Discuss and Rate the Last Film You Watched

[Gordon_4]

Black Bag

Second Soderbergh movie I see in theaters this year. Well, it's a better spy thriller than Presence was a horror movie. I'd recommend it to anybody who liked Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. It's a simpler variation of that plot - a dry, George Smiley type (Michael Fassbender) is told to oust a mole and given a list of five suspects, including his wife - and lives on that slick, sexy, jazzy wavelength of smart people politely outsmarting each other.

I’ve seen the trailer for this a few times and I thought it looks pretty good and I love both adaptations of Tinker Tailor so I guess I’m quids in.

 

[thebobmaster]

A ★½ review of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003)

“Remember that "no gun" rule? I reconsidered!” This film did not have the best production process. Firstly, it had less of a budget than the first movie, always a great thing for a sequel that should in theory be trying to be bigger and better. While the director of the first movie, Simon West...

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[Johnny Novgorod]

I’ve seen the trailer for this a few times and I thought it looks pretty good and I love both adaptations of Tinker Tailor so I guess I’m quids in.

It's of course nowhere near the level of either Tinker Tailor and the plot is comparatively less convoluted and with lesser stakes, but Soderbergh always brings this smart, cool, playful energy to everything he does that pairs really, really well with the genre.

Plus you have Pierce Brosnan essentially playing M.

 

[thebobmaster]

A ★★★½ review of April Fool's Day (1986)

“Have a nice party.” “Nice? It’s gotta be better than nice. It has to be bloody unforgettable.” As a fairly low-key production, there isn't a lot to take note of, outside of one interesting fact. One of the actors, Thomas F. Wilson, had a choice between two movies when it came time to picking...

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