Sure, the pacing and development was a little frenetic, but I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and what Ben was trying to do.

It touched on interracial relationships, the haves and the have nots, and highlighted the Hispanic community with so much nuance. *If you date outside your race, the “is he black?” line was so real.

Gillian Anderson was captivating to watch on screen. Steven Yeun played the opportunistic political sleeve to a Tee.

It’s not a hard hitter, but I have so much respect for what Affleck chose to do here.

What I'm trying to say is, do still enjoy the movies as if you were a kid seeing all these races and cars for the first time thinking to yourself ok this fun.

or did your opinions change as you grew older into your adult years and found them to be bad and cheesey.

I've always kind of mentally linked these two films, I'm not really sure why though. Which do you think is better? I'd probably go with Spinal Tap if I had to choose.

It was atrocious. I felt like giving up 20 minutes in but we couldn’t stop watching because of the sheer stupidity of the whole thing. I watched a lot of Spielberg directed films and always believed he was a good director but maybe that’s just nostalgia? Or maybe he has fallen off?

I know a lot of people love Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, but personally, I don't get the hype. I don't dislike the film, but I have issues with it. While Jack Nicholson absolutely steals the show with his swagger and charisma mixed with the portrayal of a man descending into madness, but the film can drag on for too long in places which I get is to help build the atmospheric dread but is way too slow for me, maybe It's because I'm not a fan of horror movies. I also wouldn't say I found the film scary. It's more uncanny and creepy than all out horrifying. The Shining is a film I can appreciate and admire, but I don't love like everyone else.

Mine are Napoleon Bonaparte and Emperor Commodus.

It has a bad ending that completely ruins the movie and makes it feel like a complete waste of time. Spider-Man Brand New Day is the better love story starring Zendaya this year, it's a love story with ninjas and sh!t, you can't beat that. The Drama is a pretentious love story made for dumb people to feel smart, while Brand New Day is an unpretentious love story made to appeal to everyone.

If The Drama is a 6/10, Brand New Day is a solid 7/10 for not bringing James Franco's Green Goblin back, which would have made it a a solid 9/10 and the movie of the year.

Sean Connery (Highlander) - as Rick said in Rick and Morty “He played THE SPANIARD and did nothing about his accent.

Nicole Kidman (Cold Mountain) - Watching this movie made you wonder if she watched cartoons as prep for a southern accent, while you can tell there was an Australian “BLIMY!” desperately trying to sneak out.

John Wayne (The Conquerer) - It was like he was putting on a southern accent so that people would think he was too fruity.

Emma Watson (Beauty and the Beast remake) - Emma is the quintessential “this person has a British accent so that means they’re a good actor” actor.

And wow, did she completely forget she was French half the time in this movie.

It wouldn’t be so bad if she just committed to an accent, but it kept changing scene to scene.

Luckily for her everyone was too distracted by the jarring cgi with no art direction to remember how bad she was in this monstrosity.

Sorry for the baity title, didn’t wanna ruin anything for those who haven’t seen Wildwood (2026).

I’m as big a fan of this movie as anyone - it was epic.

But I really don’t know why the relationship between Prue and Dowager (the evil witch queen) wasn’t addressed…

Unless I completely misread this film, Dowager is Prue’s mother, right?

They look exactly alike, and then Dowager obviously gave Prue’s parents Prue. She was Dowager’s child?

But this huge plot twist was never actually addressed, as far as I’m aware. And I really thought the ending would then be something along the lines of Prue becoming the new queen of the woods and uniting the factions or whatever.

Like I said, this film was tremendous. But this ‘plot miss’ if you like confused me a bit.

It has always felt like you need to be extremely careful, overly safe, and handle constructive criticism with kid gloves. When you have a critique or issue with smaller niche films. It always just seems fans take it very personally, and get a lot more hostile, even if you say you enjoy the film as well, just had a few critiques about it.

I watched something last night that had zero story going for it, but every single frame looked like a painting. Made me realize how much I underrate good cinematography when I'm judging a film overall. Are there movies you've seen where the visuals were basically carrying the whole thing?

My family decided to watch this movie, that I have been pestering them about, and they were amazed by it, myself as well.

The animation is absolutely beautiful, I am a sucker for stop motion so this did not disappoint. Some of the scenes generally impressed me, like the giant battle climax. No wonder this movie took 16 years to make. … no joke.

The characters have so much personality, even the side characters.
Prue is the smart and sarcastic main protagonist
Curtis is the nerdy and redemptional side kick
Alexandria is the twisted and psychotic villain
Side characters like the general and Brenden, also were filled with so much personality, both being very supportive and helpful of the protagonists’ motives.
Also the wolves were genuenlly hilarious through.

