weekly digest: welcome to my digital movie lover’s advent calendar
everything that happened at Flick Filosopher from Monday, November 29th, to Sunday, December 5th
Whatever I was going to write here has gone right out of my head as the side effects of my COVID booster, which I had on Saturday, have suddenly caught up to me: I started getting sooo sleepy this afternoon, and I’m about ready to collapse into bed now, at barely 6pm.
That said: Please get your vaccine(s) if you haven’t already!
—MaryAnn
new at flick filosopher, Nov 29–Dec 05
new and ongoing cinema releases, US/Can, Dec 03
Historical suspense drama Benedetta and animated documentary Flee are exclusively in cinemas; more… [get the full rundown]
new and ongoing cinema releases, UK/Ire, Dec 03
End-of-the-world dramedy Silent Night and suspense drama Encounter are exclusively in cinemas; more… [get the full rundown]
new and ongoing dvd/blu/vod releases, US/Can, Nov 30–Dec 03
Kenneth Branagh’s semiautobiographical drama Belfast and sc-fi epic Dune arrive on premium VOD; more… [get the full rundown]
new and ongoing dvd/blu/vod releases, UK/Ire, Nov 29–Dec 01
Jane Campion’s revisionist western The Power of the Dog debuts on Netflix; time-twisting mystery horror Last Night in Soho arrives on premium VOD; more… [get the full rundown]
‘99 Tiny Terrors’ is finally available to purchase
I have a piece of horror flash fiction in this new anthology. [read more]
the curmudgeonly movie lover’s unpleasant Advent calendar: December 5
Mmmmm, venison (click or tap for a taste)… [open today’s dvd]
the curmudgeonly movie lover’s unpleasant Advent calendar: December 4
Wreck the halls (then click or tap). [open today’s dvd]
Boiling Point movie review: out of the frying pan… [pictured]
An electrifying work of high-wire cinematic theater, a one-take, one-location wonder. Documentary-esque but even more immediate, simultaneously intimate and explosive. Stephen Graham is glorious. [read the review | VOD US; UK cinemas Dec 29]
the curmudgeonly movie lover’s unpleasant Advent calendar: December 3
All humbug, all the time, for just a click or tap. [open today’s dvd]
the curmudgeonly movie lover’s unpleasant Advent calendar: December 2
All the tinsel too bright and cheery? Click or tap for some holiday anti-cheer! [open today’s dvd]
curated: why movie dialogue can be so difficult to hear nowadays
No, you’re not losing your hearing. [read more]
the curmudgeonly movie lover’s unpleasant Advent calendar: December 1
Click or tap for a taste of the cynicism of the season! The perfect antidote to all the fa-la-la-la-la! [open today’s dvd]
loaded question: what’s your favorite bit of shocking movie dialogue?
My choice is the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the question. If you’ve seen the 2005 ITV miniseries Secret Smile, you probably know what line of dialogue I’m talking about. [reply at Flick Filosopher | reply at Substack | reply at Patreon]
what I’m bingeing
Is it binging if they’re releasing only one episode per week…?
Hawkeye [Disney+ globally]: I continue to get a kick out of this. Loved the incredible car chase this week!
The Wheel of Time [Amazon Prime globally]: Watched episode 3, still not really into it, still not ready to give up on it yet…
Tweet of the week…
coming up at Flick Filosopher…
apocalypse-at-Christmas dramedy Silent Night
historical religious drama Benedetta
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Romanian satire Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
Last Night in Soho, from Edgar Wright
King Richard, starring Will Smith
Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast
Netflix’s Passing and Red Notice
Marvel’s Eternals
grim Icelandic fairy tale Lamb
Wes Anderson’s latest, The French Dispatch
French freakshow Titane
biopic The Eyes of Tammy Faye
crime thriller Copshop
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
The Green Knight
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
Mark Wahlberg as Joe Bell
Old, the latest from M. Night Shyamalan
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