Our local cinema don't have set runs for films now and pull a film if it isn't bringing in the crowds, but Death of Stain is still on 
. It reminded me of the bits in Monty Python that WEREN'T funny and, much as I loved Python there was a lot that was rubbish. I think a snide dvd is a pirate one that is illegal because, if everyone did that there wouldn't be a film industry. Saw Blade Runner tonight [bit too long and not as good as the original imo] and seeing The Killing of a Sacred Deer later in the week. Supposedly starts off as a black comedy and turns into a horror story#shouldbefun
We saw this film recently and enjoyed it. As it was in our lifetime we found it interesting as a bit of modern history. It wasn't what I would call funny, although there was a small group of people (who may have had a refreshment beforehand) who had obviously been told that it was funny. They were killing themselves laughing at a bit near the beginning where people were being rounded up by police (soldiers?), which I found chilling rather than funny. There were, however, some really funny bits, which I thought were done quite appropriately in a story about what was a very frightening regime. I have read reviews where the film was praised for not having the actors use fake Russian accents, and I would agree with that, even though it took a while to get used to their having very different accents (Kruschev (sp?) was American whereas most of the others were British).
Looking forward to Paddington 2 too! And I agree with you, Tegan2 about the dangers of "snide DVDs" to the film industry. That's the first time I've come across anyone who actually admits to buying one 
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