BP Movie Journal 10/18/24

In BP Movie Journal 10/18/24, David discusses the movies he’s been watching, including Anora, Bookworm, Woman of the Hour, Conclave and The Last of the Sea Women
Movies discussed in BP Movie Journal 10/18/24:
Anora
Bookworm
Woman of the Hour
Conclave
The Last of the Sea Women
Battleship Pretension is a movie discussion podcast started in 2007 by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Since then, we’ve done live comedy shows, written reviews, commentaries and more.
Battleship Pretension is a film discussion show and a film review website founded by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Beginning in March 2007, Battleship Pretension the show (known to fans simply as “BP”) embodies the type of laidback, free-flowing conversations had by lovers of film around the world. Battleship Pretension the website is dedicated to being a destination for those seeking worthwhile opinions on current releases, be they foreign, independent, studio pictures, theatrical, home video releases, etc. From its meager beginnings in Los Angeles, Battleship Pretension has amassed a worldwide audience and readership. From Germany to Korea to Australia, people have tuned in to share in Tyler and David’s love of film. As Battleship Pretension’s following continues to grow, the purpose remains the same: Reach out to the international cinephile community, invite them to join in the discussion and perhaps even start one of their own.
I’ve heard that Sean Baker is planning on making a movie about opioid harm-reduction in Canada (instead of sex workers), which was supposed to be his follow-up to the Florida Project but got disrupted by the pandemic.
Woman of the Hour does indeed work as a well-made horror film in the segments depicting Alcala’s actual victims. The problem is the material involving Kendrick’s character and the Dating Game. That’s both the most infamous and least important part of Alcala’s story, and the more heavily fictionalized nature of that material makes it come across as phony in comparison to the other segments.
I found the All Quiet remake to be inferior to the original. That generals-eye-view material of negotiating the end of the war, and having the protagonist’s death come on the last day, seems to miss the point of Remarque having him die on an insignificant day.