Ryan Gosling is also excellent. Citations: Drive, The Place Beyond The Pines, Bladerunner 2049, The Nice Guys, The Big Short.

Digital pricing can be fucking stupid. I wanted Tim Roth's film 'THE WAR ZONE' which Amazon had available to purchase or rent digitally, both of these options were more expensive than having them send a physical DVD to my house.

Watched Paddington 2.

That film is a emotional roller coaster. Extremely funny, and I had tears. Really worth a watch.

maybe because I am just so happy at the mo and was a bit 'ah, beautiful world, look at the art'

Murder on the Orient Express I loved, and for some reason it made me weepy; maybe because I am just so happy at the mo and was a bit 'ah, beautiful world, look at the art' but I think it also was well put together, well acted and it's a great story.

If anyone tells me Political Correctness has "gone mad" in future I think I will force them to watch this.

You just did

Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle Of Death

Has anyone tried some of the Amazon Prime Channels that you can add to your Prime subscription at an additional cost? Seems like a good idea as it gives a little more choice over just Amazon's content. Each one has a 7-day trial, so last week I gave the Full Moon channel a go, which seems to mainly consist of cheesy horror films and soft porn. After watching 'Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle Of Death', the novelty of such a channel wore off, so now I'm giving 'Next Up' a go instead, as that's all stand-up comedy.

Think I might try the ITV Hub one too, just to watch Inspector Morse as I've never seen a full episode.

I finally saw ‘In Bruges’ the other night.

Really, really enjoyed it. Still thinking about it and smirking a couple of days later. Loved how there was care taken with all of the characters, even the minor ones, and nobody was purely good or bad. Lots of callbacks and themes going through it, and genuinely funny moments balanced with a lot of pathos.

9/10, will seek out the director’s new movie, which just garnered a load of Golden Globe award nominations.

Because jokes get better when you explain them, right?

It can only get better when it starts at "not funny". So yes, you can explain it. It's now like i will laugh, but at least i can understand the point of it.

It can only get better when it starts at "not funny". So yes, you can explain it. It's now like i will laugh, but at least i can understand the point of it.

This short film he did is great too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9w9BJXeL4E


Ok I watched mother! And I don't really know how I feel about it. There's some interesting elements in the interplay between the metaphor and the literal, but feels like it's not got much to really say about anything.

I'm not at all surprised mainstream audiences rejected it wholesale. I wonder who's idea it was to give it a wide release and market it like a spooky house horror movie (which it is not at all).

Also Jennifer Lawrence is a pretty bad actor, I have no idea why she's been so successful. Rest of the cast is fantastic though.

I can't decide if it would be a better experience going in blind, or going in aware of the central hook. If you know what the movie is supposed to be, I think you can stop trying to figure it out and just enjoy it more on it's own merits. Figuring it out yourself doesn't actually make it any more meaningful, in my opinion.

Darren Arrenofsky is probably my favourite director, but it's definitely one of his lesser movies.

Darren Arronosky is definitely my favourite director, i even loved Noah (Jennifer Connelly ), which most people didn't, but i hadn't got the time to watch mother! yet.

J.Lawrence is a great actress, she proved many times over (ever watched Winter Bone?). Maybe stardom has spoiled her and she isn't fit to be a A-list actress.

EDIT: In Bruges joke...still not find it funny. It just isn't for me.

Yeah you could be right about just not being right for big blockbusters. Certainly she was better in Winter's Bone than anything else I've seen her in, but she was rubbish in Passengers, and I honestly thought the only reason she continued to be in the Xmen movies was because she signed up to a three movie deal for First Class, but she has reupped to do a fourth movie. I don't even begrudge actors taking work they consider beneath them just for the paycheck, but she is just broadcasting that she doesn't give a shit throughout all the movies. At least be a professional and try to do your best.

Which is your favourite Arronofsky movie? It's The Fountain for me by a healthy margin. Proper masterpiece.

Did she do an awful movie once about a water tower on top of a block of flats? I remember watching it at 4am during a bout of awful insomnia.

Did she do an awful movie once about a water tower on top of a block of flats? I remember watching it at 4am during a bout of awful insomnia.