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**Pinkpapercut** · March 28th, 2017, 07:50 PM

LOGAN (2017)

Today I accompanied my usual cinema-going companion to a Civil Court where she was attending a Tribunal as an appellant. She was clearly exhausted by the process so afterwards I treated her to coffee & cake then a visit to the cinema followed by a meal, all to take her mind off things.

Don't worry, I'm not about to review the case, coffee, cake or meal.

In the coffee house she settled on "LOGAN" for the film. She's an X-Men fan and although I'm not generally a superhero film fan I do like the Wolverine films along with the Thor movies and the first Kick Ass film, so I was happy with her choice.

I enjoyed 'Logan' very much, a very grim take on the ageing and decline of Wolverine, now just Logan, a man crippled by guilt and regret as much as illness, who is on the run from the authorities and protecting a senile and sick Professor Xavier. The core of the story is Wolverine's reluctant attempt to protect a little girl with 'mutant' abilities who is also on the run.

It's the only super-hero film where I've choked up at the end. More of a grown-up film even than most mainstream films and no easy denouement.

My companion enjoyed it too and I'm glad. As I said, it was her choice so it's good she wasn't disappointed. No point taking a distressed lass to a film she doesn't want to see nor to one she doesn't enjoy.

'Logan': Very much recommended whether or not you're a superhero fan. In three words, all-round excellence.

**Sir Honkers** · March 28th, 2017, 08:57 PM

Spotlight. The story of the Boston Globe's exposure of sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy in the Boston area. Compelling and gut-wrenching.
How the Catholic Church can still pretend to any moral authority is beyond me.

**Brecht** · March 29th, 2017, 01:25 AM

La Strada (1954)

Trailer

Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina) is a care-free girl and not particularly skilled. After the death of her sister Rosa, who was on the road with the showman Zampanò (Anthony Quinn), she is sold by her mother to the same showman for 10.000 lire. Zampanò is a street performer who entertains the crowds by breaking an iron chain bound tightly across his chest. He teaches Gelsomina to play the snare drum, the trumpet, to dance and clown for the audience. Though she likes her job, Gelsomina is very unhappy with Zampanò's brutish attitude, obstinacy and lack of fondness. Determined to leave Zampanò, she's persuaded by Il Matto (Richard Baseheart) to stay with Zampanò. Il Matto is something of an old business rival and even though he loves to tease Zampanò, it's never ill-intentioned. But Zampanò, the humorless boor he is, hates Il Matto which leads to a tragedy and the eventual demise of everyone involved.

**diamelsx** · March 29th, 2017, 01:59 AM

Menace II Society (1993)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rotten Tomatoes

This debut offering from twin brothers Albert and Allen Hughes was one of the most critically-acclaimed urban crime films to appear in the wake of John Singleton's influential Boyz N the Hood. Set in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, the film is narrated by 18-year-old Caine (Tyrin Turner), a drug dealer and car thief who lives with his religious grandparents. After graduating from high school, Caine shows no ambition beyond hanging out with his friends, so his grandparents kick him out. Among his other troubles are his best friend O-Dog (Larenz Tate), a vicious thug hunted by the police, and the friends and family of the girl Caine got pregnant and then turned his back on. Perhaps the lone positive influence in his sphere is Ronnie (Jada Pinkett), a single parent struggling to raise her young son without the boy falling prey to the 'hood mentality. When their friendship becomes a love affair, Ronnie tries desperately to convince Caine to move with her to Atlanta; soon afterward, he is shot and nearly dies. After recovering, he accepts Ronnie's offer, but tragedy strikes as they pack their van in preparation to leave.

**Brecht** · March 29th, 2017, 04:15 PM

Silkwood (1983)

Trailer

Karen Silkwood (Meryl Streep) works at a plutonium processing plant owned by the energy company Kerr-McGee in Oklahoma. She makes plutonium fuel rods for nuclear reactors where she and her colleagues deal with the threat of exposure to radiation. As there's indication that the company is putting its workers at great risk because it has fallen behind on a major contract and thus requiring employees to work long overtime hours, Karen decides to become active in the union and do something about the safety violations at the plant. But this comes at great cost as she's purposefully contaminated and bullied by the company.

