GrahamS.

I didn’t see the first one, but thought the chemistry was what made Summer Stock work.

I think some people—before we watched the movie—said they were big fans of Phil Silvers (I think I have that name right—I’m not familiar with him) and I don’t want to judge him based on this character, but I FUCKING HATED this “wacky” character, everything about him, from the stupid tractor shit down to the terrible music number. Having said that, even though the film wasn’t perfect, it was a good Thanksgiving choice. Both Judy Garland and Gene Kelly were great. Even if the story was somewhat rote, they totally redeemed it. His number with the piece of paper/squeaky board was awesome, as were others. Although The musical finale did seem insanely slapped-together (with Garland’s big number being the exception). And the ending of the movie felt totally rushed to wrap up—sister and fiancé together for no real reason! i also thought the “sometimes a woman needs a man to tell her what to do” shit was datedly funny. Oh, 1950!

ok, this is cheating, but this entire album is a Christmas classic. My mom has played it every year since I was a kid. I can’t pick a “best” song off of here, so I’ll let people decide for themselves. Apologies if this seems lazy.

I also enjoyed the movie! A good Thanksgiving pick.

My brother and sister-in-law took their kids to Disneyland when my niece was 5 and nephew was 3. In my opinion, that was a little young because a lot of rides freaked them out, although they did like the Cars section of the park, I guess. Although when I went with my brother when we were kids, he was around 6 or 7 and we both loved it (I was around 11). Obviously, I think it depends on how well kids handle lines/walking/rides in general. If you have brave toddlers, go for it! But Tickets are expensive enough that you might want to wait until they’re old enough to enjoy it. I don’t know if that helps, but that’s been my family’s experience.

Mr. Boogedy kinda piqued my interest. Also, they have all The Simpsons episodes, which is Disney +’s only strong selling point for me.

alright, I just heard this for the first time. Another holiday classic!

A Christmas classic:

, Will it be turkey-themed? Will it have singing turkeys? (I’m sorry I missed Greatest Showman, but I was sick and it wasn’t streaming anywhere that I could find). i don’t care about Thanksgiving content, I’m just politely suggesting singing turkeys.

Wow, I haven’t seen this since I was ten or so, but even then I thought it sucked. Good choice!

It does have some throwbacks to The Shining that are kinda jarring (especially in the beginning), but it is its own story and is much more emotionally engaging than Kubrick’s iconic, chilly film (which I do like). Ewan McGregor has his best part in a while (that I’ve seen) and is great, but the whole main cast gives really strong performances. I did like the book that this was based on and I generally like Mike Flanagan’s horror films a lot (he did Gerald’s Game and The Haunting of Hill House series for Netflix, as well as Oculus and others), but the preview for this left me underwhelmed, so I was pleasantly surprised with the result. I think it’s the strongest theatrical adaptation of a King novel in a long time, but I don’t want to over-hype it. I’m interested in what other people think.

I also enjoy the fact that we started talking about Dr. Sleep and somehow shifted to debating Leo and The Revenant. Without scrolling through every post, I Legitimately don’t remember how we got here.

To clarify, I’m talking about Leo, not anyone else.

I genuinely have no love for this movie or performance, but I’m curious: WHY did you think it was bad?

I also saw this in the theater when it came out. I think I had a mind-wipe similar to June because I remember nothing from it other than it was fucking awful. I would recommend it but I don’t think I could rewatch it.

If you are a fan of Scorsese’s work in the 70s or with Goodfellas, I doubt you will be disappointed. The cast is fucking great, with DeNiro and Pacino turning in their best performances in a long time. In many ways it feels like a film that was made in the 70s. Scorsese is not simply playing his greatest hits here. Which means (and this might bother people who are expecting intense old-school Scorsese) the film is long and contemplative. It didn’t feel slow to me, but it is very leisurely paced. In a 3 1/2 hour long film, there’s about 5 minutes of mob violence, some of it offscreen and most shot in a less visceral way than Goodfellas. It is perhaps one of the least romanticized gangster films ever made. In this respect, it is the polar opposite of Goodfellas. i loved it.

