Beautiful cinematography, great soundtrack and great acting. Overall its decent but nowhere near the top echelon of PTA's films.
Looking forward to seeing "One Battle After Another" next week.
My PTA film rankings (the ones I've watched so far):
1) Phantom Thread (Interchangeable with 2)
2) Inherent Vice (Interchangeable with 1)
3) Boogie Nights
4) There will be Blood
5) The Master
6) Licorice Pizza
Beautiful cinematography, great soundtrack and great acting. Overall its decent but nowhere near the top echelon of PTA's films.
Looking forward to seeing "One Battle After Another" next week.
My PTA film rankings (the ones I've watched so far):
1) Phantom Thread (Interchangeable with 2
2) Inherent Vice (Interchangeable with 1)
3) Boogie Nights
4) There will be Blood
5) The Master
6) Licorice Pizza
It was a touching story of a retired professional bull rider coming out of retirement to enter a rising stars vs legends tournament for money to help pay for surgery for his grandson. Tugged at the heartstrings a bit - 3/5
I also watched the Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle movie today. And yeah, it was loooong. It's over 30 minutes longer than Mugen Train.
Story SPOILERS and thoughts below...
RIP best girl. :( She was impressive in her final move, especially considering she was already well past her limits. It was very touching when Zenitsu's regrets and resolution finally culminated in momentarily seeing his late gramps-sensei in the afterlife, giving him the closure he needed. While Akaza's flashback is my top favorite in the manga, I admittedly felt fatigued by the time we finally reached it in the movie. Again, this was a long one. I guess the length is my only complaint. Giyu's initial unlocking of his Demon Slayer Mark, along with the accompanying epic OST, was the most hype scene for me. It's kind of a shame that he was paired with Tanjiro, though. Of course the MC would end up stealing most of the spotlight. The Transparent World is a fire concept. Fantastic movie, but it's the next part I've always been most looking forward to.
Bro, I saw so many shipping things on instagram with the saja boys and huntrix,
didn't know all the demons were just gonna die at the end, even tho they're obviously gonna come back due to the cat and pigeon still being alive, well I hope cause I almost cried during jinu's death.
Overall score 9/10
Hated soda pop, most of facial expressions were annoying, but most of the songs were bangers. My only criticism was how much focus rumi and jinu got compared to everyone else, but I understand that the other saja boys were just random demons created for Jinu's plan. Even tho habing more focus on Mira and Zoe and their dynamic without rumo would've been cool, maybe have a duo song between them while rumi is having a break down then Mira and Zoe perform their own song instead of the awful golden attempt
Amazing thriller with beautiful and hauting music by Howard Shore, especially during the confrontation with Buffalo Bill and final scene where Hannibal calls Clarice.
Jodie Foster is wonderful as Clarice Sterling, a newbie but also really strong and smart woman still easy to sympathize and root for, showing moments of vulnerabilities but always bouncing back.
Ted Levine is amazingly creepy and terrifying as Buffalo Bill, the serial killer who abducts and kills women for their skins, but still shows genuine love for his dog and that he's not without a small measure of empathy and guilt. It's a shame Levine's career suffered from being unable of escaping the shadow of this character.
And of course the true star of the movie is Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter, the cannibal psychatrist who can read you just with a look and can smell which perfurmes you use, whose culture, intelligence and charisma make him impossible to hate despite his monstruous actions. One of the best performances and movie antagonists of all time.
I watched that new A Big Bold Beautiful Journey with Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell in it. Unfortunately got jumpscared by the obnoxious, repulsive, narcissistic, unfunny, untalented etc Phoebe Waller-Bridge but it was countered somewhat by also the lovely Lily Rabe appearing surprisingly as Margot's mom in the movie.
I had a gut feeling the movie would be great like The Roses and I was glad to be right again. WAY better than what the reviews said about it, I loved the humour, it had REAL heart in it despite the completely slanderous, dishonest, shameless reviews on it and it was lambasted for no good reasons at all, maybe the critics weren't bribed enough or at all or something?
A lovely, very relatable and emotionally powerful movie. I loved the directing of it, the cinematogtaphy, the style of it, its conceptually a fantastic film and executed extremely well with real authentic, empathic, relatable emotions and thus unashamed, unapologetic raw human spirit and regrets in it.
This film hit hard emotionally and on an extremely personal level for me and for anyone who foolishly claims otherwise, they have something seriously wrong with them or are deeper than the Mariana Trench in fucking denial and delusion. And their attitude is just as abyss-mal as it too.
I watched that new A Big Bold Beautiful Journey with Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell in it. Unfortunately got jumpscared by the obnoxious, repulsive, narcissistic, unfunny, untalented etc Phoebe Waller-Bridge but it was countered somewhat by also the lovely Lily Rabe appearing surprisingly as Margot's mom in the movie.
