Chorus.Fm Weekly Movie Club • Page 21

Watched Ikarie XB 1 last night. I loved it, but I'm still processing what it means to me at the moment. I didn't expect to get pulled into this as much as I did. There is an incredible tension and sense of dread to it once you hit the 30-minute mark that ceases to let up until the final moments. Masterful work.

 

Same. Still processing as well. I don’t want to discuss too much until more people have seen it in here. But it really is like the perfect mid point between Alien, Star Trek and 2001. Feels like a missing puzzle piece.

 

Maybe I'll try to run that one back to back with Solaris this weekend.

 

looks like Ikarie XB-1 is on youtube, can anyone confirm this is the right version before I watch it?

 

This is it

 

hell yeah was just looking for a way to watch it

 

I have a downloaded copy, if anybody would prefer a file as opposed to a YouTube stream, please feel free to give me a shout.

 

That feels like a perfect description of it. It has elements from all three, but obviously came before so I wouldn't be surprised if it influenced all three.

 

I just did the free trial of the Criterion Channel to watch it. I'm gonna try to catch a few more things there before my trial ends.

 

The Devils is streaming if you haven’t seen it yet, high recommend.

 

Thanks, I'll check it out.

 

Yes please. Your profile wont let me dm you

 

No problem - will do that tonight. Apologies, not sure what I've done to my profile so I can't be DM'd!

 

Peeping Tom: I can’t say enough about the colors, performances, camera work, and cinematography. But I think the script is lacking at times and don’t think it reaches the highs of a Hitchcock.

American Movie: While I like them, hard for me to connect with documentaries; really enjoyed this, though. I was struck by the humor and my admiration, but also the underlying sadness I felt and that runs throughout.

Taste of Cherry: Beautiful, thought provoking, and moving. Incredible lead performance and some great shots that hit me hard as well.

 

God I love American Movie so much

 

Maybe my second film of all-time lol

 

I found a blu ray copy of American Movie on Walmart dot com. Immediate purchase.

 

Damn. I do not have $25 to spare right now but that is a GREAT purchase

 

yeah when I finally watched it earlier this year I couldn’t even find a used copy so I had to snag it.

 

Saw Ikarie a year or two ago when the restoration played at the Brattle. I got the same “missing link” vibes. Honestly I could do with a rewatch

 

@chris is up

@aliens exist is up next week

 

My pick is John Cassavetes’ Husbands (1970), looks like it’s streaming on at least Amazon and Mubi

 

Hell yeah

 

I’ve been meaning to check it out for a while. My cousin was gushing about it over the summer

 

Cassavetes is a massive blind spot for me, so excited to see more from him!