r/Cinema • u/Working-Fuel8355 • 17h ago
r/Cinema • u/LawrenceSellers • 4h ago
Question What was the meaning of Roger’s ‘snail’ joke in Training Day (2001)?
Roger: “Here's a joke, boy. One day this man walks out of his house to go to work. He sees this snail on his porch. So he picks it up and chucks it over his roof, into the back yard. Snail bounces off a rock, cracks its shell all to shit, and lands in the grass. Snail lies there dying. But it doesn't die. It eats some grass. Slowly heals. Grows a new shell. And after a while it can crawl again. One day the snail up and heads back to the front of the house. Finally, after a year, the little guy crawls back on the porch. Right then, the man walks out to go to work and sees this snail again. So he looks at it and says, 'WHAT THE FUCK’S YOUR PROBLEM?’”
Jake Hoyt: *Laughs* “That’s not funny, that’s not funny.”
Alonzo: “Then whatchu laughing for if it ain’t funny?”
Roger: “You figure that joke out, you’ll figure the streets out.”
r/Cinema • u/Umbrosyx • 14h ago
Question What movie made you realize cinema could be more than just entertainment?
r/Cinema • u/WolfCine • 12h ago
Discussion Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - "This ship is England"
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r/Cinema • u/Cultural-Location470 • 5h ago
Discussion Just watched The lobster and I think it is a very weird watch with peak cinematography? What are your thoughts?
r/Cinema • u/WolfCine • 11h ago
Discussion Demolition Man (1993) Starring Sylvester Stallone, Sandra Bullock
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Discussion What movie did you end up really liking because of somebody else?, This is the one I would go with.
Review Digger is good
I joined to make this post (and because I love movies)
I went to watch Digger yesterday and it was good, it deserves to be seen and I think a lot of people could get something from it.
The trailers I watched made it look like a goofy movie about a quirky character and filled with dumb jokes but it has a lot more to offer than that. It's not quirky and dumb, that's just an appearance that has a place and explanation inside the movie universe.
The movie has substance but it's not preachy. It can be understood in a lot of ways depending on your views.
I don't feel it's about or against climate change, corporations, politics and all of that.
It certainly contains those elements and makes a parody of them, showing their dark side but it's not just a social critique.
I feel the movie is about people and our role in the shape of humanity and the World, about society and why it works the way it does. About our present and our likely future.
Give it a chance and go watch it. Not everybody will like it but it has something to say to most people.
r/Cinema • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 7h ago
News ‘The Batman Part II’: Steven Soderbergh to Work with Matt Reeves to Complete Filming
r/Cinema • u/CoffeeCigarettes4Me • 5h ago
Discussion What is an 80’s movie you loved but was heavily panned by critics? I loved Arthur 2, even tho it’s not as near as good as the first one but I really found it worthy and definitely a good watch. Seeing the majority of the cast back together was a plus…
r/Cinema • u/CoffeeCigarettes4Me • 23h ago
Discussion I remember watching Dark Night of the Scarecrow when it originally premiered on CBS as The CBS Saturday Night Movie on October 24, 1981. Movie made me sleep with the night light on for weeks. Great movie even today it’s pretty darn great!
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r/Cinema • u/Key_Bobcat_2764 • 4h ago
Fan Content My Tracked Unlimited Cinema Membership Stats
This isn't promotional in any way, it's a web app I've created purely for myself, which will be obvious that it's vibe coded, but I love data and I wanted to track the value I get out of my unlimited cinema membership, but also to let me keep track of my own favourite movies, with tier lists and a graph explorer.
I'm up to 55 movies so far in 2026, with a lot more to come by the end of the year
I'm assuming this will be allowed, it might be something people find interesting
cinemetric-app-production.up.railway.app/
Might inspire other people to potentially do similar themselves
r/Cinema • u/BunyipPouch • 7h ago
Discussion 9-time Grammy-nominated saxophonist Dave Koz and filmmaker Mickey Duzyj are doing an AMA/Q&A in /r/movies for their new jazz documentary SMOOTH WORLD, for anyone interested.
