What Was the Last Movie You Watched?

I watched Earthquake (1974) which had an impressive cast and starred Charlton Heston and Ava Gardner. It's been decades since I saw it but I just wanted to see how newer disaster movies measure up to it. This had less of the scientific mumbo jumbo (which gets to be annoying) and more disaster scenes. It was also a little more soap opera-y.

 
The Thing with Feathers 2025
Benedict Cumberbatch
Rotten Tomatoes review.
Following the death of his wife, a young father’s hold on reality crumbles and a strange presence begins to stalk him from the shadowy recesses of the apartment he shares with his two young sons.
A man-like crow, seemingly brought to life from the father’s work as an illustrator, is about to become a very real part of all of their lives, ultimately guiding them towards the new shape their family must take.
Song from the film
Feast Of the Mau Mau - Screamin’ Jay Hawkins 1969
 
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My daughter uses an app called STREMIO, I was at her place for a week or so doing a shower reno and during down time I streamed a few movies.

I asked AI what was out there comparable to the old slasher "The Devils Rejects"

Terrifier 3 (2024) — holiday‑themed carnage dialed to 11. It was definitely a B horror
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Cold Storage (2026) — infection‑horror with messy, creature‑driven gore
I surprised that Liam Neeson was in this one. It was enjoyable
@OneEyedDiva - this one might be up your alley 😉
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ChiroDoc said:
I think O'Dowd is one of the most interesting actors working today. In that respect he's a bit similar to David Thewlis. They both can play comedy, drama, and quirky.
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Oddly, that is very similar to the thoughts I had about him in the film. I could not decide if he was doing comedy or drama, and decided he was doing both at the same time, which is probably one definition of "quirky."
 
OneEyedDiva said:
I watched Earthquake (1974) which had an impressive cast and starred Charlton Heston and Ava Gardner. It's been decades since I saw it but I just wanted to see how newer disaster movies measure up to it. This had less of the scientific mumbo jumbo (which gets to be annoying) and more disaster scenes. It was also a little more soap opera-y.

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I was thinking just the other day about watching this movie, @OneEyedDiva! (Great minds think alike ;)) But I would've had to pay XFinity to watch it, I think it was $3.99. I might go ahead & pay & watch anyway; I love disaster movies including that one, especially the character ("The Drunk") Walter Matthau played in it, lol.
 
officerripley said:
I was thinking just the other day about watching this movie, @OneEyedDiva! (Great minds think alike ;)) But I would've had to pay XFinity to watch it, I think it was $3.99. I might go ahead & pay & watch anyway; I love disaster movies including that one, especially the character ("The Drunk") Walter Matthau played in it, lol.
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Great minds do think alike. I wouldn't pay $4 to watch it though. I am a disaster movie fan as well. I watched so many of them, some of which are similar, that I made a list of what I'd seen and what I intend to watch, including what streaming platform they are on. I take it you don't have a streaming device (?). There are some decent ones on the free channels, but with ads. I checked YouTube to see if they offered the full version of Earthquake, but they don't. Here's the full film Volcano though. I just watched this a couple of weeks ago on one of my streaming services (forgot which). Have you ever seen it?

 
OneEyedDiva said:
Great minds do think alike. I wouldn't pay $4 to watch it though. I am a disaster movie fan as well. I watched so many of them, some of which are similar, that I made a list of what I'd seen and what I intend to watch, including what streaming platform they are on. I take it you don't have a streaming device (?). There are some decent ones on the free channels, but with ads. I checked YouTube to see if they offered the full version of Earthquake, but they don't. Here's the full film Volcano though. I just watched this a couple of weeks ago on one of my streaming services (forgot which). Have you ever seen it?
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Yes, I have seen Volcano, it was pretty good! Actually I do have some streaming services but last time I checked none of them were offering Earthquake for free but Amazon Pr. Video is now, so we're going to watch it tonight, yay, lol.
 
officerripley said:
Yes, I have seen Volcano, it was pretty good! Actually I do have some streaming services but last time I checked none of them were offering Earthquake for free but Amazon Pr. Video is now, so we're going to watch it tonight, yay, lol.
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Good. I should have mentioned that I watched it on Prime. I wasn't sure you had that. I try to remember to mention the platform when I post about something I've watched.
 
JustDave said:
Oddly, that is very similar to the thoughts I had about him in the film. I could not decide if he was doing comedy or drama, and decided he was doing both at the same time, which is probably one definition of "quirky."
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I think O'Dowd is particularly good at comedy.
For intimidating and somewhat quirky, David Thewlis was chilling in the third season of the Fargo TV series.
 
