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I have such high hopes for this one. In a year packed with comic book movies and Disney remakes, Ad Astra feels like a much needed breath of fresh air.

So definitely have to side with Ethan on the RPO debate. Haven't actually seen the movie but my head hurt from reading all those references baumer listed. Nods and winks like that are lazy and overrated. Haven't seen Assassination Nation either, I just know that Suki Waterhouse is fit af, limbs or no limbs.

I like vigilante justice movies. They provide great escapism. But Death Wish just looked very mediocre, imo. Bruce Willis is only there for a paycheck these days, and Eli Roth is such a hack.

Jaws was on the telly last night. I was only going to watch half an hour. Ended up watching the whole thing. Love it! The original blockbuster... and still the best.

This dude was such an awesome composer..

Unearthly.

Disney is degenerating cinema, one giant blockbuster at a time.

2018 was a great year for horror. Hereditary blew me away, Suspiria was a fantastic reimagining, Strangers 2 was one of the best slashers I have seen in years, and Halloween was a very solid sequel... The ones I'm looking forward to the most in 2019 is The Lighthouse, directed by The Witch director Robert Englund, and Mike Flanagan's The Shining sequel.

It came out in '92. No good?

About to watch Split Second with the indomitable Rutger Hauer. Seems like a fine New Years Eve movie.

The only Michael Mann movie I haven't seen.

Need to see Buster Scruggs and Leave No Trace. Anyone seen Burning, a South Korean movie that's gotten a lot of hype?

It's called trolling.

I was on the fence about watching it. I have seen the directors' other two films, Amer and The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears, and to my surprise they weren't my cup of tea. But since you're singing its praises, I'll give it a go.

Ad Astra, Us, and the new Tarantino are the only 2019 films I'm really looking forward to. Also interested to see how they wrap up Star Wars, and curious about Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker. The rest of the year looks like a wasteland of generic blockbusters.