwise unsexy Smiley antecedents Alec Guiness & Gary Oldman.

I mean, never has a pair of glasses done so much work ....

 
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I have seen the movie Anora 4 times already and it gets better and better every time I watch it. You will Laugh and Cry. We all have fallen in love with our Providers.
 
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I enjoyed Black Bag.

Laughed out loud a few times ...

Very slick espionage thriller, well acted & scripted, but with a little too much exposition at just 90 mins ...
I was listening to Collin Cowherd’s podcast the other day & he mentioned he had just seen it at the movies with his wife & they really liked it. So i plan to see it soon.
 

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I just checked. It’s still not available on Disney+.
It was literally just released on Hulu March 17, so it may be delayed by a few weeks in Canada. I am guessing it will be released very soon on Disney+ because everything I read suggested it will be available on D+. The Canada release may be happening next week or the week after, not sure.
 
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It's on prime now
Yep! I just saw that! I think i’ll watch it again this afternoon. I need some good laughs & some good sex scenes! Lol
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Anora is one of the best movies of the century. It's in my top 10 and also Poor Things which I have seen many times. All these movies about sex workers are winning tons of Oscars and are so entertaining and fun to watch. Both these Actresses won the Oscar for Best Actress for playing Sex Workers and they do it so well. I will watch Poor Things and Anora again this weekend because its just so well made. Also Pretty Woman is still great to watch from time to time.
 

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The Anora writer/director's other movies are literally all about sex workers of one kind or another. But definitely NOT of the glamorous "Pretty Woman" variety or even Anora's own wealthy expat Russian milieu.

There's a long tradition of Hollywood actresses playing Oscar-nominated & winning roles as sex workers. I mean a lot ... including the first ever Best Actress winner Janet Gaynor.


Just off the top of my head, a few other very notable performances that didn't win would include Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver & Elizabeth Shue in Leaving Las Vegas.

Thinking about Black Bag again has me pondering the similarities between the worlds of fictional espionage and real-world sex work (for both practioners & customers). The fake identities, necessary lies, transactional sex, 'honey traps,' etc. So much, really, that Black Bag itself could almost be viewed allegorically, though I'm sure that was never intended.
 
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There's a long tradition of Hollywood actresses playing Oscar-nominated & winning roles as sex workers. I mean a lot ... including the first ever Best Actress winner Janet Gaynor

Just off the top of my head, a few other very notable performances that didn't win would include Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver & Elizabeth Shue in Leaving Las Vegas.
Do you remember Jane Fonda in Klute? Academy Award Best Actress Baby! You want an award- play a sex worker!!!!
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Do you remember Jane Fonda in Klute? Academy Award Best Actress Baby! You want an award- play a sex worker!!!!View attachment 90419
Love that film!

I'll see you Jane and raise you Donna.

Donna Reed, in From Here to Eternity, the quintessential 'hooker with a heart of gold' ... one of the greatest tropes in movie history.

Hollywood in the early 1930s was forced by political pressure from both Washington and Catholic religious groups to censor itself - or be censored by outsiders. So, for several years, much that might have been made explicit, even identifying a character as a sex worker, could only be suggested subtly.

A good example is From Here to Eternity, one of the most famous Hollywood films of the 1950s.

In the souce novel by James Jones, Oscar-winning Donna Reed's character is explicitly a SW at a brothel, but in the film, she is changed to a "hostess" at a "private social club."

Nevertheless, the effect is much the same ...

 
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Oscar-winning Donna Reed's character is explicitly a SW at a brothel, but in the film, she is changed to a "hostess" at a "private social club."

Nevertheless, the effect is much the same ...

As good an actor as Montgomery Clift was, it's hard for me to watch a scene like that and separate the gay dude that he was from the heterosexual guy he is playing in that scene...........also in the 1950s homosexuality was intensely closeted, so that guys like Clift could get parts like this (playjin guys who wanted pussy rather than dick) from studios, and not have them ask those same questions. He is said to have been one of the best at dating women to camouflage his homosexuality. An actor on screen and off, 24/7/365. Tragically, he is also called "Hollywood's Longest Suicide", dying of a heart attack brought on by 9 years of an intense pain pills addiction after a serious 1956 car accident left him with numerous broken bones and other injuries.
 
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Anora is one of the best movies of the century. It's in my top 10 and also Poor Things which I have seen many times. All these movies about sex workers are winning tons of Oscars and are so entertaining and fun to watch. Both these Actresses won the Oscar for Best Actress for playing Sex Workers and they do it so well. I will watch Poor Things and Anora again this weekend because its just so well made. Also Pretty Woman is still great to watch from time to time.
OMG, I never thought I would read this! Anora is a movie I found unbearable to watch. People were screaming for a whole hour (okay, with some funny scenes but they were not enough to pique my interest again), and then there was a long, boring search for a stupid young guy, a character that no one in the audience feels compassionate for. Then an end that never ends. It could have lasted 1h30 and we wouldn't cut anything important. It started well, but every scene was too long starting when the tough Russian guys came to the house. A movie I will never watch again.
 

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A good example is From Here to Eternity, one of the most famous Hollywood films of the 1950s.

In the souce novel by James Jones, Oscar-winning Donna Reed's character is explicitly a SW at a brothel, but in the film, she is changed to a "hostess" at a "private social club."
I absolutely loved ‘From Here to Eternity’ and it remains one of my all-time favorite classics. Frank Sinatra won an Oscar for his great performance in that movie. And who can forget the beach love scene between Burt Lancaster & Deborah Kerr? What a great movie! Monty Cliff at his best along with his performance in ‘A Place in the Sun’.
 
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