I just finished Saving Private Ryan. Wow. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen, and by the end I was flat-out ugly crying. I can't think of another movie that has affected me so strongly, although I recently watch Schindler's List, and boy, that packed a wallop, too.

I found an interesting article on the effect Saving Private Ryan had on WWII veterans; apparently the VA set up a hotline to help veterans cope with long-dormant PTSD symptoms that the movie stirred up: https://www.cbr.com/saving-private-ryan-veterans-movie-theater-walk-out/
 
Every now a then a beautiful movie comes along.
Widow Clicquot is one of those rarities.
A period drama that tells the true story of the woman behind the world's most iconic champagne - Veuve Clicquot.
The story of the Veuve Clicquot champagne family and business that began in the late 18th century.
After her husband's untimely death, Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot flouts convention by assuming the reins of the fledgling wine business they had nurtured together. Steering the company through dizzying political and financial reversals, she defies her critics and revolutionizes the champagne industry to become one of the world's first great entrepreneurs.
A truly watchable movie.
 
Watched Thrash on Netflix yesterday. The concept was scary, but the movie itself was your basic bad shark movie. It was fun, though, because of boyfriend's funny/silly commentary.
 
I watched "CristIy" on HBO MAX. staring Sydney Sweeney. I had never seen her in anything before. All I knew about her was some hoopla about a jeans commercial she made and some stuff about her having big boobs. So I had just dismissed her as some blonde Bimbo. Man was I wrong!. She did a fantastic job on this movie. I was really impressed with both her acting and her athletisism in recreating the boxing matches.
She literally transformed herself by working out and putting on 30 lbs for the movie.


And the story about the character she plays, Cristy Martin, is incredible in itself.

 

I watched Caroline? for the 3rd time over the years. It is a 1990 Hallmark Hall of Fame made-for-television drama.

From Wikipedia: Caroline, a woman presumed dead for 15 years, returns to her family's home shortly before a large inheritance is due. While Caroline certainly seems to be the missing woman, there are doubts about her identity among those who knew her. The truth, her motivations for what she has done, and the results she accomplished are heart-warming.

From IMDb: A mysterious woman claiming to be the deceased daughter of a rich man tries to solve the problems of his untrusting son and supposedly mentally handicaped daughter. But one question stands in her way: is she really Caroline?

Her father has remarried and her half brother and sister are children. The sister, Heidi played by Jenny Jacobs who was a cerebral palsy poster child in the 80s, is babied by her mother and barely tolerated by her brother. Her acting was excellent. I was sorry to learn that the brother, Winston played by Shawn Phelan, died through complications from an auto accident in 1998 at the age of 23.

This is such a good mystery and a mesmerizing, very poignant story. It won 3 Primetime Emmys and stars Stephanie Zimbalist, Pamela Reed and George Grizzard.

It's on Plex, Tubi, YTube, and a YTube offering through Hallmark+.
 
I finished these a couple of days ago. Godzilla Minus One (Netflix), a Japanese film which won an Oscar for visual effects, was decent. I think the writing was good and the actors were believable (the little girl did a really good job). However, IMO the directing could have been better. It had a heartwarming back story. Being a Godzilla fan, I would have watched it regardless, but I am glad I saw this one. Even though all of the trailers I found were in Japanese (subtitled in English), the characters spoke English in the film I watched.


War Of The Worlds: The Attack, a British film which I watched on Tubi. It kept me interested but I don't feel like I need to see another remake of War Of The Worlds. The original was best.

 
Very intense movie at times. I enjoyed watching it.

Hereditary is a 2018 American supernatural psychological horror film written and directed by Ari Aster. Starring Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd, and Gabriel Byrne, the film follows Annie Graham, a grieving miniature artist who uncovers disturbing secrets about her recently deceased mother.

 
Pepper said:
This thread a wealth of info!
Watched Juror #2, HBO MAX, based on recommendations.
Interesting!
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It sure is!

HBO Max has so many good offerings. I was thrilled to get a Black Friday deal (I didn't even know you could get a Black Friday deal on a streaming service) and subscribed last November for $2.99/month for a full 12 months.

@OneEyedDiva, I was encouraged to see your post on Godzilla Minus One; that's been on my watchlist. I hope to see it this weekend.
 
QuietByNature said:
Very intense movie at times. I enjoyed watching it.

Hereditary is a 2018 American supernatural psychological horror film written and directed by Ari Aster. Starring Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd, and Gabriel Byrne, the film follows Annie Graham, a grieving miniature artist who uncovers disturbing secrets about her recently deceased mother.

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Hereditary is one of the few movies that's really disturbed me in recent years; brought back too many old memories, I guess.
 
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