get thee behind me 
I went to a screening of Tarkovskyās Andrei Rublev, a 3.5 hour film about a 15th century icon painter and the history of Christianity in Russia. I adore Tarkovsky, but that subject matter is really not my wheelhouse, so it took me a while to get into the groove of it. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it a lot. There was a really interesting depiction of pagan rituals in the woods that basically went full Wicker Man for 15 minutes, so that was a definite highlight.
I was also totally captivated by an extended side story about a young adolescent whose famous bell-smithing father had just died of the plague. The prince wanted a huge new silver bell to be cast for his new cathedral, and this kid needed to escape his plague-stricken destroyed town, so he bluffed that his father had taught him āthe secret of bell makingā and then spent months pretending to know what the fuck he was doing as he led an entire team, with the threat of flaying or beheading if the finished bell failed to ring. Very relatable hashtag millennial content. What can I say, Tarkovsky had range.
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Currently thinking @shrug would probably love that movie, and also wondering if @shrug has ever forged a bell.
the bell section fucken owns yeah. also the frescoes reveal was like wow
I refuse to believe, with the untold amounts of man-hours and money dumped into Aquaman, that no one could think of a better title for ruler of the combined kingdoms of the sea than āOcean Masterā
the concept of Ocean Master being introduced with sinister bass music was also the best joke the movie had
what do you mean it wasnāt supposed to be funny
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if you told me a year or even 6 months ago that the best big dumb studio film coming out in December was going to be Spider-verse I would have laughed and then also discussed my plans to get extremely drunk and see Alita: Battle Angel
Nobody could forsee that Bumblebee would be kinda unremarkable due to it being a decent flick, nor even guess that Peter Jacksons Howls Moving Cities would tank so quickly, soā¦ yeah.
If you donāt like Madmoiselle Poppins, thereās only ze Ozean M@ster (btw i cry when i watch DC Flixxx) for taking it to the Spider!
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Andrei Rublev is the one Tarkovsky Iāve never caught! One of those always-meant-to-things.
I have never made a bell. I have a thai temple bell my mother bought hanging up under my forge roof though?
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I rewatched the first two Hangover movies.
The first one has more jokes.
I still like the second one better. I like the soundtrack and the setting.
This went over my head;
I didnāt know Allentown was a Billy Joel song
Itās actually about Bethlehem though
a divided person is no way to be and I think it would be best if joel kinnaman and alexander skarsgard merge and become whole once again
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holy goddamn Eighth Grade is such a fucking good movie that itās shocking that itās Bo Durnhamās first feature, itās so damn confidently directed and tightly made that it makes me angry
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Iāve been the forumās biggest Bo Burnham stan from time immemorial, yāall sleep on this dude imo
āirritatingly professional and goodā is the way i would describe every single bo burnham thing iāve ever witnessed
I hate superheroes and superhero movies, but I went to see Into The Spider-verse yesterday and I actually liked it a whole lot. Miles Morales is a great protagonist, and I liked that they pulled the goofiest selection of alternate Spiders-man in for their multiverse premise. The animation is mindblowing.
I think āInto the Spider-verseā taken out of context has a lot of potential as a title. Iād like to see Michael Haneke or Paul Thomas Anderson run with it maybe.
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I rewatched it and I still love it but
Oh my god I canāt believe Lord and Miller did the same fucking gag from The Lego Movie where the male and female leads are talking and the male lead is so enamored with the female lead that her lines cut out. What the absolute fuck
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MUTINY ON THE SEX RAFT
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tom cruise to mcquarrie: you donāt get to just walk away
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Iām on the verge of tears because neither has been confirmed as a Fast & Furious crossover
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Iām an adult man who cried like a child at the end of Paddington 2.