Black Adam - The film industry is just utterly broken. If this is all that supposed professionals can do with $200m then we should just give up on film altogether.
On the one hand we have a guy with the literal power of the gods. On the other we have a superhero with the power of, uh, what exactly?, who has been matching him in combat for the best part of an hour. A mortal woman has an artifact they want, but when they go to take it she talks sternly to them and they decide to let her keep it.
Not all but certainly a lot of films with the most production/marketing costs etc tend to fall short as they spend less time on what’s important like putting together a compelling story that actually makes sense and not so much easy to follow but is understandable or portrays some kind of realism and more on what would attract a younger audience to buy a cinema ticket. Directors don’t care if they put out dross so long as it’s a commercial success for them. Actors don’t care if they follow a dross script so long as they receive a cheque of 5…10million in their hands come the end of it.
This is why I tend to gravitate more towards films that fly under the radar and don’t have the marketing behind it.
Not limited to film, by the way.
Watched… The Northman last night
For a Viking related background, thought it was absolutely crap in so many ways
Thought it was excellent…very Die Hard’esque
The director found a way to make it boring.
The Banshees of Inisherin
Brilliant, one of the best films I’ve seen for ages. Beautiful setting, great cast, hilarious dialogue, poignant.
Highly recommended.
Gleeson and Farrell work together brilliantly.
I watched it just because of those two and had no idea about the story.
Recommended 
I thought Gleeson was brilliant in Mr Mercedes…
It is a TV series as opposed to a film but his acting was superb
For those who didnt immediately pick up on it, it’s the reunion of the team that made In Bruges - same writer and director and 2 leads whose relationship drives the film.
Stephen King
Gleeson
The whole thing
McDonaghs can’t make a bad film, I’d watch Everton’s trophy parade if they were the ones directing it.
I didn’t realize before that he was responsible for 3 billboards. That explains the humour in what was otherwise such a dark story.
And why isn’t Sam Rockwell talked about as one of the finest actors of our time, well, everywhere?!
I think it may be because he isnt the “star” in his films? but like actors such as Joe Pantalioni, he is the sort of name i will usually go out of my way to watch - which reminds me i’ve been meaning to see his recent movie on Disney+ (see how they run?)
Yes. He was great in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind too.
I thought I’d absolutely hate him as a person after seeing him in The Green Mile… This is how I rolled back then… He’s an amazing actor, Seven Psychopaths is probably my favourite role of his.
I didn’t even know they did fantasy stuff.
Glass Onion was a lot of fun. If you enjoyed the first one, you’ll probably enjoy this.
I’m know somebody round here who’s going to hate it though.