Indie Film Release Guide: February 21st [An ONTD Original]

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[mandramoddle]

That Impractical Jokers movie sounds absolutely terrible.

[masterofmystery]

def seeing emma this weekend, can not wait. may as well see brahms too but that 2 at the end keeps making me think it's a sequel (is it a sequel???) oh well

i'm so baffled about seberg's re-release. also amc lincoln WAS going to show it this weekend but dropped it like 2 days ago for more emma screenings, which cracked me up. then the angelika is giving out free tix to showings all weekend. WHY is this movie being re-released???

i was checking tonight's screenings for 'the call of the wild' and oof the 6pm shows are empty as hell. it's gonna bomb bad and sonic's gonna kill it again

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It is a sequel! The original is a 2016 movie called The Boy, but I think the original actress had scheduling conflicts so they got Katie Holmes for the sequel.

And lol, I have nooooooo idea what they are doing with Seberg either, but that's annoying that AMC doesn't have it. Everything that's limited release in LA goes to Arclight/Landmark/Laemmle instead of AMC and it drives me insane.

[masterofmystery]

our limited is almost always amc lincoln and an indie theater (angelika, ifc, etc) so it's weird they just dropped it. i always gotta trudge uptown just to see indie releases sigh

[nanacon]

But I thought in the original The Boy movie, it wasn't actually a ghost? And the real Brahms died or something? Idk how this movie can continue the story?

[forestofthedead]

I love Impractical Jokers but the movie doesn't seem like it will be good.

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We watched The Handmaiden last night (via Amazon Prime).

I liked it a lot - the stylization was appealing, the story was intriguing, the two female leads were fantastic, and the 2 1/2 hour run time flew by. But it went from relatively tastefully shot sex scenes at the start to more male-gazey ones as it went on, which I thought was an odd choice considering the subject matter. Still thought it was good and would recommend, though definitely not for watching with your parents.

Debating going to a screening of Emma tomorrow with a director Q&A at Arclight. I think Anya Taylor-Joy is doing ones in NYC, if that's helpful for anyone!

I'm also thinking about going to see something this afternoon - trying to decide whether I'd rather revisit something I've already seen and loved (Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Birds of Prey) or check out something new. Not entirely sure I'll leave the house at all, though, I am feeling rather lazy.

[kairoso]

I saw Portrait of a lady on fire this weekend and AM IN LOVEEE. It makes me want to take painting/art classes ughh