Saw Late Night with the Devil (2003) yesterday at the cinemas. It wasn't being showed widely so had to go to a cinema I haven't been to yet.

For its budget and the way it gradually increased suspense until the climax of the movie it was very good. David Dastmalchian does a very good job as the lead but I thought as the sceptic Ian Bliss was also very convincing in his role. Very original and be interested to see what these two directors next project is.

Also I think some have commented on that there were like 9 production company credits shown before the film which some people thought was a joke. I just want to say this film proves that if you can't get support of Film Australia or any of the state movie funding bodies (although this one did come with some Victoria movie funding) don't give up and pitch the idea elsewhere as they did with the UAE coming on board with the US. Just because the film financiers here think the genre is too overly represented in the percentage of films financed in this country and they want to support something else do not give up on your project especially if you have an original idea for that genre.

Looking forward to this. It’s streaming on Sudder/AMC+ now.

I thought it was really good. The look is amazing. They nailed that 70s aesthetic and tone.

The Knick was a fantastic show and criminally underappreciated.

Was scrolling through Max and saw that they had "My Dinner With Andre" on there. This was one I've meant to watch ever since Siskel and Ebert reviewed it back in the 80s on their show. I think they both may have had it on their all-time Top 10. But I never got around to watching it - I suspect I was put off by the idea of a movie that consisted entirely of 2 men conversing over dinner.

At any rate, finally watched it and found it immensely enjoyable. Most of the film is Andre Gregory telling stories of his travels and new-age adventures, and he's a fantastic storyteller so it never drags. But I probably related more to the Wallace Shawn character. He spent most of the film just listening wide-eyed to his friend's stories... but near the end he makes an impassioned argument for the joys of life's simple pleasures that really struck a chord with me.

It's definitely worth watching if you're looking for interesting philosophical conversation and a break from the latest Marvel Universe whatever.

It's one of my top ten movies. Andre is the wild one, and Wally just wants to stay home with his electric blanket. But they are friends.

The city looks dingy when Wally heads to dinner, but it seems to sparkle on his way home after dinner. And Wally wants to talk about his dinner with Andre.

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I've tried 3 times over 40 some years to get into that movie, never made it more than 5 minutes. Found it completely unwatchable. Me, I'da got up and left the restaurant, even if I liked that Andre guy otherwise. Zero interest in the crap he was spewing.

Do you feel this way with all conversation films, or just Andre?

Not entirely sure that we were supposed to believe any of it, or even to take it seriously. Perhaps it was merely intended to illustrate the weird way certain minds work.

Of course, I am known for misunderstanding everything about movies, but perhaps that's why I enjoy so many of them. Also, I have a lot of crazy friends.

I’d rather have dinner with Ingrid Bergman.

Hm, good question. Something about his pretentious "art as sacred religion" attitude I find very off-putting. I could see a mundane conversation movie also being unwatchable for me but probably in a different way.

Just out of curiousity, what are the other revered conversation films besides Andre?

My Night at Maud's.

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I have that problem in so many movies - I see a character and don't know if I've seen them before or not.

The Before movies?

Was this asking me, or referring to movies which are mostly just conversation?