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I think my favorite moment is when RDJ says something like "They found the head. They put it on ice, and sewed it back on during an unprecedented 3 day operation. Will you use your imagination?"

"Stop calling me Mr. Loman!"

For me, it's because of In and Out, but I do really like Dave.

I've watched it. There wasn't anything complex about the movie, yet Anna managed to make it terrifying. Which, of course, it was in real life, but to transfer that to screen is a different story. I found myself covering my eyes a couple of times and the tension was palpable throughout the movie. She was also able to capture the horror of what happened to these women without getting too graphic. The guy playing Rodney was great at shifting from charming, to creepy, to terrifying, with just a facial expression. The ending seemed to a bit Hollywood for me, so I looked it up and it was mostly true. It really is an unbelievable story. Overall, I'd say it was a strong directorial debut for Anna Kendrick.

I watched this last night and agree with everything you said. There wasn't anything complex about the movie, yet Anna managed to make it terrifying. I had to cover my eyes twice: during the parking lot scene and when he asked the girl to turn her face up to the sun. I thought the actor who played the killer was good, too. The way he was able to turn the charm into anger with just a facial expression? Creepy. I was a little distracted during the scene where the police visited him, so I'm not sure if I missed something. He was going to take pictures of the young man that worked there, but the guy started getting freaked out when he saw the picture of the young girl and even more so when the cops came, so he canceled the shoot. Is that all there was to it? It looked to me like the killer would have killed him if he went through with it. I looked up the real details of what happened and the woman who recognized him was an amalgam representing all the of times that people tried to get the cops to look further into him but were ignored. I thought that was great idea for a character. Overall, I'd say it was a strong directorial debut for Anna Kendrick.

In only in theaters right now.

I saw this yesterday and I liked it, but didn't love it. Like all biopics, it had the usual: Moments exaggerated or made up for dramatic effect. True things that didn't actually happen that night. Things that really happened, but with different people. All of that was to be expected, though. What I did like was how the writer added little things that evoked famous skits that weren't necessarily part of the premiere (Like when one of the characters said "Candygram"). The standout was Dylan O'Brien as Dan Aykroyd, but the others had their moments as well. There were scenes that dragged a little, but overall, it wasn't bad. I did find the final moments of the movie leading up to showtime to be really fun. Knowing what was to come of SNL, I found myself smiling and really happy for them.

This was an interesting movie. I liked it, but I didn't love it. I felt the beginning was a bit slow and a bit of mess, really, but it got much better as it went along. Sebastian Stan was able to capture the essence of Trump, using subtle facial expressions and body language and his pronunciation, without attempting to go all in, which would have surely looked like a caricature. Jeremy Strong was the highlight of the movie, though. His performance as Roy Cohn was really strong. I was really impressed with the way that he was able to garner a little bit of sympathy for this irredeemable person. I'm not sure that I like that the director wanted us to feel that way towards such an awful person, but there was a reason for it: when someone like Roy Cohn realizes that Trump has gone a little too far, even for the likes of him, what does that tell you about the Trump himself? I knew the movie was going to be negative for Trump, but it wasn't as bad as I expected. I suppose that could be because I knew almost everything going in (even the rape). In the end, though, if you are a Trump supporter, you'll think it's all lies and if you are not, then you're going to come out feeling like your thoughts about him and what you've heard about him have been confirmed. I'll be interested to see if it gets any nominations during awards season.

"Shoot the hostage" "Focus, Jack!" "Yeah, it's like driving a really big Pinto" "Take the phone!" "Jesus...what button did you push?" I love the movie. We live in L.A. County and back before it was released, there were always people handing out fliers to get people into review upcoming movies. They usually listed the genre, a brief description and, sometimes, the actors in it. We decided to participate in this one. There were still some effects that weren't finished yet, so you'd see Keanu hanging off the bus in front of a green screen. We liked it from the opening sequence and couldn't wait to see the finished product.

