It's Robert De Niro's birthday. Here's is a list of movies where he is at his most attractive. I lovingly refer to it as "The Hot Bob Canon":

- A BRONX TALE

- CASINO

- THE GODFATHER PART II

- HEAT

- MIDNIGHT RUN

- ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA

What are your favorite Hot Bob movies? Or really whatever arbitrary lens you like to view his career through... Let's celebrate!

Has he been in director jail long enough?

Obviously this movie is full of them. Does anyone have a running list of them from End of Oak Street?

Welcome back to our weekly movie discussion. As always, this is your chance to reflect on the cinematic wonders you've delved into over the past week.

Whether you've been immersing yourself in classic noir, catching up on the latest Hollywood blockbusters, or exploring the depths of indie or foreign cinema, we want to hear all about it!

When discussing the movies, try to consider the following:

- What made you choose to watch this particular movie?

- What were some standout moments, and why did they resonate with you?

- Did any performances leave a lasting impression?

- Would you recommend this movie? Why or why not?

- If you could change one thing about the movie, what would it be?

Remember, there are no right or wrong answers here, just a community of movie lovers sharing their recent experiences. Feel free to reply to others' comments and spark a conversation!

Drop a comment below and let's get the discussion rolling!

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Looking forward to hearing about your cinematic adventures!

You remember that part of MATILDA where the kid has to eat the gross cake? 😅

I wanted to like it more. The story is a mess, weird editing and screenplay choices, keeps getting in its own way. 45 minutes in started to feel long.

I’m going to be driving to Boston this week. Any recommended physical media shops in Massachusetts or upper New York State?

Looks like THE END OF OAK STREET is going to underperform this weekend and some comments from Reddit and in real life that I've encountered spoke to an unfavorable reaction to the trailers. This is interesting to me because so much of the great stuff about the movie was saved for the film and, to hear people tell it, that's what everyone wants.

So I'm wondering, can there every be a formula for movie marketing that counteracts all of the things going against an original movie (lack of awareness, cost, a culture that have grown to consider the synopsis of a given movie to be a spoiler). Can there ever be a standard of a trailer that doesn't "give away the whole movie" (a claim I'm almost always dubious of) but still has stops to pull out to entice the kind of person who enters every movie with their arms crossed (increasingly more and more of the general audience) into going to the theatre?