Indie Film Release Guide: August 2nd [An ONTD Original]

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Curious to hear if Kneecap is any good.

It's been a very busy movie week for me! Recent watches:

Deadpool and Wolverine: My husband was more excited for this one than I was, but it was fine. Nothing I'll give a lot of thought to, and no desire to see it again, but I enjoyed the cameos, especially [Spoiler (click to open)]Channing Tatum. And I was fooled by the Chris Evans appearance, so that was fun. Overall, though, it felt kind of pointless.

A Quiet Place: Day One: This was good. It's kind of a drama dressed up in action/thriller clothing, which is maybe not what I was expecting, but I wasn't mad at it. Lupita absolutely carried the movie, but the cat was also pulling his weight!!

In Cold Blood (1967): This was part of the Academy Museum's Branch Selects series - every week, a different branch picks a film to showcase. This week, the Music branch picked the film for its score by Quincy Jones, and they had a discussion before the film about Quincy and his work, which was interesting. The film itself was great, if a bit long - pretty faithful to the

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I distinctly remember watching In Cold Blood the first time and how it wrecked me. It's one of those hard to recover from film experiences, but it's also one of a select group of films that remind me why I fell in love with film and the art of storytelling in the first place. I saw it before reading the book but it compelled me to buy a copy. Now that I'm thinking back on those images and how visceral they were for me at the time, I believe I've stumbled upon the reason why home invasion horror films affect me the most. Anyway, a chilling experience and Robert Blake's performance is unforgettable.

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That shot with Perry monologuing in his jail cell and the rain reflecting off his face is an all-timer.

[mystic_kiwi]

I saw Kneecap not even knowing it was based on a real band and had an absolute blast with it! I'd highly recommend it.

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oooh, glad to hear!!

[moonsenorita]

yay! I was also wondering how Kneecap was and I'm excited you had fun

[firstknivesclub]

Kneecap was so fun!