What Movies Are You Watching Lately

[SixOhNine]

Is this a case of you not enjoying any kind of fantasy as much as you used to? In which case you might be suffering from some kind of maturation or 'growing up', which is best to be avoided.

If it's just Tolkien's stuff you are starting to find boring, well that's because it kinda is (well, not The Hobbit novel, that will always be one of the greatest books ever written). Go get some nice juicy Sword & Sorcery from Howard, Leiber, CL Moore or Moorcock instead. Especially Howard.

I think it's mostly just Tolkien. On TV, I thought The Witcher was decent, I really liked Sandman, Dead Boys Detectives, Shadow & Bone, Lockwood & Co., Arcane, and Legend of Vox Machina, right off the top of my head. Over the past couple of years, I've read approximately 30 fantasy books across a couple of subgenres. Now that I'm writing all this, I'm realizing that none of what I've enjoyed recently is classic high fantasy swords and sorcery stuff. I dunno if that's maturation, or just changing taste. 🤷‍♂️

 

[Kaplan]

Classic Sword & Sorcery is quite different from High Fantasy - might be worth trying out if you haven't.

 

[TheSuitBurnsBetter]

the director's arc was very funny , it's like he's in a separate horror flick lol

Sigh, he had a beautiful vision, to bring a little class to the world of Appreciation...

 

[Fueco]

I’ve been watching Star Wars movies with my oldest son. He can’t keep track of the story line, but he cheers every time Darth Vader comes on screen. We’re mid way through Return Of The Jedi now.

 

[TheSuitBurnsBetter]

Hot diggity...

Brittany Snow seems like she's wanted to do a nude scene for years but hasn't quite had a good opportunity.
Snow: ok I think I'd really like to show the goods for this scene
Teenager: ma'am, this is an Arby's drive thru...

 

[Black Lotus]

The Brutalist (2025): 4.5/5

The acting, cinematography, score, and set design are as good as people are saying. The movie is long (3.5 hours), but there is a generous 15-minute intermission. I took half a point off because of the plot and its progression; the movie felt like it was trying to say too many things at once.

Is it the best movie production of the year? Absolutely. Did it have best story and impact? Not so much.

 

[Texasmade]

Brittany Snow seems like she's wanted to do a nude scene for years but hasn't quite had a good opportunity.
Snow: ok I think I'd really like to show the goods for this scene
Teenager: ma'am, this is an Arby's drive thru...

Brittany and Anna Kendrick should've just showed the goods in the shower scene in Pitch Perfect.

 

[VaderDave]

Apparently one movie that nobody's going to see is Better Man. Has anyone here seen it?

 

[SixOhNine]

Apparently one movie that nobody's going to see is Better Man. Has anyone here seen it?

That's Planet of the Apes- The Musical, right?

 

[mhip]

That's Planet of the Apes- The Musical, right?

I thought it was that Pearl Jam song that is based on my life's journey...

 

[double00]

Apparently one movie that nobody's going to see is Better Man. Has anyone here seen it?

it's funny how biopics have shifted in recent years from mausoleums to vanity crises