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I watched 26 this month and 105 total.



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January: 40
February: 16
March: 23
April: 26
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I watched 50 movies last month (which makes a total of 204 this year).
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½
Pet Sematary (2019) Widmyer & Kolsch
There is a lot of laughable character development here; the big city family seems to have purchased their new house sight unseen but with full disclosure, aren’t the sellers required by law to inform potential buyers of any ancient Indian burial grounds on the property? The doctor is fleeing the nightmare shift in a big city ER, yet out here in the sticks is traumatized to discover that people can kick the bucket? When he was a boy the next door neighbour, once revived his dead dog that became the hound from hell then is shocked to discover when he reboots the family’s kitty, it turns out just as gnarly and vicious. Go figure. Some nice bits; the dumbwaiter has knobs that look like human eyeballs and the daughter was well cast, she has a great angular face that works well as a young girl and as a ghoul returned from the dead.

★★½

Taxi for Tobruk (1961) de La Patellière
A French commando squad gets separated and lost in the desert after attacking Rommel’s supply depot. When their jeep gets stuck in the sand, the captured German Officer refuses to do work (it’s against the Geneva Convention) so he sits in the shade while they dig it out in the burning sun. When he gains the upper hand and steals back his jeep, rather than abandoning them to die in the desert he makes them his prisoners. When he gets stuck in the sand, he doesn’t force them at gun point to dig out the jeep, and so they wait, the French soldiers taking turns napping until he falls asleep from fatigue. There is a nice humanity here. Although this is set in a war zone, this is more of a story about different men from different walks of life being thrown together and bonding.

The Quietude (2018) Trapero
The patriarch is hospitalized from a stroke days before an important trial is about to begin and the control of their financial empire passes into the hands of his wife. The good daughter returns from Paris, but can the bond between two (hot blooded) Argentinian sisters survive all the family secrets tumbling into the light of day and their own sibling rivalry?

★★★


Still Life (2006) Zhangke
The two main characters (a husband and a wife in name only) travel to a doomed city (where the economic imperatives take precedence over everything) looking for their estranged spouses. The coal miner wants to meet the sixteen year old daughter he has never seen before it’s too late. The woman wants her husband to sign the divorce papers so she can get on with her life. There are a few moments of beauty and sadness (the past is being flooded. It’s kind of evocative that at this point in time, the mansions on the hills are still there, whereas, the quarters where the poor lived their lives were simply erased in the name of progress.

High Life (2018) Denis
Deep space travel actively invites comparisons to other films in simply because there are so few of them in this Science Fiction sub-genre. Where once only the best and the brightest went into space, here death row prisoners volunteer on the slim chance they may have a longer throw of years on a space craft researching black holes. The punitive incarceration continues in outer space; life support is portioned out twenty-four hours at a time and only after all the day’s chores have been completed. There are some elements of horror, like Doctor Dibs visiting (she is pushing sixty) the ship’s masturbatoriumthere are certain things you can’t un-see. This is definitely art house with its fixation on taboo, decay, body secretions, and an open ended conclusion. There was a slight problem of budget where there is not enough oomph in the special effects, there seems to be a hell of a lot of unexplained gravitational pull in and around this supposedly weightless environment. And is it my imagination or is Robert Pattinson quietly becoming one of the best actors of his generation?

★★★½

Fanny and Alexander * (1982) Bergman
How can one not adore a sprawling, epic story (three or five hours depending on the version) with sumptuous set design and costumes; great reversals of fortune framed at the first image as a simple puppet play (introducing the Matryoshka doll theme) pulled by the giggling, childish fingers? Even at his lowest point, when Alexander tells a mousy servant the master of the house killed his previous wife and children, whatever the sadistic punishments he’ll receive for telling this fantastic tale, the gift of imagination (which allows him to see the past and animate the present) is always going to save him.

Diane (2018) Jones
Diane the baby boomer and her community of close friends enter the chronic years (ninety-five per cent of all your hospital time will be spent in the last five years of your life). In addition to being a character study (she seems to be atoning for something) this is also nice spiritual slice of vanishing Americana; when the Republicans finally kill Medicare, these golden years when everyone had the right to die in dignity will be rebranded as depraved Socialism, in addition to being fiscally irresponsible.



Dersu Uzala (1975)

Russian surveyors gradually develop a bond with an old mountain man that guides them through tumultuous territory. It’s not as aesthetically stunning as I expected, but still epic and powerful. A movie with an imperfectly human, but very good and simple soul. Just be prepared to get your heart ripped out.

The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

A corrupt businessman vs. a hidden enemy with a vendetta. Noir-ish mood with an engrossing plot. It does take some time to get there though. The first half hour smacks you in the face with establishing details and names, but it ends up turning into a simple enough revenge plot with plenty of turns to stay generally unpredictable. I always find it refreshing to see leads meant to conflict the viewers interest.

