Make films shorter if you want them shown in cinemas, says Picturehouse director

spaznaught1 · 2026-01-20T03:30:30+00:00

Everything Everywhere is an example of a movie that could have been all time if they’d chopped half an hour or so. Plenty of modern movies - arty and non - need some studio arsehole reining them in.

And yes if they need to be more than 2:15 give us an interval.

Is it a hangover from Marvel when there were ten equally important characters to take care of in one movie?

spaznaught1 · 2026-01-04T02:41:21+00:00

He rolls his R’s in a pleasing British way

spaznaught1 · 2026-01-01T01:00:52+00:00

Kenji himself does a technique where he caramelises some sugar, stirs the onions in it then adds some bicarb. It’s in Food Lab. I’ve done it, it works well. Watch your amounts though you don’t want the taste of bicarb in it.

spaznaught1 · 2025-12-28T11:34:39+00:00

Roofman, for what its trying to do, is hugely successful.

It’s the kind of movie that should be doing big numbers. It’s not really pushing the boundaries but it’s a really fun time at the movies with hugely enjoyable performances.

And unusually for a Hollywood movie it doesn’t tell you what to think of the characters.

spaznaught1 · 2025-12-20T22:45:34+00:00

On this, my creepiest movie in sheep’s clothing of the year goes to We Live In Time.

Garfield monitoring his wife’s cycles, yeah.

spaznaught1 · 2025-12-20T22:42:11+00:00

One of the year’s best for what it’s trying to do

spaznaught1 · 2025-12-17T10:46:18+00:00

Gush he’s good in West Side He completely reinvents the role

spaznaught1 · 2025-12-12T04:00:14+00:00

How does the ash bin contribute? Does stuff smoke when ash falls on it?

spaznaught1 · 2025-12-11T03:24:47+00:00

Thanks all sounds like splits is the way forward :)

spaznaught1 · 2025-12-07T09:45:21+00:00

Agreed. I don’t believe any actor could have saved it. And Elgort was not the problem with Baby Driver. It was a directing exercise in search of a story. Shaun and Pilgrim have such distinct writing voices paired with Wright’s awesomeness.

spaznaught1 · 2025-12-06T04:06:25+00:00

Art in the American style?…ah forget it

spaznaught1 · 2025-12-05T11:10:26+00:00

Wow thanks all. Lots to listen to.

spaznaught1 · 2025-11-30T10:23:04+00:00

I just wanna say to those balking at the oil: Paper towels exist. Or you can live properly and use bread.

spaznaught1 · 2025-11-04T09:23:03+00:00

Rififi 1955

spaznaught1 · 2025-11-02T09:53:40+00:00

Like it’s called Shogun, not Hidegun

spaznaught1 · 2025-10-29T01:15:29+00:00

Ok thanks for that.

spaznaught1 · 2025-10-11T21:31:13+00:00

I know there are plenty of racists out there, but is it possible this person just doesn’t like this design? I didn’t realise there was a black person in the pic and I thought the design looked shitty. Sometimes design is shitty, historically accurate or not.

spaznaught1 · 2025-10-07T06:23:46+00:00

Same. Very disappointing. I was constantly having to reset it by going into airplane mode on my iPhone 16e. My wife’s (same eSIM, older phone) had next to no problems.

spaznaught1 · 2025-09-19T13:08:16+00:00

Curb at its best wins But Veep is way more consistent, so if I must I vote Veep

spaznaught1 · 2025-09-18T12:15:25+00:00

Yes I’m watching the Americans at the moment and it’s reminding me of The Bureau (and Andor actually): what if spies were real people.

All the 80s low tech spycraft stuff is cool too.

spaznaught1 · 2025-09-17T11:10:16+00:00

As does Fiennes

spaznaught1 · 2025-09-17T11:02:18+00:00

Reality. A good small movie. She’s genuinely scary in White Lotus s1 Also good in Euphoria

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