Movies

[The Sybian]

That new Robbie Williams biopic looks… bananas

I get this joke.

Very positive review!

https://www.cgmagonline.com/review/movi ... an-review/

Well that was a fun path… Brits are really angry that Americans don’t know who Robbie Williams is. I’ve know the name for a long time, mainly because he performs at soccer events. I vaguely remember him having a hit song in the US, but listening to a few minutes of his biggest songs, nothing sounds familiar. Whenever I hear about him, I always assumed he was more of a joke, but apparently he’s been Taylor Swift throughout most of the world for 30 years.

[Nonlinear FC]

Yeah, I've known the name for a long time, but like you have never sought it out and couldn't likely pick it out if it came on.

It reminds me of Russell Peters, an international star in stand-up comedy who most Americans hadn't heard of until he did a Netflix or HBO set 5 or 6 years ago. I suspect he's still relatively unknown in America, special or not.

[A_B]

Peters shows up in my Sirius Comedy apps pretty regular. Enough that I know who he is, but yeah, Im in a specific lane there.

[Nonlinear FC]

Peters 15 years ago is probably a better comp. He's gotten around to the US plenty at this point.

I remember him being on a podcast way back in the day. The entire point of the interview was that the guy was (is) massively successful, and no one in the States had heard of him.

[The Sybian]

Peters 15 years ago is probably a better comp. He's gotten around to the US plenty at this point.

I remember him being on a podcast way back in the day. The entire point of the interview was that the guy was (is) massively successful, and no one in the States had heard of him.

Safe here. I’ve heard him on several comedians’ podcasts, and they all consider him one of, if not the biggest act in the world. Seems like a really nice guy, but what I’ve heard of his standup seems very bland.

[Nonlinear FC]

(Violently resisting the use of a certain slang term.)

Yeah, that's my exposure to him, as well. (whew.) I think thing about his comedy is that he does world tours and to keep his sets relatable and translatable, he might take a more down-the-middle approach. Maybe?

Jo Koy does some incredible stuff about various Asian cultures (similarities between Mexicans and Filipinos almost gave me a heart attack), but a lot of the white folks probably didn't understand a bunch of that.

I've seen Andrew Schulz be edgy in front of people of just about any ethnicity. The dude does his homework and goes in hard, no matter what country he's in.

[Johnnie]

That new Mark Wahlberg movie Flight Risk looks like straight up dogwater. Holy shit.

[brian]

Is a shitty Wahlberg movie some kind of a surprise? I can’t even remember the last good movie he was in.

(Or do you mean on a relativistic scale?)

[brian]

Looking at his filmography (and I obviously get many might disagree) but his last decent movie looks like The Other Guys (2010).

[Johnnie]

No, it's not a surprise. I just mean that when I see the previews and his self-induced male pattern baldness for whatever the hell that plot was I'm just like "Holy shit, that looks way worse than normal."

(Just looking at his IMDb, it's gotta be The Departed?)

Edit:

Oh yea. That was good too.

[rass]

That new Mark Wahlberg movie Flight Risk looks like straight up dogwater. Holy shit.

But from the director of Braveheart, Hacksaw Ridge, and Apocolypto!

They really are pushing it, even on the national radio broadcasts over the weekend.

[Johnnie]

That new Mark Wahlberg movie Flight Risk looks like straight up dogwater. Holy shit.

But from the director of Braveheart, Hacksaw Ridge, and Apocolypto!

They really are pushing it, even on the national radio broadcasts over the weekend.

The tagline for the movie is fucking killing me.

[Nonlinear FC]

Directed by... Mel Gibson!
Written by... A Jewish Guy!!

The only trailer I saw was unhinged. I had no idea what the fuck was going on by the end of it.

[A_B]

Directed by... Mel Gibson!
Written by... A Jewish Guy!!

The only trailer I saw was unhinged. I had no idea what the fuck was going on by the end of it.

And they've cropped his terrible haircut/balding/baldcap/whatever in the poster. Because he looks so ridiculous people would avoid it on that alone.

Y'all know what I'm talking about.

And damned if he isn't a couple of photoshop filters from being ready to star in a Mike Tyson Biopic.

[Nonlinear FC]

Directed by... Mel Gibson!
Written by... A Jewish Guy!!

The only trailer I saw was unhinged. I had no idea what the fuck was going on by the end of it.

And they've cropped his terrible haircut/balding/baldcap/whatever in the poster. Because he looks so ridiculous people would avoid it on that alone.

Y'all know what I'm talking about.

And damned if he isn't a couple of photoshop filters from being ready to star in a Mike Tyson Biopic.

That hair was part of what had me bewildered, for sure.

[Johnnie]

Directed by... Mel Gibson!
Written by... A Jewish Guy!!

The only trailer I saw was unhinged. I had no idea what the fuck was going on by the end of it.

And they've cropped his terrible haircut/balding/baldcap/whatever in the poster. Because he looks so ridiculous people would avoid it on that alone.

Y'all know what I'm talking about.

And damned if he isn't a couple of photoshop filters from being ready to star in a Mike Tyson Biopic.

Haircut:

[garyclark]

No, it's not a surprise. I just mean that when I see the previews and his self-induced male pattern baldness for whatever the hell that plot was I'm just like "Holy shit, that looks way worse than normal."

(Just looking at his IMDb, it's gotta be The Departed?)

Edit:

Oh yea. That was good too.