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)

About 80% cinematography exhibition, oft paired with Lynchian dark ambience and dreamlike dialogue (a kind way of saying unnatural). The cine does create the feeling of an alternate world, which I love. A bit too much slo mo and soundtrack worship makes it seem like a bunch of music videos crammed into a feature though.

Antichrist (2009)

Dark foggy beauty with surreal flourishes (my taste in a nutshell), and a lot of content that’s pretty rough even for me. A couple of silly bits amidst the uber grim tone, but the gruesome parts are gonna stick with me much longer.

The Skull (1965)

A demonologist (Peter Cushing) comes across a potentially supernatural skull. It feels cheap and campy at times, but still entertaining, with a proto-Ninth Gate atmosphere. There is one standout Kafka-esque scene towards the end too.

Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)

Just write a perfunctory espionage plot and give the keys to Mr. Atkinson. Unplug your mind to get through the cliches, archetypes, and juvenile humor. I still can’t help but laugh at Atkinson’s expressions and delivery though. Maybe it helps that I grew up with them, but he’s still got it.



Re-watch May 2019:

The Godfather
Pulp Fiction

+ Sunset Boulevard 1950
+ Aliens 1986
+ The Player 1992

+ Throne of Blood 1957
+ Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970

Blood Simple 1984
Déjà Vu 2006

+ Open Range 2003

Videodrome 1983

Return to Paradise 1998

First time viewings May 2019:

+ The Battle of Algiers ‘La battaglia di Algeri’ 1966
+ Network 1976

Dragon Ball Super: Broly 2018

+ Patton 1970

Lion of the Desert 1981

+ Ace in the Hole 1951
+ Django 1966
+ Us 2019

Rocco and His Brothers 'Rocco e i suoi fratelli' 1960

+ Seconds 1966
+ Timecrimes ‘Los cronocrímenes’ 2007
+ The Wandering Earth 2019

Total May viewings: 24
Total 2019 viewings: 116



May, 2019 movies watched-

Schindler's List (1993)
Deserving of all it's praise.

Cockfighter (1974)
+ I thought cockfighting sounded like a cool subject for a movie. Wrong.

Mother (2009)
- Good thriller from what's probably my favorite foreign country to find modern movies.

Hitch-Hike (1977)
David Hess rules.

Utoya: July 22 (2018)
Chilling look at the true story.

China 9, Liberty 37 (1978)
Unfortunately I watched the censored version.

The Mule (2018)
+ Another feather in Clint's cap.

The Hunt (2012) Repeat viewing
+ Great movie even if it didn't quite blow me away like the first time.

Intolerance (1916)
I'm sure there's a lot I didn't get.

Total May viewings-9
Total 2019 viewings-64



½

To the wonder (2012) Malick
Malick is one of the few motion capture specialists (without all the paraphernalia and green screens) still doing it old school. It’s nice to look at the poetic ebb and drift of life, the moments of (dis)connection; I only wish this went somewhere. The plot is rendered with specific postcard locations and settings then everything else is implied, not a winning mix for getting from point A to point B in any story.



Red Joan (2018) Nunn
This film wants to be both a rabid love-your-country-or-leave-it story and an ode to brotherhood of mankind and the film is pulled apart by those polar opposites. They actually state that nuclear weaponry is the monkey’s paw for global hegemony but don’t develop it any further. The film fails by not highlighting the absurdity of arresting a 87 year old senior citizen for a show trial then deciding not to go through with her prosecution because had she croaked a few months later in prison it would have been a public relations nightmare.

½

My Effortless Brilliance (2008) Shelton
While on a book tour for opus number three, a pompous novelist makes a detour into the wilds of Oregon to visit and reconnect with a former acquaintance (no longer wanting to be the foil in his shiny tin hat) he slammed the door on their friendship a couple of years earlier. This is basically two (or three) actors improvising their scenes.

The Bishop’s Wife (1947) Koster
The actress in this film must have been a huge star when this was made because I didn’t see why an angel (played by the devilishly debonair Cary Grant) would fall head over heels in love with this frumpy married mom; and most of his divine interventions seem more like clever card tricks than angel magic.

Edge of Tomorrow (2014) Liman
Our hero gets splashed with dragon blood and becomes immortal. Unfortunately if the film simply restarts every time he blunders this removes all the drama and emotional stakes from the story. Because there is not a lick of kryptonite in this fictional world the hero becomes even more powerful than superman. This is a video game disguised as a thriller. He is simply a little mouse memorizing an intricate maze to get at the nibble of cheese at the end. They also didn’t lick the problem creating of a compelling movie monster; you can from which films they borrowed their ideas.

