Movies you've seen recently and have enjoyed?

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  1. crandc

    crandc Well-Known Member

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    Thanks.
    Not sure if my cat is Irish...
     
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    The twist was so out there that it really threw me off. And I wish they had explained more why he did it...
     
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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    I recently saw ARCTIC on Netflix. It is really good. How much more can this guy take?
     
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    Took in Vengeance over the weekend ... it stars and was written by BJ Novak from The Office and Inglorious Basterds ... was pretty funny and had some interesting thoughts on society and why we feel so disconnected from each other. A dark comedy that was worth the 1:40 run time.
     
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    It's about 5 years old, but I saw "Get Out" today for the first time and I thought it was fantastic.
     
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    I liked it also. Really good.

    not a movie… but Shrinking on Apple TV is awesome.
     
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    I recently watched The Woman King and although it was a good film it's definitely not an Oscar film in my view. Watching where crawdads sing now and it has beautiful cinematography but is slow...and very hard to watch...I've been only able to watch it in bits...so far 2 sessions and I'm not through half of it. Movies like this really disturb me. Will weigh in when I finish it. Not an easy watch for me.
     
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    Finished "where the crawdads sing" tonight and it was a great second half to the movie...long assed movie but definetly glad I stuck with it to the end...very disturbing story about rural cruelty and violent southern men in the 60s.
     
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    Just watched "2 Guns" with Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. It's from 2013 and had no prior knowledge of it going in. Hard to explain after getting through it. A rookie writer trying to go for a "Pulp Fiction" story arc type of thing. Funny at least.
     
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    All Quiet on the Western Front
    very good!
     
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    We watched Babylon this weekend and OMFG, what a weird and wonderful movie. Very dark, very intense. Margot Robbie should have been nominated for Best Actress.

    If you like old Hollywood, boobs, and elephants, this is a movie for you!

    8.5/10 Mrs SPD says 8/10 because of the rat-eating guy.

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10640346/?ref_=tttr_tr_tt
     
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    I just started that tonight and it's epic
     
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    I read the book.
     
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    Boobs? Say no more.
     
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    Cocaine Bear ... yes it's dumb ... yes the story isn't really all that great ... but there are a few good action pieces and seeing it in a theatre on opening weekend with a bunch of people ready to have some fun was worth it. Overall I'd give it a 6.5, worth a view in the theater but will probably never watch it again.
     
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    Cocaine Bear is everything you’d hope it is. Funny, stupid, gory
     
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    Cocaine Bear was crazy fun.
     
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    Very fun movie
     
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    I rewatched the Irishman over the last two nights and DeNiro was incredible...an incredible cast and the perfect mob story. Brilliant piece of work. Hadn't seen it since it first came out and it's still incredible.
     
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    I really enjoyed The Menu, on HBO.
     
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