I just looked at his page, and I think the last movie of his I have seen that he was in is 2 Guns. From 2013. That seems crazy.

[DaveInSeattle]

For some reason, over the last few days I've watched the Gerry Butler/50 Cent vehicle "Den Of Thieves". Pretty silly standard bank robbery movie, but good for what it is.

But I wish someone could explain to me the heist plan.

[+] spoiler

And there's no way the Fed Reserve Bank, with all that security, is letting a door dash guy deliver stuff to the cafeteria.

[Nonlinear FC]

You got caught up in the overall push for Den of Thieves 2.

[Giff]

Shea Serrano really has me wanting to watch a bunch of movies that I just dismissed for whatever reason, Den of Thieves among them.

[Nonlinear FC]

Shea Serrano really has me wanting to watch a bunch of movies that I just dismissed for whatever reason, Den of Thieves among them.

The Ringer crew loves Den of Thieves.




I'm finding it really hard not to say samesies.

[rass]

Haha, I just finally watched it over the weekend, too.

[DSafetyGuy]

You got caught up in the overall push for Den of Thieves 2.

Pantera!

[The Sybian]

I've actually watched a more recent Wahlberg movie than y'all! 2018's Instant Family. A nice, feel good family comedy. Nothing great, but a good one to watch with my wife and kids when they were younger.

[Shirley]

Uncharted was decent. Mile 22 was also decent. And I admit I enjoyed both Ted and Ted 2. Wahlberg's had a pretty amazing career for someone who isn't that great of an actor, isn't that handsome, and isn't that charismatic. He scores above average on all, but doesn't really excel at anything other than playing a Boston guy.

[mister d]

If you told me that the whole "CIA creates celebrities" thing is real and made me quickly guess 10 names, he'd be in the first 5.

[The Sybian]

Uncharted was decent. Mile 22 was also decent. And I admit I enjoyed both Ted and Ted 2. Wahlberg's had a pretty amazing career for someone who isn't that great of an actor, isn't that handsome, and isn't that charismatic. He scores above average on all, but doesn't really excel at anything other than playing a Boston guy.

Yeah, he nailed dumb Boston guy in Ted.

Wahlberg is the Temu Matt Damon, as the kids would say.

[DaveInSeattle]

Rather than watch the ongoing Horror Show this morning, I watched "Twisters" instead. Perfectly cromulent movie. Glen Powell has got charisma oozing out of him. Completely predictable though.

And Daisy Edgar-Jones looks like she is 15.

[sancarlos]

You guys may not give a shit about this sort of thing, but sometimes it’s fun to attend film festivals, especially on opening night.

This past couple days, my wife and I attended the first four films of the annual San Francisco/Oakland “Noir City” Film Noir film festival, featuring introductions and comments by Turner Classic Movies hosts Eddie Muller and Alicia Malone.

Saw two excellent classic films, The Narrow Margin and Kiss of Death (featuring one of films’ most evil bad guys, Tommy Udo, played by Richard Widmark in his film debut). And, two entertaining but silly noirs, Hell’s Half Acre and The Sleeping City.

[P.D.X.]

Came across The Promised Land on Hoopla. Highly recommended.

[rass]

Great article on Netflix and what they have done to the movie industry (h/t David Roth on Bluesky).

The reporter was the guest on Defector's Distraction podcast this week (which I haven't listened to yet because my body is breaking down and my running routine is all effed).

[A_B]

A Real Pain on Hulu (Eisenberg, Culkin) was fine. The rare occasion where I think 15 minutes more might have added a lot to the movie.

[The Sybian]

A Real Pain on Hulu (Eisenberg, Culkin) was fine. The rare occasion where I think 15 minutes more might have added a lot to the movie.

Yeah, I wanted to like it more, but it did have its moments. Culkin is fantastic playing a self absorbed man-child. Jennifer Gray looks better at 61 than she did in Dirty Dancing. But there was one scene that really hit me on a personal level. In trying to make Culkin's character seem as pathetic as possible, they throw in that he lives in Binghamton (my hometown). At a deep point in the movie they had a discussion that rang true for me, but pulled me out of the story, when Culkin complains that Eisenberg never visits him, and he said, "why would I? You live in Binghamton, I live in NYC." That's a conversation I've had with friends still living in Binghamton.

[A_B]

"You live in Binghamton, I live in North Orange" doesn't have the same panache.

[Nonlinear FC]

For a weekend night movie to watch at home, I thought it was a very good movie.

I listened to an interview with Culkin (Conan) and his interaction with Eisenberg, who directed the movie, made me enjoy the movie that much more. Two very different methods of acting/directing... Though Culkin said he never wants to direct, he sure has a specific way of moving through his scenes.

[The Sybian]

"You live in Binghamton, I live in North Orange" doesn't have the same panache.

Ha, good reference. I was living in Manhattan at the time of those conversations. I would never refer to NJ as a place anyone needs to visit.

[rass]

I think I have a late-blooming crush on Reese Witherspoon.

[wlu_lax6]

Watched hundreds of beavers tonight (Amazon prime). My son loved it was good but not the film of the year.

[P.D.X.]

Hell yeah. The horse kills me.

[The Sybian]

Watched hundreds of beavers tonight (Amazon prime). My son loved it was good but not the film of the year.

WTF, is this trailer what the movie is like? Also, I’m sure someone made a parody porno with the same name.