Last Movie You Watched

[milk]

A rewatch

[aligreto]

The Imitation Game





This is a very interesting take on the breaking of the Enigma Code during WWII. It is well worth a watch.

[SonicMan46]

The Imitation Game

 

This is a very interesting take on the breaking of the Enigma Code during WWII. It is well worth a watch.

We enjoyed the film also - but a sad ending to his life governed by the laws related to homosexuality at the times - story HERE for those interested.  Dave

[SonicMan46]

Any fans of the Douglas Sirk films from the 1950s? I own the 3 below - the Magnificent Obsession BD just released and purchased; All That Heaven Allows is also a blu-ray option; Written in the Wind is DVD only at the moment, all available from Criterion.  Wife never watches these '50s Soaps' w/ me but I enjoy - the weakest in my mind is 'Obsession', i.e. story line seems preposterous but Hudson & Wyman are believable; in fact, Hudson was a 'natural' for these roles as I've watched them over the decades - 'Obsession' also comes w/ a restored DVD of the 1935 film of the same title (and much of the plot reused) w/ Robert Taylor and Irene Dunne.  For those interested, see this review rating Sirk's top five movies, 'Obsession' is number 5, while the others come in at one and two.  Dave

   

[pjme]

(Feminist) Melodrama set in 18th century Brittany - two women fall in love...: Portrait de jeune fille en feu.



Beautifully filmed, initially intriguing...this film left me absolutely cold. Extremely slow. Celine Sciamma seems to avoid action....
But the scenery (rocks, sea, sparsely decorated - minimalist - interiors ) is impressive and the often very short dialogues work well.

[André]

We enjoyed the film also - but a sad ending to his life governed by the laws related to homosexuality at the times - story HERE for those interested.  Dave

I've read two biographies. The man was a freakin' genius. The math wizz persona is only one facet of him. After the war he remained involved in code-breaking but had more fun developing programs for the first computer. His work in artificial intelligence (the term didn't exist back then) was seminal. The commonly used internet CAPTCHA is an application of the Turing Test he developed while in Manchester.  That didn't keep him from dabbling in chemistry and biology. His paper The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis (1952) spawned a whole array of applications in botanics, biology, geography, where 'Turing patterns' are now commonly studied. He died almost in anonymity at age 41 (1954). In the past 20 years the scientific community has fallen over itself honouring his name with colleges, buildings, lecture halls, awards etc. The new 50£ bank note features him (and his work in filigree).

[Ken B]

I've read two biographies. The man was a freakin' genius. The math wizz persona is only one facet of him. After the war he remained involved in code-breaking but had more fun developing programs for the first computer. His work in artificial intelligence (the term didn't exist back then) was seminal. The commonly used internet CAPTCHA is an application of the Turing Test he developed while in Manchester.  That didn't keep him from dabbling in chemistry and biology. His paper The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis (1952) spawned a whole array of applications in botanics, biology, geography, where 'Turing patterns' are now commonly studied. He died almost in anonymity at age 41 (1954). In the past 20 years the scientific community has fallen over itself honouring his name with colleges, buildings, lecture halls, awards etc. The new 50£ bank note features him (and his work in filigree).

Worth noting. He did not know Cairncross was a traitor and cover up for him. That was dramatic license.

[aligreto]

Absolute Power





This is a tale of theft, murder, deceit and retribution. It is well worth a watch.

[Karl Henning]

Stardust Memories

[Karl Henning]

Shadows and Fog

[Todd]

Terminator: Dark Fate.  James Cameron and his current hot property director neatly dispatch with the last three Terminator movies in the first three or so minutes and then deliver a Grrrl Power remake of Terminator 2: Judgment Day.  It's modestly entertaining with now run of the mill effects.  Arnie proves once again that humor is one of his strengths in his very secondary role.  The movie didn't need to be made and the franchise is twenty-eight years past its formidable action movie peak.

[aligreto]

T2 Trainspotting





Revisited this one after quite some time and still enjoyed it.

[AlberichUndHagen]

Not ashamed to admit that I really like this one. It may not be a masterpiece like 2001 but it was highly entertaining (although one could argue that these kind of movies should not be entertaining).

[aligreto]

Not ashamed to admit that I really like this one. It may not be a masterpiece like 2001 but it was highly entertaining (although one could argue that these kind of movies should not be entertaining).

I also like that one a lot.

[aligreto]

Little Man Tate





An engrossing and engaging tale that is well told.

[Karl Henning]

Last night: Spaceballs. Just had to.

[Ken B]

Last night: Spaceballs. Just had to.

The Jessica Yaniv version?

https://nationalpost.com/news/trans-activist-jessica-yaniv-filed-genital-wax-complaints-as-means-of-extortion-rights-tribunal-rules

[aligreto]

Deadly Shores





Missable

[SonicMan46]

Little Man Tate



An engrossing and engaging tale that is well told.

One of a small handful of films that my wife & I watch over again together, but has been a while - Dave

[aligreto]

Mechanic: Resurrection





I was in the mood for an action thriller. I had seen it before and I like Jason Statham so I knew what I was in for.