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J. Prufrock · Posted: Sat May 03, 2025 8:01 am Post subject:

Several online friends were raving about Sinners, so I finally went to see it - the film lives up to their enthusiasm, and I hope it gets some award consideration at least for its soundtrack (music's vital to the plot, and a great deal of thought and care clearly went into using the soundtrack to help tell the story.) And if you see it in a place where you can order a full meal... do as I did, and eat the garlic.

KaelMael · Posted: Sun May 04, 2025 10:30 pm Post subject:

I watched Gregory's Girl yesterday. A low-key, coming-of-age romcom directed by Bill Forsyth. The plot is a bit vague but I enjoyed the subtle sense of humour just like Local Hero (one of my favourite films of all time).

It was also nice to see young Jake D'Arcy as a football coach. A great contrast to his later role "Pete the Jakey" in a sitcom Still Game.
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Crabby · Posted: Mon May 05, 2025 12:09 am Post subject:

If you enjoyed Gregorys Girl Kaelmael, you should look out for That Sinking Feeling which l think was Bill Forsyth's first film..... it has many of the same cast members and is a really enjoyable watch.

I watched The Damned at the weekend.... I was a bit underwhelmed but l think that's because it was so dark (intentionally and literally) that l couldn't always see what was going on!