**ballyhoo** · March 29th, 2017, 05:38 PM

classic creepy movie about a serial killer who murders women and uses a
movie camera to film the victim's expressions while he's killing them. quite
a flock of sexy actresses (victims) throughout this movie. and that's good!

**diamelsx** · March 30th, 2017, 02:18 AM

Fire (1996)

Quote:

Originally Posted by IMDB

Sita (Nandita Das) and Radha (Shabana Azmi) are two Indian women stuck in loveless marriages. While Sita is trapped in an arranged relationship with her cruel and unfaithful husband, Jatin (Jaaved Jaafei), Radha is married to his brother, Ashok (Kulbhushan Kharbanda), a religious zealot who believes in suppressing desire. As the two women recognize their similar situations, they grow closer, and their relationship becomes far more involved than either of them could have anticipated.

**Sir Honkers** · March 30th, 2017, 10:05 AM

Kong: Skull Island. Do gorilla's have thumbs?...anyhoo I loved it. Three ginormous gorilla thumbs up.
It was Beast saved The Beauty.

**Wendigo** · March 30th, 2017, 05:41 PM

Justice League Dark (2017)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2494376/

Animated adventure involving the more supernatural stars of the DC universe investigating a series of killings done by ordinary citizens who seem to be mistaking ordinary humans for demons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqZKxOU_s6g

**trailmaster** · March 30th, 2017, 09:57 PM

Here is a movie I saw from Netflix today. The 2016 production of Blair Witch a sequel to the original Blair Witch Project film of 1999. This film has several college age men and women with digital camers and video cameras, camping equipment and electronic flying drones going to the forest in Maryland near the small town of Burkittsville where a similar group had gone in 1994, but who subsequently disappeared and were believed to be dead. Virtually the same thing happens to this group. They are killed off one by one by an unknown, unseen attacker in the dark near their campsite and at an old rundown abandoned house they find in the woods, which was the same house where the remaining members of the first group disappeared. There are no surprises in this film. It is not scary in the least and not suspenseful either. This is very pointless and disappointing. There are many fine writers out who can write scary screenplays for a really good scary movie, but more often than not the movie studios take an older film and keep making remake after remake ad nauseam.

March 28th, 2017, 07:50 PM	#9491
Pinkpapercut Rust Never Sleeps Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: North of the Channel, west of the hills, south of the mountains Posts: 984 Thanks: 31,846 Thanked 20,518 Times in 986 Posts	LOGAN (2017) LOGAN (2017) Today I accompanied my usual cinema-going companion to a Civil Court where she was attending a Tribunal as an appellant. She was clearly exhausted by the process so afterwards I treated her to coffee & cake then a visit to the cinema followed by a meal, all to take her mind off things. Don't worry, I'm not about to review the case, coffee, cake or meal. In the coffee house she settled on "LOGAN" for the film. She's an X-Men fan and although I'm not generally a superhero film fan I do like the Wolverine films along with the Thor movies and the first Kick Ass film, so I was happy with her choice. I enjoyed 'Logan' very much, a very grim take on the ageing and decline of Wolverine, now just Logan, a man crippled by guilt and regret as much as illness, who is on the run from the authorities and protecting a senile and sick Professor Xavier. The core of the story is Wolverine's reluctant attempt to protect a little girl with 'mutant' abilities who is also on the run. It's the only super-hero film where I've choked up at the end. More of a grown-up film even than most mainstream films and no easy denouement. My companion enjoyed it too and I'm glad. As I said, it was her choice so it's good she wasn't disappointed. No point taking a distressed lass to a film she doesn't want to see nor to one she doesn't enjoy. 'Logan': Very much recommended whether or not you're a superhero fan. In three words, all-round excellence. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. That's To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 's bottom and I'd love it for a pillow

March 29th, 2017, 05:38 PM	#9496
ballyhoo Veteran Former Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,292 Thanks: 66,717 Thanked 151,872 Times in 4,255 Posts	Peeping Tom (1960) classic creepy movie about a serial killer who murders women and uses a movie camera to film the victim's expressions while he's killing them. quite a flock of sexy actresses (victims) throughout this movie. and that's good!

