[Gusto Brunt]

On the recommendation of a friend, The Jester (2023).



The evil Jester a good horror character but the rest of the movie, kinda sucks.

I struggled finishing it. Only 3.5 out of 10.

There is a Jester 2 (2025) and that one is supposed to be better.

[Vicky.]

Bad Santa. Have a crush on Billy Bob Thornton now

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Bad Santa. Have a crush on Billy Bob Thornton now

He’s currently starring in the Landman series

Quite watchable


My favourite Billy Bob movies are Fargo and The Man Who Wasn’t There ..

[Ray.]

I like him in, erm, ahem, Mr Woodcock.

[Gusto Brunt]

Originally Posted by Zizu

He’s currently starring in the Landman series

Quite watchable


My favourite Billy Bob movies are Fargo and The Man Who Wasn’t There ..

He's also worn a toupee for years. Sometimes it looks good and sometimes it looks like your granpa's old ferret on the head.

[Ammi]

…Eddington……I’ve watched a few bizarre movies/storylines recently and this was one of them…the cast is excellent……which is what drew me and even with how extreme the plot became, the cast/characters still absorbed me to want to see it through…obviously, Pedro Pascal helped with that…I get that it provoked thought of COVID trauma and poor mental health and isolation etc…but it was just bizarre, not my type of movie but a great cast…5/10…

[LaLaLand]

Rear Window (1954)

A Hitchcock masterpiece, undoubtedly my favourite of his movies. Seen this film a fair few times over the years, it’s fantastic.

The story, the suspense, the enormous purpose-built set of New York apartments, the cast (Grace Kelly is unbelievably beautiful), the almost stationary viewpoint adding to the voyeuristic nature of it all where you almost feel like as a viewer you’re in the apartment watching and spying on all of the goings-on with James Stewart from his window. Brilliant.

Filmed in wonderful, vibrant technicolour too, doesn’t get much better.

[Ammi]

…The Life of Chuck……based on a Stephen King short story but in no way a ‘typical’ Stephen King…it was very different, very absorbing and very much focused on the acting/the characters …I liked it a lot, it was very much my thing and Tom Hiddleston was excellent…8/10……

[Ammi]

…This Beautiful Fantastic…it’s billed as a modern day fairytale, I loved it…..gorgeous cast of Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Tom Wilkinson/… gorgeous characters…/…lovely story and a general feel good movie…7/10…

[Ammi]

…Ballerina……it wasn’t too bad, actually…it focused more deeply in the kick ass aspect than the depth of the characters but the cast was very good with Angelica Huston as the ‘ballerina mentor’ and a cameo from Keanu Reeves looking very John Sick because actually he was playing…John Wick, so that was a cute crossover of movie characters…also a cameo from Norman Reedus as well…Ana de Armas did a good job, so it passed the time nicely…6/10…

[Zizu]

Pleasantville

Fabulous movie

[Zizu]

I watched and enjoyed the Hunger Games a few days ago then last night I watched the second instalment Catching Fire


I actually preferred the second movie so I will watch the third one soon

[Ammi]

…Men, Women and Children……it was a bit depressing actually…about internet use and how it can hugely impact lives, Adam Sandler is very good in straight/serious roles though and it was a good cast but it didn’t provoke thought and it wasn’t uplifting or informative in any way, just a grey vibe I guess…5/10…

[Zizu]

Sooooo.

I’ve watched The Hunger Games 3 & 4 and like the previous two were pretty damn great

7/10 across the board

[Ammi]

…I also watched …People We Meet on Vacation…which I think is based on a book…it was ok, it wasn’t amazing or standout in any way but it was sweet and feel good and comfortingly predictable, very Harry Met Sally-ish and the two leads were very cute and likeable…it’s just nice to side step from movies/storylines of characters getting their eyes poked out and such violent things…just a lighter vibe …6/10…

[Ammi]

…Priscilla……just a very bitesize time in the life of Priscilla Beaulieu Presley from when she was a child of 14years old and gained the attention of Elvis Presley, to after she gave birth to Lisa Marie and left him ….6/10…

[Ammi]

…Everything’s Going to be Great……it’s a strange movie because it’s very much a people movie and about characters/a family and their dynamics and relationship with each other etc…and yet, it stays very much on the surface of those characters and has very little depth…not awful/very watchable in some ways but also quite ‘empty’…5/10…

[Ammi]

…Rip…..Matt Damon and Ben Affleck always have great on screen coupling…in this they’re cast as law officials who are part of a team that track down and locate and recover drug/cartel money for the FBI…it was a very good thriller and kept tension throughout and as well as the two leads, it was elevated by an excellent cast …8/10…

[Nicky91]

Mufasa: The Lion King

Very enjoyable

Lovely tribute to the legend James Earl Jones too

[Ammi]

…Kill Room……..it was very tongue in cheek and enjoyable …(…even though the storyline was centred around a killer …)…Uma Thurman was perfect as the art dealer who became involved in money laundering and great to see her alongside Samuel L Jackson as well…/…both over acting and camping it up beautifully…and also Uma’s daughter, Maya being cast as well…they had a great scene together…6.5/10…

[Niamh.]

Steve - I thought it was a very raw and honest film. I thought the acting was really good, it felt like you were watching a documentary almost. It's different and maybe not everyone's cup of tea but I would give it a 7/10

Nice to hear Cillian with his own lovely Cork accent too

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…Steve……Cillian Murphy is always such a mesmerising actor and tends to dominate the screen but in this film he’s outstanding as the head of a school for delinquent young men…and his character not only struggles with the mental health of those young people but with his own mental health and addictions…Tracy Ullman is superb, as is Emily Watson and Jay Lycurgo as Shy……Cillian Murphy as Steve, though…outstanding…8.5/10…

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Steve - I thought it was a very raw and honest film. I thought the acting was really good, it felt like you were watching a documentary almost. It's different and maybe not everyone's cup of tea but I would give it a 7/10

Nice to hear Cillian with his own lovely Cork accent too

…it took me a while to find my post, I obviously watched it longer ago than I thought…I loved it……someone mentioned it at Christmas when we were away, have you seen Steve…?…then there was around half an hour of…oh yes, I think he went to the beach earlier…oh no, I saw him in the bar…and etc……so when anyone asks me for a movie recommend, I never say …have you seen Steve…?…