Merzbow Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said: Thanks very much! Â Now to set a reminder to cancel the Scribd subscription in a month!! You can cancel it right away and still have the sub run until June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 9 hours ago, Devon Malcolm said: What sort of thing you looking for? That's the problem really. I'm up for anything. Always had a varied taste. So happy to try anything anyone rates highly on there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted May 25, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted May 25, 2020 30 minutes ago, DavidB6937 said: That's the problem really. I'm up for anything. Always had a varied taste. So happy to try anything anyone rates highly on there! For a variety, start with Portrait of a Lady on Fire, then try Mother (it's the Korean one), Gimme the Loot, Army of Shadows and Persepolis. All brilliant films but all very different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted May 25, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted May 25, 2020 On Mubi, if you can get your hands on a decent VPN (what's a good working one right now?) then their country variations in terms of catalogues are quite large. Gets you even more value out of your free year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted June 5, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted June 5, 2020 Mubi just added the superb Woman at War, one of the best films I saw last year. A sort of black comedy eco-thriller, it's just fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lorne Malvo Posted June 5, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 5, 2020 On 5/23/2020 at 3:50 PM, Devon Malcolm said: Bacurau is brilliant. If you like it, @Lorne Malvo, I highly recommend Neighbouring Sounds and Aquarius from Kleber Mendonca Filho as well. Forgot to mention on here but I loved Bacurau! I've added the two mentioned to my watchlist. A few others I've watched recently; Weathering With You - anime from the director of Your Name which is apparently brilliant, I couldn't get on with this at all though. Looks gorgeous and a great soundtrack but the story and execution of it is pants. Why Don't You Just Die! - This is a riot. Funny, violent (some of the fight scenes actually reminded me of Bottom in how daft they were) with a decent enough twisty plot to keep you intrigued. Runs out of steam a little in the last 20 minutes as these films tend to do but still definitely worth a watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members DEF Posted June 8, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 8, 2020 Tokyo Story (1953) BFI Player - Lovely film. I was initially intimidated by the 2hrs 16min run time but seeing as it's regarded as a classic I went with it. It's interesting to get a glimpse into 50s Japanese culture and remarkable just how relatable it is to our own even now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted June 28, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted June 28, 2020 APT. (YouTube) K-horror film. Once you've seen one, you've seen them all. Tag (Amazon Prime) I don't really like Sion Sono and this did nothing to change my mind. Great opening scene followed by tons of aimless gore and a ridiculous ending. Tedious. Madam City Hunter (YouTube) Early 90s Hong Kong actioner with Cynthia Khan and Anthony Wong. Great start, great ending, tons of crappy farce comedy in the middle. Not an unusual formula for a Hong Kong action film but still irritating. Julia's Eyes (YouTube) Decent Spanish horror-thriller about a woman with deteriorating eyesight trying to find out what happened to her twin sister. The final third is ace, even if it overdoes the plot and goes about 15 minutes too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 I'm a bit of a Sono fan but do find him pretty hit and miss at times and can see others not being a fan. Speaking of Prime I only lasted one episode of the Vampire series he did that's on there. He's at his try hard worst with that rubbish. Tokyo Vampire Hotel I think it's called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted July 25, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted July 25, 2020 EXITÂ (KissAsian) Korean action-thriller / disaster film about a district of Seoul being polluted by a deadly and rising gas that two people fight to try and stay above. Possibly the most fun film I've watched all year, the sort of film it's impossible to go wrong with. Perfect Saturday night fare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted August 24, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted August 24, 2020 Sputnik (nefarious means, comrade) Russian sci-fi horror. Nothing much you haven't seen before but really well made and a lot of fun, with a pretty good creature design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 7, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 7, 2020 Les Miserables (cinema) It's being lazily compared to La Haine in many quarters but this is a powerful and effective film in its own right. Plus, best of all, no songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 15, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 15, 2020 #Alive (Netflix) Netflix's new Korean zombie film continues the genre's revival by being reasonably original and featuring two really engaging leads. Not as good as Train to Busan but it's been good to see some actually good zombie films the last few years. Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (nefarious means) I think this is proof that a film can be too ridiculous even for me but you can't argue too much with a film where a guy strangles someone with his own intestines. From Beijing with Love (YouTube) Piis poor Bond parody that, as usual with Stephen Chow, who's fucking crap, features a stupid, serious tone shift halfway through that nobody asked for. One or two decent action scenes but Chow isn't funny or good and I'm not watching any more of his shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 2, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted October 2, 2020 Memories of Murder (cinema) Wasn't a huge fan of this first time round, very much am now. Maybe you just need to be used to Bong's slightly weird take on tone. I don't know, but it's brilliant and features the most amount of dropkicks ever thrown in a crime film, surely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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