Indie Film Release Guide: December 11th [An ONTD Original]

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[therearewords]

I hope to get Funny Boy in some way. We should watch the thyme thing on ontd. Last film watched was Seoul Searching.

[jumelles_mach6]

queer japan looks really good. And I'm gonna go ahead and say it, the guy in the dog mask with the suit looked kinda handsome.

[turtleisland]

I'll watch the Amazon Prime/Netflix streaming ones because I have the platform...but not the Prom. Fuck anything by Ryan Murphy.

Oh, I'd like to see Farewell Amor since I see it's directed by a woman, but I'll need to check the cost. I bet it shows up on Kanopy in a few months. That always happens when I pay for a VOD.

[naeara]

I really want to see Wolfwalkers. I've heard nothing but good things.

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Planning to watch Let Them All Talk, I'm Your Woman, Funny Boy, and Alex Wheatle because they're all streaming, and I'll probably get to some of the others later. And everything I've read about Wild Mountain Thyme sounds absolutely batshit, lol - I can't say I'm not intrigued.

Last weekend, we watched Ammonite. I loved the cinematography, and the story was sort of interesting, with not a lot of exposition, in a good way. But unfortunately, Saoirse and Kate just had zero chemistry. I am generally easily emotionally affected by films, but I just didn't feel anything at all about either character other than bummed they had to do that kind of work in big-ass skirts. And whether it's fair or not, the setting, characters and story lead me to repeatedly compare it with Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and it does not do well in that comparison. I still think it's worth watching; it was just disappointing, especially considering that it stars of my favorite actresses and I really liked God's Own Country from the same director.

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[frau_stripes]

so you're telling me.. you were not entertained?

[masterofmystery]

woahhhhhhhh you've never seen gladiator until now???? how???? maybe you should do the BP watch like i did earlier this year lmao

i also looked up mank after seeing that meh movie and saw the age he died. i was like wow fincher you really stretched it with 60+ gary oldman there buddy

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lol, I literally went back and looked at your thread to see what you thought after I watched it!! idk how I missed it for so long, and I'm glad I finally watched - Joaquin Phoenix was perfect casting and the colosseum fights were fantastic - but yeah, I couldn't believe it won Best Picture with that script.