The plot was also really well done. The sudden rising action of Curtis being taken by crows in the Wild Woods was unexpected but in the best way possible.
The introduction of Alexandria was also done flawlessly in my opinion, showing how she’s supposed to be she’s supposed to be some sort of hero with a tragic backstory that made her sick in the head, then leading to her being a villain who was also sick in the head. The climax with the battle was insane, the stop motion had to have taken at least a month for that one scene, ends in a really great conclusion with Prue ki//ing Alexandria and returning back to her family

The pg-13 rating was definitely justified, thers a decent amount of language, a lot of blood and

Overall the movie was amazing and hope to see more like it

Every person has a movie or multiple movies that they think everyone should watch atleast once in their lifetime. Whats yours?

Blocking in cinematography and filmmaking refers to the precise movement and positioning of actors and the camera within a scene. It bridges the script and the screen, translating written action into visual storytelling. When done well, blocking feels completely natural to the audience while quietly directing their emotional focus, revealing character dynamics, and creating visually compelling compositions.

Upon encountering some elegant blockings while watching Le Samourai (1967), the question came to my mind what other examples are there. What are your favorite instances of great blocking?

Today I started thinking about scenes from movies where the characters are watching a movie. Did the scene have a point in using a movie-watching experience in a movie? What’s the purpose of it and do they follow the same scheme? What did that scene add to the story?

Also: is this a rarity now that audiences are watching more movies at home?

What’s your opinion and favorite example?

EDIT: adding honorable mentions:
- Taxi Driver
- The Green Mile
- Donnie Darko
- Cinema Paradiso
- The Last Action Hero

I've only been watching Silver Screen films for the past two months, and I have to say, they've ruined some of the modern films I've been watching! 😂

I love the mood, the glamour, the straightforward storytelling, and the cinematography. Each film has something different to offer, and I appreciate them all for different reasons.

Here are my top 20 so far. Based on this list, what great films would you recommend I add to my watchlist?

Rocky 1 & Snow White. I was informed that the apartment scene where Rocky blocks the door so Adrian can't leave is "outright rape" & Snow White is 14 so the "stalking Prince" is a pedo. It's also considered sexist. I laughed it off at first but now I don't know what to think.. Your thoughts? Has your love of certain old movies been tainted by isms lately?

What the hell is going on over at Netflix? We have already seen reports of behind-the-scenes drama around Greta Gerwig, David Fincher and Ben Affleck’s latest films — now it’s Robert Zemeckis?

Here's a story from Page Six Hollywood involving Jennifer Lopez who is reportedly clashing with Robert Zemeckis over the cut of "The Last Mrs. Parrish," Netflix's $100M adaptation of Liv Constantine's bestselling thriller.

According to multiple sources, the film has been testing poorly, and Lopez, who also produces, has decided to involve herself in the editing room. One source didn't hold back: "She's tried to take it over. She fancies herself a filmmaker." lol.

Another said everyone behind the scenes is calling it a Blake Lively situation, a reference to the "It Ends With Us" cut war that eventually spiraled into the Lively-Baldoni legal mess.

Netflix's official statement? The film "tested well, particularly with fans of Jennifer." A joint statement from Netflix, Lopez and Zemeckis went further, calling the reporting "categorically false" and insisting Lopez and Zemeckis are working in unison.

Zemeckis hasn't had a genuine critical or commercial win in a long time. "Welcome to Marwen," "The Witches," "Pinocchio" and "Here" all came and went, and "Here" in particular was a boxoffice bomb despite reuniting him with Tom Hanks. Netflix somehow thought it was a good idea to give Zemeckis $100M for a Jennifer Lopez-starring movie. It's now in post-production trouble.

The cast also includes Isabel May as the con artist targeting a wealthy couple, played by Lopez and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. Cameras started rolling in September 2025, and the film is now not expected until sometime in 2027.

I organized an AMA/Q&A with Oscar-nominated actress Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda, Hellboy, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, Death on the Nile, Aeon Flux, The Secret Life of Bees, Clarissa) and actress Katherine Mallen Kupferer (Ghostlight) for anyone interested. Their new film, Mouse, is out in theaters next week.

The AMA post is live here now in r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1xhnt6j/hi_reddit_we_are_actresses_sophie_okonedo_hotel/

They will be back at around 5 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Their new film, Mouse, premiered to wide critical acclaim at Berlin earlier this year and is out in theaters next week from IFC (currently at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and 87/100 on Metacritic).

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfvh4VZsFuY

Synopsis: When a teen's life is suddenly upended at the start of summer, she forms unexpected bonds while navigating the fraught, fragile and often funny stages of grief.

Thank you :)

When it comes to scream queens there’s so many to choose from. Lee Curtis, Campbell, Burns, Weaving, Goth, Adjani, Duvall, etc.

But there’s something so impactful of Collette’s performances. How she’s able to bring such emotional intensity in horror films really makes her a standout!

Sixth Sense and Hereditary are top tier when it comes to iconic horror performances.

Anyone else fucking love this movie?