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) Wells
How the world turns away from one if one is not actively attuned to its turning is difficult subject matter. Who sees the future? The economic decline of the Ambersons is not one mistake but an endless series of mistakes. The little prince sits in his horse and buggy, cursing all the tin lizzies that slowly multiply all around him and pull away leaving him metaphorically exhausted; repeating the same mistake as his mother. She rejected the man who would love her forever because he made one embarrassing little stumble in the courtship ritual and rejected him for appearance sake only and married someone else, dooming the family fortune in the process.

★★★

Shadow (2018) Yimou
There is a convoluted set-up; the story is about a street kid becoming a great warrior’s stand-in (the only downside is hiding his growing attraction to his gorgeous wife) but this is hidden by all the palace intrigues; all the King’s men tend to take matters into their own hands and go off and do battle for the young King and his fragile hold on his kingdom. This is kind of an action film with a few moments of gorgeous artistry woven in; the slow motion horizontal pirouettes; with a spin of the ying-yang diagram and the situations and roles reverse, what was once shadow is now commands the shadow.

Hotel Mumbai (2018) Maras
There is obviously some major product placement here but I’ll let it slide since the characters are simply hotel staff forced into an extraordinary situation to become heroes. There is a nice nail biter between the parents of a new born enfant, both mother and father are alternately placed in death and death situations.

Demonlover (2002) Assayas
The department head just loves her brand new toy, a state of the art, exclusive luxury vehicle, until she is unceremoniously dumped into the trunk for 18 hours after a carjacking never to be the same. The people in the mergers and acquisitions department are cut-throats always jockeying for position; back stabbing is as common as your morning coffee. With the corporate espionage and pornography commingle; this is a cautionary, hall of mirrors tale. Be careful what you wish for.

Les Invisibles (2018) Petit
The manager for a drop-in day center for homeless woman finally snaps one day and provides the women with what they need and not what the law portions out for the poor. The strings are always attached towards social integration (getting a low paying, exploitive gig job is the height of success). But with any kind of with any kind of systemic unemployment (4% - 8% - 12%) social reinsertion is merely shuffling the faces around in the unemployed caste. This is social commentary with a wicked satiric bite. Making a paranoid schizophrenic take a day seminar on interviewing well then grabbing an upper management position with mega-corporation is delusional. There is also a nice mix of professional actors and actual homeless women in the film.

The Phenom (2016) Buschel
The cover art makes this looks like a sports drama, but there is a great bait and switch to a subtle coming of age film. On paper, the rookie pitcher appears to have the million dollar arm although after a very public meltdown on the mound during a game, they may only get five cents to the finger now. He’s got the Yips. He is sent down to the farm club and to a sports psychologist who discovers an unresolved, Oedipal-complex in the kid. His dad (Shortcut man) has a great character tell where he is always offering to poison his son with anabolic steroidsnot the bad kindthe great, undetectable, never-be-caught million years ones. The afternoon before his return to the majors when he should at the stadium preparing his game face for later that evening, he visits instead his father in prison which is the only time the old man stops grumbling and expresses admiration towards his son; the son is of course symbolically killing him with that visit.



Monster Party

Unique premise and nasty execution. Killer slice em dice em up with manic energy.

The Collector

Massive home invasion thriller with crazy editing creating the dictionary definition of the word visceral. Prime example of music and sound set perfectly to violent imagery and unrelenting tempo. This film was dismissed as a "Saw" knock-off. It's insults like that that indicate the reviewers were colored before even watching the film. Colored with knowing the producers involved and not experiencing the film from a fresh perspective. This movie is vicious. Awesome.

The Witch in the Window

Creep haunted house drama done right. The acting is absolute top drawer after the 3 minute opening where acting seems shaky. A real achievement in atmosphere and writing based around a common story. Excellent movie.

Excision

Ex porn star Traci Lords gives a remarkable performance in a film that tries too hard to be camp black comedy. A devastating final act had me forgiving some of the sluggish moments of the film, but all in all this is pretty OK. Sick and twisted and a bit slow but not too shabby. Reminds me of why I disliked Heathers, though.

Parents

Creepy and a bit over the top with some of the sick writing, Randy Quaid makes a great villain and Bryan Madorsky as the 9 year old kid is a spitting image of Bob Balaban, right down to the nervous mouth movements - like he's dislodging tuna salad from his lower front teeth. Typical ending isn't very good but the events leading up to it are really well done. 1950's american cannibal better homes and gardens time capsule.

Suspiria - remake

An utter bore. Not sure why it had to be done but here it is. I suffered.

Spring

A romantic monster movie hybrid. I give it points for some of the results but it's far too dialogy to be engaging and toys with the idea rather than deliver the idea to satisfaction. I'm sure it looked much better on paper written down. Kind of draggy and overlong. Not enough chemistry. Make pretend chemistry is my issue with it.

Magic

Anthony Hopkins is a failed magician turned ventriloquist sensation with some mental problems and an obsession to rekindle an old flame. This is a disturbing movie and has a lot of great creepy moments. I'd recommend a viewing at least once.

