Films you've seen recently and would recommend WITH reservations

[mixed_biscuits]

Being a certain race or class doesn't guarantee knowing that much about the range of experiences involved. Also some combinations of race, class and situation are quite rare so they might never be described if it weren't for others researching/imagining outside their own domain.

Also, things like Zadie Smith's fantastic White Teeth would never be attempted.

That said, when I read even journalistic accounts of scenes in which I've been involved I often find them quite off the mark in many respects. Hence the adage 'write from what you know'.

 

[version]

I've never been compared to Orson Welles (having been compared to numerous actors—Jack Black being the obvious one)

but now I'm seeing it, there are definite similarities

the slightly upturned pig nose, the knotted brow, the fleshy underlip that begs to be kissed

 

[Corpsey]

Summary: Two speed alpinists compete to climb gigantic mountains fastest, egged on by a growing media circus (i guess this sort of thing is big news in Switzerland)

Reservations because 1) it's another one of those "climber/alpinist driven to extremes by their obsession, will tragedy ensure?" films 2) i've read some comments suggesting the doc is biased in favour of one of the alpinists...

But—absolutely amazing footage of absolutely unbelievable athletic feats (Standard) and (not so standard) an examination of how money/fame can force people into risking absolutely everything (their reputations and lives, e.g.)

Also has one of those classic (perhaps journalistically conjured) rivalries between the obsessive hard working guy and the haribo-scoffing dude man.

 

[WashYourHands]

Summary: Two speed alpinists compete to climb gigantic mountains fastest, egged on by a growing media circus (i guess this sort of thing is big news in Switzerland)

Reservations because 1) it's another one of those "climber/alpinist driven to extremes by their obsession, will tragedy ensure?" films 2) i've read some comments suggesting the doc is biased in favour of one of the alpinists...

But—absolutely amazing footage of absolutely unbelievable athletic feats (Standard) and (not so standard) an examination of how money/fame can force people into risking absolutely everything (their reputations and lives, e.g.)

Also has one of those classic (perhaps journalistically conjured) rivalries between the obsessive hard working guy and the haribo-scoffing dude man.

seen this?

The Alpinist (2021) ⭐ 7.9 | Documentary

1h 32m | 12A

www.imdb.com

similar - matches it for mid-climb videos of panoramic vistas but, climb by climb, increasingly difficult routes are undertaken all while a film crew attempt to keep up with a lad who seems born to ascend summits

a raft of mountaineering greats spill in as talking faces but the grit of the film exists in its remote locations and routes which require a myriad of climbing techniques

genuinely surreal levels of attainment (summiting) through to relationships, motivation, unforgettable views and cosmic indifference at the finale

 

[version]

Summary: Two speed alpinists compete to climb gigantic mountains fastest, egged on by a growing media circus (i guess this sort of thing is big news in Switzerland)

Reservations because 1) it's another one of those "climber/alpinist driven to extremes by their obsession, will tragedy ensure?" films 2) i've read some comments suggesting the doc is biased in favour of one of the alpinists...

But—absolutely amazing footage of absolutely unbelievable athletic feats (Standard) and (not so standard) an examination of how money/fame can force people into risking absolutely everything (their reputations and lives, e.g.)

Also has one of those classic (perhaps journalistically conjured) rivalries between the obsessive hard working guy and the haribo-scoffing dude man.

Bloke in the thumbnail looks like someone face swapped Mick Lynch and Lampard.

 

[DLaurent]

Highly Dangerous. A British spy film. I don't really do old British films, finding them a bit uptight, but this one was watchable. Some nice sequences and a good tension. I'm going to try a few different Margaret Lockwood films.

 

[sufi]

showing up
nicely made but a boring film about a miseryguts

 

[Clinamenic]

showing up
nicely made but a boring film about a miseryguts

Loved this one.

 

[sufi]

the killer
nicely made but a boring film about a miseryguts

 

[sufi]

Loved this one.

it was a bit slow for me and i found the main character just too self-indulgent to empathise but i can see what's to like

 

[DLaurent]

To Catch a Thief

Was chatting about Hitchcock and my mate told me I'd missed this one. I thought it was alright but not top tier Hitchcock.

 

[luka]

have you seen this its got the actor from rise of the footsolider in it so it could be good?

Watch Muscle - BFI Player

A directionless call centre salesman gets more than he bargained for when he joins a local gym, in Gerard Johnson's stunning dissection of masculinity.

player.bfi.org.uk

 

[rubberdingyrapids]

Brilliant film.