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 book, with fantastic editing and cinematography. TIL the guy who plays Dick Hickock also played Sam Braun on CSI!

Tonight, going to see Call Me By Your Name, and I just noticed the screening is sold out. I've seen it a lot, but not in theaters since early 2020.

On Sunday, we've got a double feature of older films I've seen already, but not in theaters - PTA's The Master, and Fincher's The Social Network.

As for new films, going to see Trap on Saturday, and hoping to get to Didi and Sing Sing early next week.

Cinema!!!

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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!