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Yesterday, 12:14 PM

Chris Knipp replied to a thread Best movies of 2023 in General Film Forum

David Fear, Rolling Stone I'm including Fear's whole list of 20 since it starts with OPPENHEIMER, at no. 20. Titles new to appear on this thread...

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Yesterday, 02:41 AM

Chris Knipp started a thread SCRAPPER (Charlotte Regan 2023) in General Film Forum

CHARLOTTE REGAN: SCRAPPER (2023) LOLA CAMPBELL, HARRIS DICKINSON IN SCRAPPER TRAILER BFI Q&A Working class panache

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12-05-2023, 11:11 AM

Chris Knipp replied to a thread Best movies of 2023 in General Film Forum

David Erlich, Kate Erbland, IndieWire I haven't mentioned ALL OF US STRANGERS (Andrew Hough whose WEEKEND and FORTY YEARS were so excellent),...

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12-04-2023, 10:43 AM

Chris Knipp replied to a thread Best movies of 2023 in General Film Forum

Some other 2023 best lists Stephanie Zacharek, Time Magazine These are numbered with a big emphasis on the number and listed from ten down to...

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12-02-2023, 05:37 PM

Chris Knipp started a thread Best movies of 2023 in General Film Forum

BEST MOVIES OF 2023 As before I'll include as many other people's lists as seem interesting. Unlike the mainstream media, I won't try to say what...

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12-01-2023, 01:15 PM

Chris Knipp replied to a thread THE MISSION (Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss 2023) in General Film Forum

THE MISSION: Begins streaming on the Nat Geo Channel on December 7, 2023. Begins streaming on Disney+ and Hulu on December 8.

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12-01-2023, 12:27 AM

Chris Knipp started a thread PIANOFORTE (Jakub Piatek 2023) in General Film Forum

JAKUB PIATEK: PIANOFORTE (2023) Glimpses of the latest Chopin piano competition Evgeny Kissin, the great Russian pianist, never...

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11-30-2023, 12:15 PM

Chris Knipp started a thread Greg Grandin's "People's Obituary" of Henry Kissinger in Lounge

A People’s Obituary of Henry Kissinger THE NATION, NOVEMBER 29, 2023 For decades, Kissinger kept the great wheel of American militarism...

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11-29-2023, 04:10 PM

Chris Knipp started a thread BEYOND UTOPIA (Madeleine Gavin 2023) in General Film Forum

MADELEINE GAVIN: BEYOND UTOPIA (2023) North Korea and some who escape Of documentaries about North Korea this is one of the best. The...

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11-29-2023, 04:09 PM

Chris Knipp replied to a thread NAPOLEON (Ridley Scott 2023) in General Film Forum

And look forward to hearing your reactions.

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11-29-2023, 02:38 PM

Johann replied to a thread NAPOLEON (Ridley Scott 2023) in General Film Forum

Joaquin has carved out quite a career. Part of me wonders how accurate he will be (seeing the film tomorrow). I've seen the trailers ad infinitum,...

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11-27-2023, 02:03 PM

Chris Knipp started a thread CAIRO CONSPIRACY (Tawfik Saleh 2022) in General Film Forum

TARIK SALEH: CAIRO CONSPIRACY (2022) FARES FARES, TAWFEEK BARHOUM IN CAIRO CONSPIRACY Intrigues between centers of political and religious...

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11-25-2023, 11:32 PM

Chris Knipp replied to a thread THUNDER/FOUDRE (Carmen Jaquier 2022) in General Film Forum

I forgot to mention that Thunder/Foudre is this year's Swiss submission for the Best International Feature Film Oscar.

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11-23-2023, 12:37 PM

Chris Knipp replied to a thread NAPOLEON (Ridley Scott 2023) in General Film Forum

I guess movie directors very often are rather crazy, especially ones that make epics like NAPOLEON. Actors that play in them like Joaquin Phoenex...

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11-23-2023, 11:39 AM

Chris Knipp replied to a thread NAPOLEON (Ridley Scott 2023) in General Film Forum

That's an observation I may add to my review since I object to the "diegetic darkness and monochrome color-grading" are one of my pet peeves.

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11-23-2023, 11:30 AM

Chris Knipp replied to a thread NAPOLEON (Ridley Scott 2023) in General Film Forum

Thanks, Johann. Ridley Scott's NAPOLEON left me feeling depressed at the end but I wasn't depressed while watching it, nor should you be. This...

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11-23-2023, 10:04 AM

Johann replied to a thread NAPOLEON (Ridley Scott 2023) in General Film Forum

That's too bad that it feels depressing. I'm seeing it this next week with a friend. Very excited to see what Ridley Scott created.

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11-22-2023, 11:56 PM

Chris Knipp started a thread NAPOLEON (Ridley Scott 2023) in General Film Forum

RIDLEY SCOTT: NAPOLEON (2023) VANESSA KIRBY AND JOAQUIN PHONIX IN NAPOLEON "Cherchez la femme" Ridley Scott, who is eighty-five, has made...

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11-22-2023, 12:03 AM

Chris Knipp started a thread SALTBURN (Emerald Fennell 2023) in General Film Forum

EMERALD FENNELL: SALTBURN (2023) BARRY KEOGHAN IN SALTBURN Summer in the country One can't give Emerald Fennell's new movie Saltburn a...

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11-19-2023, 03:25 PM

Chris Knipp replied to a thread NEW DIRECTORS/NEW FILMS (Mar. 29-Apr. 1, 2023) in General Film Forum

MUTT (Vuk Lungulov-Klotz 2023) Within the space of 24 hours, Feña is swept through the extremes of human emotion when people who seemed to...

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11-19-2023, 02:53 AM

Chris Knipp replied to a thread NEW DIRECTORS/NEW FILMS (Mar. 29-Apr. 1, 2023) in General Film Forum

AUTOBIOGRAPHY (Makbul Mubarak 2022) This stunning Indonesian first film is Indonesia's Oscar entry. I have now published a review of it, not...

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11-19-2023, 02:44 AM

Chris Knipp replied to a thread NEW DIRECTORS/NEW FILMS 2022 (Mar. 29-Apr. 1, 2023) in Festivals

MAKBUL MUBARAK: AUTOBIOGRAPHY (2022) ARWENDY BENING SWARA, KEVIN ARDILOVA IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY In the belly of the beast Haunting, scary,...

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11-18-2023, 10:12 PM

Chris Knipp started a thread THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE (Nicole Newham 2023) in General Film Forum

NICOLE NEWHAM: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE (2023) A feminist writer's great fame and later trouble There is nothing original about the...

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11-15-2023, 11:42 PM

Chris Knipp started a thread THE HOLDOVERS (Alexander Payne 2023) in General Film Forum

ALEXANDER PAYNE: THE HOLDOVERS (2023) DOMINIIC SESSA, PAUL GIAMATTI IN THE HOLDOVERS Stuck at boarding school at Christmas and making the...

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11-14-2023, 08:27 PM

Chris Knipp started a thread THE WILD PARROTS OF TELEGRAPH HILL (Judy Irving 2003) - 4K reissue in General Film Forum

JUDY IRVING: THE WILD PARROTS OF TELEGRAPH HILL (2003) - reissued in 4K MARK BITTNER IN THE WILD PARROTS OF TELEGRAPH HILL "Friend of the...

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11-11-2023, 12:27 AM

Chris Knipp started a thread THE MISSION (Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss 2023) in General Film Forum

AMANDA MCBAINE, JESSE MOSS: THE MISSION (2023) JOHN ALLEN CHAU IN THE MISSION The fatal zeal of a true believer It has a few too many...

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