Dolly turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice, too. It was only because the first time, her husband was ill, and the second because it wasn't safe to travel due to covid. She's since said that she'd be reluctant to take it if offered a third time because at that point, she's afraid it would look like a political move on her part (declining 2 offers from Trump, but accepting from another president) and is quoted as saying "I don't work for those awards. It'd be nice, but I'm not sure that I even deserve it. But that's a nice compliment for people to think that I might deserve it."

I decided to go for it and got my ticket for Saturday already.

I did, too. I loved that no questions were off limits because I know there are a lot of people, even those who are allies of the LGBTQ+ communities, who still have questions that they are afraid to ask. What struck me on a personal level, was when he was talking about first getting into sports to appear more manly. My favorite uncle was gay and tried for decades to hide it and even spent time trying to change. My mom told me at one point that he and his oldest son struggled a lot when his son was young because he kept pushing things on him like sports and asking girls out. During that time, it was thought that being gay was more about nurture than nature, and since my uncle, being the only son, was treated very much like a girl, he thought that treating his son more like a "man" would keep him from a difficult life like he'd been living. Once my uncle came out, though, and after some therapy for him and his kids, he and his son became close. This was the difficulty of someone that age being gay--I can't even imagine how frightening it must be to finally come out as transgender and to start transitioning.

Yeah, we watched part II last night and I had to avert my eyes a couple of times. It was still manageable for me, though. I guess that, as convoluted as the schemes are, the twist endings are enough to keep you wanting to see the next one. In each of the first two so far, I knew something was up with one of the characters, but was way off on what I thought it was.

So, this surprised the hell out of me. My son asked me the other day if I would consider watching the Saw movies. I told him that I wasn't sure because I heard that they were torture porn, plus, I was worried that they'd have jump scares like many horror films. When I mentioned it to my husband, he said that neither the violence or the jump scares are that bad in the first one. So, last night, I told my son I'd watch it under the condition that if at any time I couldn't handle it, I was out. Not only did I make it through the whole thing, but I kind of liked it. The plot was ridiculous and the acting wasn't great at times, but, in comparison to other horror films that I've seen (which isn't a lot, to be honest), I thought it was a little more clever. I don't know that I'll make it through the whole franchise because I hear that at least real torture porn does come into play eventually, but I can see trying at least another one or two.

Oh, I didn't mean to make it sound like he was to blame! I just think that he realized after the fact that being silly in that situation wasn't exactly the best choice.

Me, too. And I think Will learned a hard lesson there. He was in Texas, being playful, wearing that costume, and announcing her as if his playfulness and his name would make it easier. His tears when talking about it were telling. I don't know what he was thinking-that was a dangerous situation for both of them, but especially Harper. I think it hit him at that moment they were talking about it.

I was just coming here to mention Will and Harper. I thought it was great. Poignant, sad, eye opening, loving, frustrating.... It's a really good (and important) movie.

I love the trailer and hope the movie is as good as it looks.

I tried watching The Instigators on Apple+ TV and had to turn it off part way through. I like Matt Damon and have seen Casey Affleck do some good work, but I feel like they were miscast here. But, in all honesty, from what I did watch, I don't know who could have salvaged the script. It's possible that I gave up too soon, but there was nothing happening, nor was there a character, that made me want to push through it so see how it turned out.

I'm so torn. I hate the guy, but I love Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong and Biopics are one of my favorite genres. I'm leaning towards seeing it, but it may be tough to get through.

Jon Bon Jovi talks a woman off of the edge of a bridge.

The Empire State Building last night.

I forgot I watched Drive with Ryan Gosling this past week, too. The fact that I forgot pretty much says it all. Omg....how boring.

I watched A Time To Kill last night for the first time in years. Why Matthew McConoughey wasn't get nominated for an Oscar based on the final summation scene alone is beyond me.

For Hollywood, it's pretty mild, too. I mean, just from the 80s-early 90s alone, we had to deal with some serious reports about Drew Barrymore, Robert Downey, Jr. and River Phoenix (that one hit hard). There are probably a couple more, too, that I can't remember right now.