I pushed to go to NZ on our upcoming trip in great part because of the scenery in the LOTR movies.
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I saw The Bone Temple last night. Yikes! It picked right up from where 28 years later ended, but it was definitely more violent and gory. I enjoyed it, but some of the scenes were intense.
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Marty Supreme is excellent! Starring Timothee Chalamet and, among others, Gwyneth Paltrow.
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Just saw “Crime 101” in the theatre. Above average heist movie (but not as exciting as the first Ocean’s Eleven)
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My DH really liked Marty Supreme. I thought it was fine. I thought Chalamet was fantastic and the overall story was interesting, but the over the top antics annoyed me for some reason.
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The President’s cake
Iraqi films are uncommon so worth if just for that reason.
It takes place in 1991 in the floating villages in the South of Iraq. Saddam Hussein had a cruel tradition: one child would have the “honor” of baking him a cake and one child would bring him fruit for his birthday (well: to the teacher, who could denounce the family if they didn’t). Due to sanctions, there’s no food, especially not in the floating villages. How will 9-year old Lamia find flour, sugar, or eggs?
You see the world the way Lamia does so it’s often confusing or sweet and funny, but also as an adult (sexual harassment and corruption are everywhere) - it’s very well done though often heartbreaking.
I really enjoyed it!
Friendship on HBO Max (if I recall correctly). I enjoyed it. (Received an 88 from Rotten Tomatoes.)
I thought Marty Supreme was really well done but I found it pretty excruciating to watch.
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Just watched TOGO on Tubi. Wow- I had not seen or heard of it before. 2019 Disney movie that apparently did not make enough money. I read it was quite accurate to the real story. I had no idea of the origin of the Iditarod race. This movie should be mandatory showing some where- the importance of vaccines.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32897959/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
it may have taken certain liberties from the book ( like 19 y.o. catherine played by margot robbie age 37 ) but was nevertheless most interesting 
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I saw it too, tonight. Heathcliffe and Catherine were both very hot!
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Nothing tops the 1939 version. Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon are the ONLY Heathcliff and Cathy in my book.
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I just can’t unsee the hilarious scathing reviews I’ve read about it!
The reviews alone keep me from this movie. Apparently, there is a lot of “affection” going on in this version; in the book, Heathcliff and Cathy never kiss. Not once. And that’s the whole point of the story, but when did such faithfulness ever matter to Hollywood? Because Wuthering Heights is one of my favorite books, I’ll pass on this one.
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I loved the article I read about the meaning of the word ‘Wuthering’ After 4-5 paragraphs, it comes down to ‘windy’
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My husband liked the Rachel McAdams movie “Send Help.” He thought it would be too gory for me (true), but he said it was also funny and showed that you should always be nice to the people you work with.
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There isn’t a single movie that doesn’t totally distort the book. The book is about generational trauma and obsession. Love has nothing to do with it. It’s not romantic at all.
I read a funny commentary about how anachronistic the costumes are as well.
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Hollywood is certainly welcome to make any movie they want. This one just isn’t Wuthering Heights. It’s a loose adaptation at best and should be marketed as “based on.” And that’s fine. (Look what they did with The Scarlet Letter.)
Viewers are free as well to choose what they care to see.