Just wanted to call attention to Bong Joon-ho’s (The Host, Snowpiercer, Okja) latest. It’s really fucking good. I won’t say anything more than that, because it’s best going in without knowing anything about it. Well worth watching if it’s playing near you. He is a master of switching tonal gears within a movie.

Giving this film a bump because it should be seen. It’s a wild ride, but everyone I know who has seen it had really liked it (including my parents!).

But honestly, I thought Leo gave a much better performance in Once Upon... than in The Revenant (once again, that movie suuuuucked. Art-house torture porn. It seemed like he was reacting more to extreme conditions than he was given a character to portray. And I’ve seen that movie twice—because I thought maybe I was being to hard on it the first time. The second time I just fast-forwarded through most of the Leo stuff and watched Tom Hardy. By the way, in reality, the person Leo’s character was based on wasn’t avenging his family. He was pissed because his colleagues stole his gun and left him for dead. Now THAT’s a revenge movie). I wouldn’t be pissed if he was nominated this year.

If you’re going that far back, why not say he was robbed for This Boy’s Life? i thought he was really good in The Aviator (and Gilbert Grape as well). I liked Christoph Waltz in Django, but it was pretty much the exact same performance he gave—and won an award for—in Inglorious Basterds. And I’ve never really seen him vary from that tone or type of performance.

The Revenant just sucked balls. I don’t blame Leo. He had no character to work with. It was definitely a make-up for his previous successful performances that didn’t win anything.

Of all the bonkers movies that you could cover, this is the one with the most critically-acclaimed classic buzz. BUT IT’S FUCKING BONKERS!! LIKE ART-FILM JACOB’s LADDER-TYPE BONKERS!!!!!!!! The film begins as Burt Lancaster shows up at a friends’ pool dressed only in a swimsuit. He announces his plan to swim in every pool in the county on his way home to his loving family during this one day. The rest of the film follows him on this cross-pool road-trip (like LITERAL roads. This film takes place mostly by pool or by foot). it starts slowly but gets progressively odder from it’s weird beginning. Burt Lancaster Is FUCKING AMAZING at this relentlessly chipper man whose chipper ness just seems...off. The ending is worth the build up. This film knows how to milk its melodrama (it’s directed by Frank Perry, who would later go on to direct Mommie Dearest). When I said that this film was Unspooled-adjacent, I wasn’t (entirely) kidding. It’s genuinely well-made and good and fucking weird. It would be an ideal candidate for either show! I just want to recommend it to HDGTM because I would LOVE to hear you guys wrap your minds around it. Legitimately, highly recommended.. P.S. There’s a sequence in there that will have June (and perhaps everyone) yelling “Keep Burt Lancaster AWAY FROM THAT CHILD!!

I agree, I think her primary motivation for the climax came out of grief, rage and ego (yes, Abra is powerful, but I think Rose can’t accept that a girl can get the better of her.). I bought it. Since Rose has known some of these people for centuries, I can see why she’d be irrationally pissed. I dunno, I think there are far more questionable/stupid motivations for characters in horror movies in general—just see the recent Pet Sematary remake (which I enjoyed in a so dumb-it’s-fun way). i didn’t even realize that was Jacob Tremblay. He was great. That was a rivetingly awful scene. More spoilers (since we’ve already covered a few)..., Did anyone else find the scene where Abra ignores the bathtub ghost bad-ass (aka the final scene) ? Also, I want to celebrate this film for having a black psychic young woman who survives and is the hero, rather than being anticlimactically murdered like (the terrific) Scatman Crothers.

Holy forking shirt balls. This film is pretty bonkers and I won’t spoil anything. I liked it but—like Darren Aronofsky’s Mother!, Ari Aster films and other arty horror films—it’s a lot to digest and not for everyone. Robert Pattinson and Willem Defoe are both great, the film is masterfully shot and crafted,, but I’m not entirely sure what it’s trying to say. I JUST saw it so I’m still processing. If I were to grade my initial impressions, I’d say between a B+ and an A. I wanted it to end and yet I wanted to see it again. I did find The Witch—which I loved—more accessible. I’ll say that much.

There’s a spoiler tag? I don’t know how to hide things either.