What Film (Movie) Have You Just Watched?

[Palatkik]

Dream Scenario [2023]

A hapless family man finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. When his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, he is forced to navigate his newfound stardom. Mildly entertaining oddball black comedy built around the Cage persona again.

[Palatkik]

Ricky Gervais: Armageddon [2023 TV Special]

A stand-up show from the London Palladium that touches on topics such as artificial intelligence, political correctness, family weddings, funerals, and the end of humanity. He's done better before, but this has some laughs and worth a look if you are into dark humor.

[Palatkik]

Maestro [2023]

This story chronicles the lifelong relationship of conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein and actress Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.  Old school self-indulgent vanity project genres can leave a lot to be desired and this is tiresome, kept alive only by the strong leads gunning for Oscar season. Not for everyone.

[Palatkik]

Saltburn [2023]

A student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family's sprawling estate for a summer never to be forgotten. This wicked tale of privilege and desire is gross out entertaining, some scenes you cannot unsee, and one of the year's best.

[bust]

Dinner for Schmucks. I was bored 🙄

[Mekong]

On 12/26/2023 at 4:21 PM, Palatkik said:

Ricky Gervais: Armageddon [2023 TV Special]

A stand-up show from the London Palladium that touches on topics such as artificial intelligence, political correctness, family weddings, funerals, and the end of humanity. He's done better before, but this has some laughs and worth a look if you are into dark humor.

Just watched this and it feels as is I have seen it before, sort of seen one Ricky Gervais special you have seen them all.

Not his best work IMHO

[Palatkik]

Slow Horses [2022 TV Series]

Follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve as a dumping ground department of MI5 due to their career-ending mistakes under a leader with a penchant for living like a slob and breaking wind. Entertaining spy action drama series, now with three seasons complete and a fourth on the way, based on the Slough House novels, top acting, witty dialogue, Oldman steals every scene. Series three had more action than Oldman which isn't promising but it is one of the best binge watching series out at the moment.

[bust]

"British intelligence" That a bit of an oxymoron isn't it

[Coss]

Slow Horses is the best thing I've seen for a long time.

[Palatkik]

May December [2023]

Twenty years after their notorious illegal childhood/adult romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past. This US fictional drama is intricately woven and cleverly acted to be worth a serious look.