Conclave was spellbinding. After seeing the following Best Picture nominees, Wicked, A Complete Unknown, Anora, and I’m Still Here, Conclave is my favorite.
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Agree. I was blown away by the cinematography. Acting was superb as one would expect. Isabella Rossellini deserves an award for sure.
Sadly, we might be watching a real life conclave soon…
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Agree.
I rewatched Conclave this past week (after seeing the pope’s declining health reports) and it was as good or better the second time.
I am a huge Ralph Fiennes fan (even though he scared me quite a bit as Voldemort character).
The rest of the cast was pretty powerful, too.
And yes, gorgeous cinematography.
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Me too!
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If you have a Regal Cinemas theater nearby, they are screening all ten Best Picture nominated films with $5 tickets. I just saw Nickel Boys, which was moving, and plan to see Anora and I’m Still Here.
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Add me to those who watched Conclave last night because of the recent health reports about Pope Francis. And because everyone kept saying how good it was. I agree about the acting, the setting, the cinematography. I wasn’t a fan of the big secret revealed at the end though. I didn’t think the story needed it.
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Keep in mind that the film isn’t a documentary and is actually adapted from a novel of the same name. Had they omitted the ending, people would complain about not being true to the source.
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I haven’t read the novel but I’d probably have said the same about it. Or maybe not - the elements that carry the film wouldn’t be there to carry the novel.
There were several movies when I was younger about electing new popes, and others that at least touched on it. And of course I lived through several popes in the 60’s and 70’s (remember Pope John Paul only lasted a month, so had to do the whole election process again).
I watched it on an airplane but it took me 4 hours to watch a 2 hour movie and I still missed the very very end, so I thought I’d rewatch it on the way home. Couldn’t get the plane WiFi to work! I’ll have another chance to watch next week.
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Slightly off topic. but I was (half) listening to the radio today when they talked about the Pope “resting in peace”. Of course, half listening I thought they were talking about him dying. They were not. They were talking about his hospital stay. Awful choice of words.
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I also saw a quote where the hospital said “The Pope has left us.” Another poor choice of words.
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We just watched Bridget Jones - Mad About the Boy on Peacock. I loved it
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That’s on my list
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I enjoyed the movie it was a welcome break from life. But for someone who’s won 2 Oscars I thought the acting was pretty bad.
Most critics and audiences have given good reviews for Bridget Jones (88% positive critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes). Renee has been Bridget in 4 films over many years and her character is well loved by many people. Like any film, there will be bifferences of opinion on actng. I enjoyed seeing Renee again as Bridget Jones. I thought she was great and true to her character.
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‘Trouble’ on Netflix- if you’re looking for 1.5 hours of distraction and dare I say Swedish with subtitles rom-com. H and I loved it.
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I saw “The Daytrippers” (1996) at the Paris theater in Manhattan yesterday. They had a Q&A after the film with Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Campbell Scott and the writer/director Greg Mottola. The theater was sold out. Hope Davis said it was so great to see a packed movie theater and hear the audience respond to what they’re seeing on screen. We all applauded.
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“Logan Lucky” is from 2017 or so - we enjoyed it. I found it on a list of the best comedies on Netflix.
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Great cast
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Looking forward to this underwater disaster story.
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