#filmdiscussion — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #filmdiscussion, aggregated by home.social.
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If There’s Ever A Barbie 2, It Might Be Totally Different https://popgeeks.com/if-theres-ever-a-barbie-2-it-might-be-totally-different/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Barbie #Barbie2 #GretaGerwig #movieSequel #filmDiscussion
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Frozen 2 should be Rated R
https://interconnected.org/home/2026/07/17/frozen
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48959314
#HackerNews #Frozen2 #RatedR #DisneyMovies #Animation #Critique #FilmDiscussion
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Werner Herzog in conversation with Paul Cronin (2014)
https://fsgworkinprogress.com/2014/09/26/insignificant-bullets-evil-poachers-and-l-a-culture/
#HackerNews #WernerHerzog #PaulCronin #FilmDiscussion #Documentary #Conversation
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The rise of the “authorized” biopic isn’t about truth but control. From scandal to sympathy, these films don’t tell stories; they rewrite them. When the subject owns the narrative, what gets left out matters just as much as what’s shown.
#Biopic #Drama #FilmAnalysis #Storytelling #MovieReview #FilmDiscussion
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/05/02/narrative-subjectivity-and-the-ethics-of-authorized-biography-a-critical-analysis-of-stodden-2025-and-williams-2021/ -
Two “inspirational” sports biopics, same problem: they don’t trust the truth. Notorious Nick invents drama, skips inconvenient facts, and leans on rough CGI that breaks immersion. Triumph reduces a complex condition to clichés and throws logic out the window for feel-good moments that don’t land.
#MovieReview #Sports #Movies #TrueStory #FilmCritique #Biopic #MMA #Wrestling #FilmDiscussion
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/03/25/bio-cinematic-distortion-and-the-aesthetics-of-disability-a-comparative-analysis-of-notorious-nick-and-triumph/ -
From mythmaking to mental collapse—The Untouchables turns Al Capone into legend, while Capone strips him of everything, including dignity.
#FilmAnalysis #MovieReview #Cinema #TheUntouchables #Capone #AlCapone #RobertDeNiro #TomHardy #Gangster #Crime #FilmCriticism #JoshTrank #BrianDePalma #FilmDiscussion
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/03/20/cinematic-hagiography-and-biological-retribution-the-evolutionary-arc-of-al-capone-in-the-untouchables-and-capone-2020/ -
Two mob movies. One understands the myth. The other believes it. Bugsy turns a violent egomaniac into a tragic joke with a neon afterglow. Lansky tries to polish a legacy that was never meant to shine—and ends up feeling like a self-serving bedtime story.
#FilmReview #MovieCritic #Crime #MovieReview #FilmAnalysis #Bugsy #Lansky #Cinema #FilmDiscussion
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/the-myth-of-the-moral-mobster-a-critical-historiography-of-meyer-lansky-and-benjamin-siegel-in-american-cinema/ -
Back to Black (2024) tries so hard to polish Amy Winehouse’s story that it ends up sanding away the truth. Instead of showing the messy brilliance, the creative grind, and the real struggles behind the music, the film gives us a sanitized myth.
#BackToBlack #AmyWinehouse #Music #FilmReview #MovieReview #Biopic #Cinema #FilmDiscussion
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/03/16/mythmaking-and-mediation-a-deconstructive-analysis-of-back-to-black-2024-and-the-biographic-revisionism-of-amy-winehouse/ -
From pirates and Muay Thai islands to undercover Mounties and existential desert showdowns, these films swing wildly between sincerity, absurdity, and accidental philosophy.
#JeanClaudeVanDamme #Action #Cinema #MartialArts #MovieReview #FilmCriticism #ActionCinema #BMovie #VanDamme #FilmDiscussion
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/03/10/cinematic-archetypes-and-procedural-dissonance-a-critical-analysis-of-the-van-damme-canon/ -
From the confused crusader philosophy of The Order to the revenge-fueled absurdity of Legionnaire, and finally the surprisingly existential clone nightmare of Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, the journey through Jean-Claude Van Damme’s filmography is a strange one.
#JeanClaudeVanDamme #Action #Movies #Cinema #UniversalSoldier #MartialArts #Film #MovieReview #FilmDiscussion #ActionFilm
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/03/07/the-metamorphic-icon-a-critical-analysis-of-historical-syncretism-narrative-logic-and-existential-deconstruction-in-the-films-of-jean-claude-van-damme/ -
Three thrillers, three wildly different levels of nonsense: Warning Shot fumbles its own MacGuffin, The Vanished tries to turn grief into a twist puzzle, and Vindicta goes full bargain-bin Se7en clone with logic left at the door.
#MovieReview #Film #Thriller #Cinema #MovieEssay #FilmDiscussion #BadMovies #PsychologicalThriller #CrimeThriller
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/narrative-nihilism-and-the-mechanics-of-failure-a-comparative-analysis-of-warning-shot-the-vanished-and-vindicta/ -
Sound of Metal isn’t really about metal — it’s about identity, loss, and what “fixing” something actually means. The film’s take on cochlear implants and deaf culture hits differently once you learn more about the real experiences behind them. Thought-provoking, frustrating, but definitely worth the conversation.
#SoundOfMetal #FilmDiscussion #DeafCulture #CochlearImplants #FilmAnalysis #IndieFilm #MovieReview #Cinema #Music #Identity
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/the-dissonant-kingdom-a-comprehensive-evaluation-of-sound-of-metal-through-the-lenses-of-musicology-audiological-science-and-the-sociology-of-deafness/ -
I’d love to hear others’ thoughts: do you find these “forgive all past crimes” arcs troubling, or do you accept them as necessary for storytelling? 🔚 #RedemptionArc #FilmDiscussion #CinemaThoughts
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I’d love to hear others’ thoughts: do you find these “forgive all past crimes” arcs troubling, or do you accept them as necessary for storytelling? 🔚 #RedemptionArc #FilmDiscussion #CinemaThoughts
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The Beast in Me on Netflix - I thought it was solid, there were a few flaws, but overall, I recommend it!
#TheBeastInMe #Netflix #NetflixOriginal #FilmDiscussion #WatchOnNetflix #thriller #author #novels #series #TheBeastinMe
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Striking Poses: Fake identities, pointless schemes, and a conspiracy with more moving parts than motives. It’s less a plot than a Rube Goldberg machine of confusion—and weirdly fun to pick apart.
#StrikingPoses #FilmDiscussion #MovieReview #90sMovies #Thriller #FilmAnalysis #FilmCritique
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2025/12/07/the-baroque-burglary-untangling-the-twists-of-striking-poses/ -
Some movie sequels elevate a franchise… and others make you wonder how they ever got approved.
We put together a roundup of Hollywood’s worst sequels from Jaws 3-D to
Caddyshack II and more.
#movies #film #cinema #Hollywood #movietalk #filmdiscussion #moviehistory #cinephile #filmcommunity
https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/2025/11/28/from-hits-to-misses-hollywoods-worst-movie-sequels/
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Which films reveal the good guys as the true villains?
#Movies #GoodVsEvil #PlotTwists #FilmDiscussion Hey there, movie lovers! 🍿 Let’s dive into something really intriguing: which movies flip the script on our usual good vs. bad dynamic? You know, the ones where those characters we root for turn out to be the real villains? 🤔 Here are some examples that come to mind: "Fight Club": […]
https://mymetric360.com/question/which-films-reveal-the-good-guys-as-the-true-villains/?fsp_sid=7860