Sorry guys only just joined the group this is basically an apology for having to use your mom against an argument I was in but the guy or woman (likely a guy) really was saying stupid things. Obviously like this group for good debates about film and hopefully just a general love of film so yeah sorry for dropping that type of argument much love x

In an era where you can stream and find an endless amount of films from the dawn of cinema to the current day, why does no place have the movie "Henry & June?"

It's starred Fred Ward, Uma Thurmon, and Maria de Madeiros, with Richard E Grant in the cast, as well. I saw it in an art house theatre when it came out in 1990. I'd read Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin and was eager to see it. It was a good film. Yeah, I know it got the first ever NC17 rating under the new system, but A Clockwork Orange was rated X under the old one when it was released and you can find it just about anywhere. And it's not like it was a terrible film. I think it sits around 60% on RT, which isn't awful, considering how affronted people were at the time.

I'll probably just end up buying it, because I do want to see it again. It's just weird that it can't be found streaming anywhere.

It's always mentioned as underrated but it just gets better every watch. Paul bettany is absolutely amazing in it, I've also never seen a war film show actual young kids be involved it just makes it so much more grim. And the only film I can think of from that sort of period that's great apart from Waterloo.

I think Fincher

Often a film student's favourite, I didn't study film but always wished I did. Regardless, it's a great film and well worth your time.

Clayface is the third film in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Universe (DCU). It is a body-horror thriller and origin/villain story about Matt Hagen, a superb, well-known Hollywood actor who's been in many big-screen films and is loved by everyone in the industry. Hagen believes that he is on top of the world, which allows him access to everything and anything he wants due to his stardom; in other words, he is very self-absorbed and arrogant until his ego costs him everything. Let’s just say that after a heavy night of partying and celebrating being nominated for Best Actor, Matt unfortunately undergoes an extreme, brutal makeover that will definitely make spectators' skin crawl since it is just seriously fucking brutal and graphic… It is classic good ol' body horror, and this film has a lot of gory and unique scenes centered on Body Horror that will gross out spectators while being fascinated and entertained at the same time. Horror fans will definitely dig Clayface since it’s not just another comic book spectacle on the big screen. 

Tom Rhys Harries is the main highlight on the big screen. As far as the casting goes, he is Matt Hagen / Clayface; he was the star of this film from start to finish and really hooked us (Myself and Dylan) with his personality, mannerisms, and overall appearance. He definitely has that look of a “pretty face,” and casting him in this role was a good, wise decision by Director James Watkins. Harries does a great job showing two sides of this tragic actor turned villain since we see his rise and fall in a dirty, scummy, mobbed-up industry that Hollywood can definitely be at times; it's show business after all. Dr. Caitlin Bates, played by Naomi Ackie, was okay; the chemistry between her and Matt Hagen did feel forced since she did attempt to try and cure Matt’s disfigurement, and as a result of this, Matt felt more dependent on her since she was viewed as the solution to his problems rather than somebody he actually met and developed genuine chemistry and affection for. Dr. Caitlin Bates' cure really was an addiction that benefited Matt Hagen’s circumstances more than anything else. There are other characters in this film, obviously, but delving into them would more than likely go into spoiler territory, so we will not give anything else away beyond that as far as the cast goes. 

In terms of the special effects, they were pretty damn good. The manifestation, transformation, and just the overall physical and emotional toll that this clay took upon Matt Hagen’s body was very reminiscent of films like The Fly, An American Werewolf in London, John Carpenter’s The Thing, and Videodrome. Of course, Clayface does not surpass those films since those are excellent, beloved classics that relied heavily on practical makeup and special effects and pure horror, but it does a solid enough job. At times during Matt’s rampages, the effects were hard to distinguish from practical and CG at times, but it was pulled off well, to the point where it looked practical; however, that alone does not necessarily impact what we thought of the film. It would’ve been awesome to see more of Clayface on screen in full form wreaking havoc and destruction with Gotham City as his playground, but his appearance was great and reminded us of Clayface from Batman: The Animated Series.

Clayface is a hit on the big screen. It's heavily into Body Horror, which is great for fans of the genre. It has a pretty solid cast, with Tom Rhys Harries at the helm portraying another iconic tragic character/villain that’s not just another iteration of the Joker. It is shot well and gives us a nice little backdrop of Gotham City filled with Easter Eggs and references to this gritty, crime-filled underworld, and has some pretty gnarly special effects makeup, practical CG, or both. It’s better than the box office bombs that were Supergirl and Joker: Folie à Deux 💩. Clayface, as far as DC villain films go, would have to be ranked at number 2, with the first Joker film still at number 1. That’s not saying much since there haven’t been a ton of recent DC-centered films on villains just yet, but Dylan and I definitely would like to see more of them, as we did with Clayface. Clayface gets a solid B. 

What are your opinions? Did dae su forget?

I'm working on something for my film studies class and one of our objectives is to think of our top 5 greatest performances so can I have some recs perchance? :)

Adding - I am adding all of these films to my watchlist

I trust that The Odyssey is in the top 3, but I’ll wait until its on streaming because I have absolutely 0 time to go to the theater

Wildwood released yesterday. And the number of people that I've spoken to - and this is working within creative industries, that have heard *literally* nothing about this film? Despite them putting out a ton of videos of the craft of making it, an exhibition?

But no posters, marketing, friends/colleagues maybe saw a trailer before a movie that they wanted to watch, but just assumed it was 'a kids film', a lot of them thought it was AI or CGI (Which... Honestly is mildly terrifying that we've gotten to the point where people in these kind of roles assume that first and foremost?).

I've seen reviews calling it (in simplified terms) the wests equivalence of Princess Mononoke, nothing below an 8 from both critics and audiences generally?

This *should* be doing numbers?

Unpopular Opinion: I love the 2003 live-action Peter Pan movie way better than the 1953 Disney animated movie!

Who is your favorite movie stealer? A supporting actor who utterly stole the movie from the stars? Tempting to say Gary Sinese in Forrest Gump, but I have to say James Cromwell in Star Trek First Contact. He owned that movie.

Your choice?

All I remember is the sex scene...

She is on her stomach, lover is on top of her. She is saying "I hate you, I hate you" over and over. Her body language doesn't match what she's saying, which is confusing. Then her lover leans close to her ear and says "I love you." She immediately stops saying "I hate you" and starts repeating "I love you." (That's when you realize he's telling her what to say, explaining the discrepancy in the body language.)

What movie is this?

I scrounged up enough coin to test myself to a movie!! I’ve been wanting to see both of these but can’t decide which one is the better option. I’m in the mood for both, and if the showtimes matched up I would go see both. Does anyone think YCSE is a must see in-theater? Or should I go see RE since that might have more of a big screen appeal? Thx ☺️

Welcome back, movie buffs! Sherlock Holmes won our last group handily. Thanks to everyone who voted! Now, please choose your favorite from our next group!

The 1995 movie was my first introduction to the Power Rangers franchise! And while I think the movie is still fun to watch with the whole family, the design for the CGI megazord is laughably weird looking to me now!