March 30th, 2017, 10:05 AM	#9498
Sir Honkers Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Land Of Glorious Leader Posts: 30,335 Thanks: 286,762 Thanked 386,080 Times in 30,291 Posts	Kong: Skull Island. Do gorilla's have thumbs?...anyhoo I loved it. Three ginormous gorilla thumbs up. It was Beast saved The Beauty. Last edited by Sir Honkers; March 30th, 2017 at 10:13 AM..

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Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,748 Thanks: 259,843 Thanked 1,139,091 Times in 113,870 Posts	Justice League Dark (2017) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2494376/ Animated adventure involving the more supernatural stars of the DC universe investigating a series of killings done by ordinary citizens who seem to be mistaking ordinary humans for demons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqZKxOU_s6g __________________ RIP Doctor Who To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 23 November 1963 to 25 December 2017, sacrificed on the altar of identity politics. The show is dead to me, but my DVD's live on If you can re-up dead links please consider adding this to your signature. It helps when looking at reports of dead posts. Please PM me re any dead images although it is likely if it is outside Celebs I may no longer have the content

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March 28th, 2017, 08:57 PM	#9492
Sir Honkers Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Land Of Glorious Leader Posts: 30,335 Thanks: 286,762 Thanked 386,080 Times in 30,291 Posts	Spotlight. The story of the Boston Globe's exposure of sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy in the Boston area. Compelling and gut-wrenching. How the Catholic Church can still pretend to any moral authority is beyond me.

March 29th, 2017, 01:25 AM	#9493
Brecht Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 10,657 Thanks: 180,485 Thanked 188,138 Times in 10,453 Posts	La Strada (1954) Trailer Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina) is a care-free girl and not particularly skilled. After the death of her sister Rosa, who was on the road with the showman Zampanò (Anthony Quinn), she is sold by her mother to the same showman for 10.000 lire. Zampanò is a street performer who entertains the crowds by breaking an iron chain bound tightly across his chest. He teaches Gelsomina to play the snare drum, the trumpet, to dance and clown for the audience. Though she likes her job, Gelsomina is very unhappy with Zampanò's brutish attitude, obstinacy and lack of fondness. Determined to leave Zampanò, she's persuaded by Il Matto (Richard Baseheart) to stay with Zampanò. Il Matto is something of an old business rival and even though he loves to tease Zampanò, it's never ill-intentioned. But Zampanò, the humorless boor he is, hates Il Matto which leads to a tragedy and the eventual demise of everyone involved.

March 29th, 2017, 04:15 PM	#9495
Brecht Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 10,657 Thanks: 180,485 Thanked 188,138 Times in 10,453 Posts	Silkwood (1983) Trailer Karen Silkwood (Meryl Streep) works at a plutonium processing plant owned by the energy company Kerr-McGee in Oklahoma. She makes plutonium fuel rods for nuclear reactors where she and her colleagues deal with the threat of exposure to radiation. As there's indication that the company is putting its workers at great risk because it has fallen behind on a major contract and thus requiring employees to work long overtime hours, Karen decides to become active in the union and do something about the safety violations at the plant. But this comes at great cost as she's purposefully contaminated and bullied by the company.

March 30th, 2017, 09:57 PM	#9500
trailmaster Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA Posts: 59,888 Thanks: 1,328,972 Thanked 707,162 Times in 60,062 Posts	Here is a movie I saw from Netflix today. The 2016 production of Blair Witch a sequel to the original Blair Witch Project film of 1999. This film has several college age men and women with digital camers and video cameras, camping equipment and electronic flying drones going to the forest in Maryland near the small town of Burkittsville where a similar group had gone in 1994, but who subsequently disappeared and were believed to be dead. Virtually the same thing happens to this group. They are killed off one by one by an unknown, unseen attacker in the dark near their campsite and at an old rundown abandoned house they find in the woods, which was the same house where the remaining members of the first group disappeared. There are no surprises in this film. It is not scary in the least and not suspenseful either. This is very pointless and disappointing. There are many fine writers out who can write scary screenplays for a really good scary movie, but more often than not the movie studios take an older film and keep making remake after remake ad nauseam.