NWR What films have you been watching?

[Jeremy Caan]

You do realise it’s a movie not a documentary?

The dialogue is largely made up but are any of the main data points false? He engineered a war against Iraq, his oil industry buddies were awarded no-bid contracts there, thousands of American troops died, hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians died, wasting vast amounts of taxpayers' money which could have been spent more productively inside the US, American authority was probably permanently weakened and the case for democracy too.

My postscript might hazard that the disaster of the Iraq war, as well as enabling the rise of Isis, inhibited intervention in Syria to stop a civil war which as a result saw five million refugees flee abroad including at least 34000 to the UK by 2022.

 

[Dan Baillie]

Not the place for this discussion.

 

[Jeremy Caan]

Not the place for this discussion.

Fair point.

 

[Dan Baillie]

Finally got round to watching the The Dig. What a thoroughly excellent and delightful film, Fiennes is truly remarkable as the “excavist”. Indeed, I can’t recall a more remarkable performance with the exception of some of Daniel Day Lewis’ masterpieces.

Also happened upon Triple Frontier. Had never heard of this film before which is odd given the cast included Pedro Pascal, Ben Affleck and Jason Isaacs. went in with low expectations nd was pleasantly surprised. Had a Treasures of the Sierra Madre vibe to it.

 

[Sean Hardon]

The Outfit - Mark Ryland, any good?

 

[Jeremy Caan]

Storyville - Beyond Utopia: Escape from North Korea

Upsetting but a reminder of what we need to preserve.

 

[kevin heatherington]

Last night, A Fistful of Dollars. Not sure I’ve ever seen it before.

 

[Dan Baillie]

Last night, A Fistful of Dollars. Not sure I’ve ever seen it before.

How is that possible? I presume the same isn’t true of for a few dollars more, the good, the bad and the ugly and once upon a time in the west?

 

[Russell Faulkner]

I finally got around to watching Saltburn and found it brilliant. Though I have no idea why. The last film I’d put in the same category is Lost in Translation.

I totally understand why people disliked it though.

 

[kevin heatherington]

How is that possible? I presume the same isn’t true of for a few dollars more, the good, the bad and the ugly and once upon a time in the west?

Yes, I’ve seen all of those, some several times.

 

[Paul J a i n e s]

The Outfit - Mark Ryland, any good?

I just watched this - it is interesting - like a single set play..... I enjoyed it, but the ending is what it is.... (without giving it away). It passed a chilled 90 minutes for me.

 

[Tom Mann]

I found an old Ken Branagh film - Conspiracy - on Sky Atlantic - with an A list British cast - all about the Wannsee Conference of 1942. Branagh is quietly yet utterly terrifying as Heydrich, neatly supported by Stanley Tucci (ok, honorary Brit), Colin Firth, Ian McNeice, and a ton of others. Only about 90 mins long but worth a watch

 

[Alistair Scott]

I found an old Ken Branagh film - Conspiracy - on Sky Atlantic - with an A list British cast - all about the Wannsee Conference of 1942. Branagh is quietly yet utterly terrifying as Heydrich, neatly supported by Stanley Tucci (ok, honorary Brit), Colin Firth, Ian McNeice, and a ton of others. Only about 90 mins long but worth a watch

Agreed, I think one of the best things he's done on screen. His ex, Emma Thompson's, best work is, I think, Wit. A really intelligent and thoughtful piece of work, it must be out on the interweb somewhere.

 

[Geordie Torr]

The Creator. Actually surprisingly good. A tad black versus white (morally, not ethnically, although arguably a bit of that, too) at times, but the world-building is well done and quite convincing and the future-tech is very impressive. And it has a fair bit of emotional depth, which is unusual for this sort of thing.

 

[Andrew Blunsden]

Once Upon A Time in America. Never watched it before. Quit the epic, but I didn’t enjoy in as much as I thought I would.

 

[Ben Coffman]

Watched Untouchable again (though first time with youngest, 16 yrs). Both of us enjoyed it a lot. Omar Sy is so watchable. He's great in Lupin too.

 

[Dawn Bliss]

The Zone of Interest. Powerful, harrowing and haunting. Deserving of all the nominations.

One Life. Agree with Alex's comments. Superb.

 

[James Starke]

Going to see One Life later this week looking forward to it.

 

[James Starke]

Hated Saltburn ( except for Rosamund Pike's character )

 

[Po-yu Sung]

1. I revisited "Tokyo Story", timeless great film.
2. I also finally watched "Mysterious Skin", great acting from Gordon-Levit.

 

[Daron Fincham]

Bones and All. What a waste of Timothee Chalamet’s talent. Supposed to be a horror film. I was horrified BY the film.

 

[Daron Fincham]

Living. Bill Nighy plays Bill Nighy as usual, but it was a very nice movie. Recommended.

 

[Russell Faulkner]

Bones and All. What a waste of Timothee Chalamet’s talent. Supposed to be a horror film. I was horrified BY the film.

I liked that a lot too. Particularly Mark Rylance. You probably shouldn’t come round to watch telly at our house.

 

[Daron Fincham]

Oh, Russell. You even liked Saltburn as well. I really WANTED to like the new True Detective. The reviews were good and it was likened to Twin Peaks, but - even as a huge horror and Sci Fi fan - I just don’t find it believable. But hey ! I’m glad you are enjoying it.

 

[Julian Seers-Martin]

Barbie, terrible (I didn’t get “the premise” at all, but then I’m probably not the target audience).

I continue to be amazed at how many men struggle to get their head around Barbie as a film and a concept, and then by extension why it has been successful and ultimately important.

But then that is exactly why it exists in the first place, which the film is quite clear about. A truly sad self-feeding reality.