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Originally Posted by BigV
Don Jon, RFN. Will report later.
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Don Jon was good, exceeding my modest expectations. While there's plenty of porn in it, all of it is just out of direct view. It figures prominently in the story arc, so it's not just gratuitous skin. I winced at several scenes, but that's just my own PTSD talking. Recommended.
Also watched:
The Enemy. We rented this from Redbox and after watching it, I seriously considered returning the disc to the garbage as a public service. Avoid with extreme prejudice, despite Jake Gyllenhaal's star billing.
Angel's Share. Awesome movie. Lighthearted caper set in Glasgow and Edinburgh about some young people in a community payback program. The title suggests the Scotch at the center the caper. Highly recommended! Best movie of the weekend. BTW, this was streamed via Netflix; though it is presented in English, the built in subtitles were indispensable. I *love* listening to the dialog with those accents, but without the subtitles I could only get a portion of was said. Delicious.
In The Loop. Political farce where a surprise foreign policy question asked of a minister of public health sets alight a fuse to a powder keg of conflict. Watching the Hawks and Doves and headless chickens swoop and strut around the sparking, smoking trail of misinformation incompetence provides ample opportunity for plenty of self satisfying schadenfreude.
Jack Ryan, Shadow Recruit. Entertaining, somewhat predictable. Kevin Costner and Kenneth Branagh and young Captain Kirk are all fun to watch.
The Sightseers. This was on Twil's list, and available to stream, so we queued it up. WTF. Pretty weird. Kind of like Hot Fuzz, superficially normal, but only superficially. I liked it.
Lovelace. Netflix. I don't know much about Linda Lovelace, except about her place in the history of pornogaphy (and I haven't seen her film), so I can't comment on the fidelity to the facts this biography represents. It is nevertheless an interesting and sad portrayal of an interesting and strong woman. Recommended.