I had a gut feeling the movie would be great like The Roses and I was glad to be right again. WAY better than what the reviews said about it, I loved the humour, it had REAL heart in it despite the completely slanderous, dishonest, shameless reviews on it and it was lambasted for no good reasons at all, maybe the critics weren't bribed enough or at all or something?
A lovely, very relatable and emotionally powerful movie. I loved the directing of it, the cinematogtaphy, the style of it, its conceptually a fantastic film and executed extremely well with real authentic, empathic, relatable emotions and thus unashamed, unapologetic raw human spirit and regrets in it.
This film hit hard emotionally and on an extremely personal level for me and for anyone who foolishly claims otherwise, they have something seriously wrong with them or are deeper than the Mariana Trench in fucking denial and delusion. And their attitude is just as abyss-mal as it too.
She had negative charisma in it and all her Indie-isms looked so forced. I'd have taken Shia in her place any day of the week instead of a tryhard Indie female reskin.
Sorry for the vent, I enjoyed the old movies a lot
She also literally killed off James Bond and now she's working on Tomb Raider for Amazon! Isn't it "GREAT"?!
To summarise whats so awful about her too:
Fleabag = Self-Insert:
Her most famous creation is basically herself—a selfish, sex-obsessed, emotionally destructive woman. The audience is meant to cheer every lie, cheat, and tantrum as “brilliant commentary.” Fleabag is Waller-Bridge flexing her personal chaos as high art, complete with ironic quips and manic self-awareness.
Privileged Background & Cliché Surname:
Coming from elite London circles, her struggles read like a billionaire whining about slightly cramped yachts. Her very name, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, screams upper-class cliché—the kind of double-barrelled surname that signals privilege before she opens her mouth. Fleabag’s chaos is rich-girl flexing disguised as edgy storytelling.
Nepotism:
She didn’t climb the ladder from obscurity; connections, elite schooling, and a networked background smoothed every step of her rise. Her career often feels pre-packaged, as if talent mattered less than the right surname at the right dinner party.
Killed James Bond (Spiritually, Mentally, and Literally):
In No Time to Die, she didn’t just rewrite Bond—she annihilated him. Stripped of his suave, cold charm, he emerges as a parody of himself: insecure, overthinking, emotionally tortured. Waller-Bridge then literally killed him off in the story, leaving fans mourning not just the character they loved but the franchise’s very soul. It’s a masterclass in destroying an icon with both cleverness and cruelty.
Tomb Raider Incoming Disaster:
She’s poised to ruin Lara Croft, producing a version even worse than the Netflix iteration. Therapy-addicted, self-reflective, cocktail-in-hand Lara will likely become a snarky, self-aware caricature. Waller-Bridge’s signature humor and self-insertion will overshadow actual adventure, turning an action hero into a walking monologue.
Big Bold Beautiful Journey:
Attempted a German accent so jarring it borders on xenophobic, with a sanctimonious, elitist delivery. The performance makes the film about her cleverness rather than the story. Forced quirks and over-the-top antics leave viewers groaning instead of engaged.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s latest performance in A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is a masterclass in self-indulgence and cultural tone-deafness. In a film that attempts to blend whimsical fantasy with emotional depth, Waller-Bridge's portrayal of a car rental agent adopts a German accent so jarring it borders on offensive. Critics have described it as "the worst German accent I've ever heard," with one reviewer likening it to a "Sprockets"-level caricature. Her delivery, punctuated with forced expletives, comes off as an obnoxious attempt at quirkiness rather than genuine character work
Selective “Woke” and Feminist:
Fleabag is framed as a cutting social critique, yet it centers almost entirely on a white, privileged London echo chamber. Waller-Bridge elevates her own cleverness above everyone else, and her feminism often feels performative, self-serving, and tailored to her own brand.
Pattern of Ruining Icons:
Whether it’s Bond, Tomb Raider, or foreign accents, Waller-Bridge has a habit of destroying beloved icons. Her work prioritizes egotistical, elitisst, self-insertion over substance and respect for source material. Double-barrelled privilege plus manic chaos is now her signature brand, leaving fans to mourn every character she touches.
She also literally killed off James Bond and now she's working on Tomb Raider for Amazon! Isn't it "GREAT"?!
To summarise whats so awful about her too:
Fleabag = Self-Insert:
Her most famous creation is basically herself—a selfish, sex-obsessed, emotionally destructive woman. The audience is meant to cheer every lie, cheat, and tantrum as “brilliant commentary.” Fleabag is Waller-Bridge flexing her personal chaos as high art, complete with ironic quips and manic self-awareness.
