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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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11-11-2023, 12:14 AM

Chris Knipp started a thread THE KILLER (David Fincher 2023) in General Film Forum

DAVID FINCHER: THE KILLER (2013) MICHAEL FASSBINDER IN THE KILLER Fincher's pro assassin is a brutal, badly dressed bore It was the...

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11-10-2023, 11:06 AM

Chris Knipp started a thread EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS nominees in General Film Forum

(from VERDICT) European Film Awards Nominees: The European Film Academy revealed the nominees for the main categories of the 36...

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11-05-2023, 01:53 AM

Chris Knipp started a thread AVENUE OF THE GIANTS (Finn Taylor 2023) in General Film Forum

FINN TAYLOR: AVENUE OF THE GIANTS (2023) - MILL VALLEY LUKE DAVID BLUMM IN AVENUE OF THE GIANTS Repressed memories released - and shared ...

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11-03-2023, 03:25 PM

Chris Knipp started a thread CLOSE (Lukas Dhont 2022) in General Film Forum

LUKAS DHONT: CLOSE (2022) EDEN DEMBRINE, ÉMILIE DEQUENNE, GUSTAV DE WAELE IN CLOSE A delicate double portrait that goes awry This film...

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