in which I travel to Iceland for a cop spoof...
everything that happened at Flick Filosopher from Monday, October 18th, to Sunday, October 24th
It’s not “officially” listed in this digest because I just posted it today, but my review of Dune is live now, here. There’s been some chat on Twitter about whether it’s ethical for a critic to say, as many have, some version of “See this on the biggest screen you can!” at this particular moment in history. So I’ll share this, which comes at the end of my review:
I am not going to say “You must see this in a cinema, and on the biggest screen possible!” I did see this in IMAX, and it was indeed enrapturing. But we are still mid-global-deadly-pandemic, and cases are soaring in the US and the UK, where many of you reading this are. (If you’re somewhere else, where the pandemic has been better controlled, lucky you!) If you feel comfortable going to a cinema, please wear a mask and go at a less busy time, if you can, even if you are fully vaccinated. If you decide to see this at home, you will still find enormous pleasures here. And, I have no doubt, many of the films that hit screens this year and last will, in coming years, get big-screen rereleases. No movie is worth risking your life or your health, or those of others, for.
Of course, if you’re in the US, you have the option to see Dune now (through November 21st) on HBO Max.
If you do venture out to see this or any other movie, please do so responsibly!
—MaryAnn
new at flick filosopher, Oct 18–24
new and ongoing cinema releases, US/Can, Oct 22
Dramedy The French Dispatch and animated sci-fi Ron’s Gone Wrong now exclusively in cinemas; more… [get the full rundown]
new and ongoing cinema releases, UK/Ire, Oct 22
Sci-fi epic Dune and whimsical The French Dispatch now exclusively in cinemas… [get the full rundown]
new and ongoing dvd/blu/vod releases, US/Can, Oct 19–22
Sci-fi epic Dune arrives on HBO Max; French horror drama Titane lands on VOD; more… [get the full rundown]
new and ongoing dvd/blu/vod releases, UK/Ire, Oct 18
Anti-nuke documentary Mothers of the Revolution and dramedy Best Sellers arrive on demand; more… [get the full rundown]
question of the weekend: is there an actor whose presence in a film or TV show guarantees that you won’t watch it?
Prompted by the news that Mel Gibson will be starring in the John Wick TV spinoff The Continental, and the generally appalled reaction from fans. Who are your dealbreakers? [reply at Flick Filosopher | reply at Substack | reply at Patreon]
Cop Secret movie review: cold fuzz (#LFF2021) [pictured]
Absolutely hilarious Icelandic sendup of action buddy cop movies. Knowing, sneaky, and deliciously deadpan, upending toxic masculinity and elevating the usual subtext of the genre to the overt text. [read the review | in cinemas in Iceland]
‘99 Tiny Terrors’ is nigh…
I have a piece of horror flash fiction in this new anthology. The ebook and print-on-demand paperback versions will be on sale at the end of this month, and you can get in on a Kickstarter for hardback and faux-leatherbound editions available early next year. [read more]
what I’m bingeing
Bridgerton [Netflix globally]: I’m only two episodes in, but I’m hooked; absolutely loving the cattiness of it
Nine Perfect Strangers [Hulu US; Prime UK]: four episodes in, and I get that this is supposed to be unsettling, but is it weird that I actually would love to be pampered and psychologically dissected like Nicole Kidman is doing here?
Only Murders in the Building [Hulu US; Disney+ UK]: five episodes in, and finding this a real treat; I adore how very New York it is
(Is it strange that I binge more than one show at a time? Does everyone do that?)
Tweet of the week…
coming up at Flick Filosopher…
Wes Anderson’s latest, The French Dispatch
French freakshow Titane
some London Film Festival flicks
biopic The Eyes of Tammy Faye
crime thriller Copshop
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
crime comedy Queenpins, starring Kristen Bell
The Green Knight
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Mark Wahlberg as Joe Bell
Old, the latest from M. Night Shyamalan
The Forever Purge
Gunpowder Milkshake
The Tomorrow War, starring Chris Pratt
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