Privileged Background & Cliché Surname:
Coming from elite London circles, her struggles read like a billionaire whining about slightly cramped yachts. Her very name, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, screams upper-class cliché—the kind of double-barrelled surname that signals privilege before she opens her mouth. Fleabag’s chaos is rich-girl flexing disguised as edgy storytelling.
Nepotism:
She didn’t climb the ladder from obscurity; connections, elite schooling, and a networked background smoothed every step of her rise. Her career often feels pre-packaged, as if talent mattered less than the right surname at the right dinner party.
Killed James Bond (Spiritually, Mentally, and Literally):
In No Time to Die, she didn’t just rewrite Bond—she annihilated him. Stripped of his suave, cold charm, he emerges as a parody of himself: insecure, overthinking, emotionally tortured. Waller-Bridge then literally killed him off in the story, leaving fans mourning not just the character they loved but the franchise’s very soul. It’s a masterclass in destroying an icon with both cleverness and cruelty.
Tomb Raider Incoming Disaster:
She’s poised to ruin Lara Croft, producing a version even worse than the Netflix iteration. Therapy-addicted, self-reflective, cocktail-in-hand Lara will likely become a snarky, self-aware caricature. Waller-Bridge’s signature humor and self-insertion will overshadow actual adventure, turning an action hero into a walking monologue.
Big Bold Beautiful Journey:
Attempted a German accent so jarring it borders on xenophobic, with a sanctimonious, elitist delivery. The performance makes the film about her cleverness rather than the story. Forced quirks and over-the-top antics leave viewers groaning instead of engaged.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s latest performance in A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is a masterclass in self-indulgence and cultural tone-deafness. In a film that attempts to blend whimsical fantasy with emotional depth, Waller-Bridge's portrayal of a car rental agent adopts a German accent so jarring it borders on offensive. Critics have described it as "the worst German accent I've ever heard," with one reviewer likening it to a "Sprockets"-level caricature. Her delivery, punctuated with forced expletives, comes off as an obnoxious attempt at quirkiness rather than genuine character work
Selective “Woke” and Feminist:
Fleabag is framed as a cutting social critique, yet it centers almost entirely on a white, privileged London echo chamber. Waller-Bridge elevates her own cleverness above everyone else, and her feminism often feels performative, self-serving, and tailored to her own brand.
Pattern of Ruining Icons:
Whether it’s Bond, Tomb Raider, or foreign accents, Waller-Bridge has a habit of destroying beloved icons. Her work prioritizes egotistical, elitisst, self-insertion over substance and respect for source material. Double-barrelled privilege plus manic chaos is now her signature brand, leaving fans to mourn every character she touches.
I've tried Fleabag after hearing so many women saying "why do men don't like fleabag ?". I couldn't believe the trash I had tried to watch by my naive curiosity and open-mindedness. I stopped with the pilote.
I've tried Fleabag after hearing so many women saying "why do men don't like fleabag ?". I couldn't believe the trash I had tried to watch by my naive curiosity and open-mindedness. I stopped with the pilote.
LMAOOOOO, that's too funny oh man. I feel sorry for you for having endured that utter self fellating shite and tripe. Makes me think of that absolutely war crime of a series, a crime against humanity Velma series or Amy Schumer (more like shootme) or whatever.
Scumbag would be a far more accurate name or douchebag at minimum.
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I finally got around to seeing Laika's The Missing Link, and honestly, it was a perfectly charming, feel-good movie. While it might not be as heavy or as wild as their masterpieces—I'll always rank Kubo (for the epic scale abd heartfelt, beautiful, brutal tragedy) and Coraline (for the lovely yet horrifying and imaginative strangeness) a bit higher—it's a really solid, beautifully made film that’s totally worth your time.
The animation is, as always with Laika, absolutely stunning. The level of artistry is ridiculous, but it truly peaks when the trio reaches the Himalayas; the scenes around Shangri-La are just breathtakingly beautiful. The snow, the scale of the mountains, and that secret valley are rendered in such meticulous stop-motion detail, making it a feast for the eyes and a testament to the animators’ incredible skill.
Beyond the visuals, the writing and character development really impressed me and kept the whole thing moving. The main trio of Sir Lionel Frost, Mr. Link, and Adelina Fortnight, voiced perfectly by Hugh Jackman, Zach Galifianakis, and Zoe Saldaña, were just fantastic together.
The script is clever with some fun, quick-witted dialogue, but the real heart comes from watching Sir Lionel evolve from a stuck up, self-centered explorer into someone who values friendship over fame. Mr. Link’s simple, heartfelt desire for belonging and Adelina's quest for independence give the adventure a solid, moving core.
It’s a wonderfully animated, surprisingly warm, and genuinely lovely adventure overall.
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It's so good and even better on rewatch
