Yeah i feel that, and originality too. Movies felt like stories up until about 2010.
That was the boxing one wasnt it?
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Yeah itās a true story about an underdog boxer. Definitely can watch it more than once in my opinion
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Hmmm.. mmaā¦ Tom Hardy..
Underdogā¦
Oh, āThe Warriorā might be a movie you like too. Should it be on the top radar absolutely watch this week? No.
But, put it on the list. Lol.
Movies that would make some type of list.
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The Pianist.
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Dances with Wolves.
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Matrix
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Full Metal Jacket
And.. -
THE TRUMAN SHOW.
But, i might go ahead and put the Book of Eli on before the Hockey season starts.
Because, as much as I dont watch TV or movies anymore.. NHL season is whats on. Lol
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Itās on Tubi! Iām going to check this out tonight. I was just looking through and not expecting to find this and you just suggested this last night so thatās pretty cool
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Its slow, but bear with it.
The reason i brought this movie up, is either you will piece the bigger picture together. Or, you will love the after talks, the things that āmight have been missed after watching once.ā
Over-all, Ex-Machina did land an instant classic for me.
Which throws it somewhere in the top 100.
How did you like it?
You know, when i saw your screen shot, A24 came flooding back.
They were on fire with the stories..
They still might be but last time I watched a movie was in February when it was -55 outside lol.
But, there is an idea if youāre ok with slower pacing movies.
A24 dropped amazing stories.
The witch.
Hereditary.
Midsommer.
Everything everywhere all at once.
Uncut Gems.
Moonlight was alright
The Lighthouse was so interesting, but can be skipped..
I could go on, A24 had dropped so many good ones depending on taste.
Ex Machina was and still is my favorite A 24, though.
I love the movie, Flight. It was not what I expected at all when it first came out and was so much better than I imagined.
@Tragicfarinelli , I didnāt remember Patrick Dempsey was the other man in Bridget Jones. We are on a Greyās Anatomy jag and he is a key character.
Going to see Downton Abby with my Mom soon. We loved the series.
October is for scary movies, which used to be my jam. Did recently watch 27 Years Later and loved it (am a HUGE fan of Danny Boyle and Alex Garland). Looking forward to next one.
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I know, right?
To me heās pretty much the American Hugh Grant in this one; sweetly charming, a bit naughty, and very handsome! I used to love Grayās anatomy but I lost track several seasons ago!
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We had never seen Greyās, so started at Episode 1, Season 1! We are in Season 11 now. It has become a sweet (most) nightly ritual to watch 1 or 2 episodes. For goodness sake tho, why arenāt these well paid people employing nannies? 
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Spoiler alert- Flight with Denzel Washington
Yes flight is really good and itās a good representation of a true alcoholic one of my favorite things in the beginning and one of the first couple scenes that shows him actually on the plane is that Part where he trips going up the stairs on the outside of the plane or slips or whatever itās just funny because itās like him trying to hold it together but then he has that little mistake that reminds him that heās definitely not sober but obviously itās something nobody sees but itās just funny because you canāt hide it then when he asked for ibuprofen on the plane and heās drinking orange juice like everybody knows whatās going on and he thinks heās being secretive or Nobody knows
Also I think itās really funny or dead on when he has that important court hearing and they have a guy sitting outside of his room to make sure he doesnāt drink and he ends up pretty much drinking the whole entire mini cooler fridge and itās like when we have our most important moments where weāre supposed to do good we canāt even do it for that but then of course he ends up admitting that he was drunk on the plane and heās drunk in the court hearing near the end of the movie. I think he admits that stuff in the court hearing because he knows heās not going to get better if he keeps bullshitting. Even though he knows heās going to go to prison or federal prison.
Itās definitely not your typical Hollywood movie as far as someone playing a alcoholic.. I can see what you mean possibly that you didnāt think it was going to be like that I guess is what you mean? Like real ??
Plus the scenes of him driving around just drinking right out of the liquor bottle in the car lol like when youāre in the middle of that lifestyle there is no consequences and itās just normal
Have you ever seen leaving Las Vegas? I feel like that movie has the most realistic withdrawal scenes that Iāve ever seen at least for somebody thatās drinking very large amounts of alcohol on a daily basis
Ps: I really love movies and I probably watch one every day at least But currently I think Iām going to re-watch Mr. robot about this computer hacker. Iāve seen it two or three times but thereās so much jampacked into the show that you can watch it multiple times
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I do love Leaving Las Vegas as well, fantastic movie and very realistic. Flight I just had no idea when I first saw it that it was about alcoholism, so that was a huge surprise and I was still drinking then, and wanting desperately not to, and it was just so true and realistic. Another movie along those lines is with Sigourney Weaver called The Good Houseā¦..the book was fantastic as well. Well worth a watch.
There is a thread around with recovery/drinking movies in itā¦.I love those moviesā¦.and books.
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Just saw this last nightā¦took a while for me to digest everything. Really well done.
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It was crazy but fantastic 
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You might enjoy this fun piece on the catā¦..
This Star Has the Moxie and Acting Chops for a Crime Drama. Heās Also a Cat. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/movies/caught-stealing-darren-aronofsky-cat.html?unlocked_article_code=1.s08.uMqT.uyq3AgRJ4cVB&smid=nytcore-android-share
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Oh what a cool article 
I actually came across it last night trying to find a link for the movie trailer that wouldnāt open automatically because of the glitch 
But I didnāt read it until now.
I only watched the movie because of Austin Butler and the way he played Elvis. I enjoyed the movie a lot.
Thanks for the share.
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He was fantastic as Elvis. I loved the cat article. It made me wish I was a cat trainer!
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We went to see this movie today. Well made, beautifully acted with a certain timeless quality to its production and overall feel. The Rock was very very good, bravo Dwayne!
7 swinging uppercuts out of ten rounds.
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It is 100% on my list! I read a great interview with DJ about his past and this movie ā¦. Very moving.
Love love love the show Ballers.
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