I organized an AMA/Q&A with Dave Koz and Mickey Duzyj, subject and director of the new doc SMOOTH WORLD, about the world of Jazz. Dave is a 9-time Grammy nominated saxophonist.
It's live here now in r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:
https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1x8cgzk/hi_reddit_im_saxophonist_dave_koz_9_grammy/
They will be back at 4:30 PM ET on Tuesday 10/20 to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1225286270
Synopsis: Exiled from radio for being lame, the world of smooth jazz has secretly thrived as an underground paradise for senior citizens. Now, as the last smoothies face extinction, they band together to find a new leader who can save their beloved Smooth World.
Thank you :)
r/Cinema • u/CoughinCraig • 1h ago
Question Which one should I go see? Help me decide.
r/Cinema • u/South-Stand • 3h ago
Discussion Plot hole : ‘Heat’ (Michael Mann)?
I’m not alone in loving this film but there’s a significant part of the storyline which bugs me. Neil Macaulay is a professional thief and very meticulous and cautious about planning and executing jobs. He aborts one heist when he hears a clunk that might indicate Police presence. He buys books on the tensile strength of metals to aid him in blowing up bank trucks and safes. So how does he end up hiring a loser like Waingro and using him on a job as a first timer, none of his crew had met or worked with him before, he executes a guard without cause putting them at risk of worse prison time and <checks notes> he is a serial killer. If a crew member dropped out last minute wouldn’t the cautious MCaulay have passed on the job or that time around? Make it make sense to me.
r/Cinema • u/Ghidorah_Stan_64 • 22h ago
Discussion I don’t think re-releases should count towards a movies box office numbers…
Avatar was the grossing movie of all time until Avengers Endgame came out, but then Avatar reclaimed the title once it got re-released in China, but then Avengers Endgame reclaimed it after Avengers Endgame Encore got released this year.
But in all honesty, I don’t think re-releases should count, I think a movie's original theatrical release (as it was intended to be seen) should be the only version that counts towards the total box office numbers.
Re-releasing a movie until it finally makes more money than another movie sounds like cheating to me.
At what point does it stop? I’ve seen movies that bombed at the box office get released in theaters like Blade Runner, The Thing (1982), The Iron Giant, are those movies no longer flops if people watched the re-releases in theaters?
r/Cinema • u/lachatte7 • 2h ago
New Release I love this Street Fighter movie - starring Callina Liang
I dont give two shits if this movie doesnt age well, this is exactly how you should make a street fighter movie.
When you think about it, this is a pretty hard game to adapt. And the way they did it, they embraced the absurdity of the game, which was just perfect. This movie feels like an 80s movie released in 2026.
Now I know what you're thinking, Callina Liang is not the star of this movie, and Im here to tell you you're wrong. I forgot all about this hadouken stuff when she came on screen.
Only 2 things I didnt like, one I didnt need this much fucking animation, the first one was all that was needed. And two, maybe just a little more fighting than story.
Well thats it. I dont feel like I gave much in terms of spoilers, but its out so you should take your ass to the theater and enjoy a good time.
r/Cinema • u/TheGreatDivide_5902 • 20h ago
Question What color should I use for the word “cinema”?
I made this canvas over the past couple days. Each image represents some of my favorite movies. I realized after making it that I should change the color of the word “cinema” in order to create contrast because currently it all blends together too much with it all being white. Problem is I can’t decide on a color and I’m worried because once I do it there’s no going back.
Also I know I butchered my boy rob pat in “the drama” image lol
r/Cinema • u/BOMBAD_Echo_1409 • 14h ago
Discussion correction: edgiest not darkest
a movie isn't dark because it has 6 deaths, it's dark if it has a dark subject matter lol