The Mule

This isn't a bad movie. It was entertaining. Dianne Weist is a little too much for some scenes but I forgive her since she's usually always hitting good notes with her prior appearances in movies. Mostly a family drama, but some nice comedy bits and some tension round things out.

Evil Ed

A superb premise is wasted on one of the dumbest movies I've seen in recent time. Unbearably bad and not entertaining in the least. Gong.

Bully

Based on true events, Larry Clarke is a perverted devil roaming the land a free man but he knows how to deliver the carnal curiosities to us mortals. This is a tense and nasty minded picture but I found myself enjoying it so, no matter how much I wish Clarke would land himself behind bars - I can't discount this flick. It's awful but effective. And the truth of myself is yet again confronted by a provocative lenser like Larry Clarke.

Hobo with a Shotgun

If this were made in the 80's it'd be a masterpiece. Since it was made more recently it's seen as exploitation and throwback. It works. Rutger finally gets a role he can play with. It's bloody, sick and mean. Love it.

Life

Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence together in this comedy drama that isn't nearly as stupid as the theatrical poster art would have you believe. This is a well done picture that may stretch its sentimentality a bit thin, but still manages to deliver a solid enough movie experience to mark as some really good chemistry between the two leads as well as supporting cast. It's a shame it got trashed the way it did. It's a good movie and having these two in a movie together again would be a great idea. Too bad people didn't know back then what they know now about the careers of the two leads. It should be a national treasure.

Blue Sunshine

Laughable and creepy, this story about lsd after effects driving people murderous is a curiosity.

Uncle John

Top notch amalgam of romantic comedy and nerve wracking crime thriller, John Ashton gives a tremendous performance about a well respected small town carpenter battling his wrong doings for reason we're not entirely sure of. It's a really unique genre blending that has to be seen twice. Great, great movie.

Night of the Virgin

So sick and perverse. Runs too long and most of the comedy is a miss but it has balls. The subtitle translating is piss poor, though.

Sun Don't Shine

Surprisingly solid head thriller about a murder cover up from refugees on the road. Not super memorable but I was invested early on. Good looking film.

We Are the Flesh

Technically a well made film visually speaking. But it's essentially mean spirited porn dealing with incest and blood lusting. Not really my cup of tea since the story couldn't even deliver. Obviously the film maker is cocky and delusional with his Yngwie chops. Gong.

Revenge

Rape revenge fantasy is not nearly as smart as it thinks it is. I'm not sure exactly what the film maker is trying to say here but I found this movie to be a bore and existing only to hammer home a tired point most good folks already know. If you like blood, though..have at it. Also, I have to say - this is one of the most far fetched movies I've ever seen. I mean, come on...the girl gets a tree branch through her spine/gut from the back to the front and still manages all this? GTFOH! Credibility goes out the window within 25 mins so forgive me if I don't think this is the masterpiece everyone else seems to think.

Satan's Little Helper

Strange movie. Definitely a midnight watch. I liked it. Goofy, creepy and has a sense of place in the suburban location. Eleven year old kid unwittingly assists an escaped serial killer on Halloween.

Dragged Across Concrete

Vince Vaughn and Mel Gibson do their Lethal Weapon grind house flick justice in this violent, dialog heavy character piece that takes a while to get going but is still very much enjoyable.

Only Lovers Left Alive

I'm sick of Jim Jarmusch. Hipster nonsense and his uaul parlor trick of using the mundane to act as comedy has me wanting him to make a sequel to Ghost Dog, his last really good picture where he takes some chances with genre blending.



“I was cured, all right!”
Don't like the idea of this thread dying, so I'll post this here. Don't have time to write about the films now, but in the future I'll sure put more effort.

Dirty Harry (1971) [Don Siegel] - ★★★★
Kingdom of Heaven (2005) [Ridley Scot] - ★★★
Us (2019) [Jordan Peele] - ★★
Le Cercle Rouge (1970) [Jean-Pierre Melville] - ★★★★★
The 6th Day (2000) [Roger Spottiswoode] - ★★★
Eyes Without a Face (1960) [Georges Franju] - ★★★
Double Team (1997) [Hark Tsui] - ★★
Payback (1999) [Brian Helgeland] - ★★★
Replicant (2001) [Ringo Lam] - ★★
Twelve Monkeys (1995) [Terry Gilliam] - ★
High Life (2018) [Claire Denis] - •
A Scanner Darkly (2006) [Richard Linklater] - ★★★★
Romeo Must Die (2000) [Andrzej Bartkowiak] - ★★★
The Number 23 (2007) [Joel Schumacher] - ★★
Dark Crimes (2016) [Alexandros Avranas] - ★★★★
Signs (2002) [M. Night Shyamalan] - ★★★★★
The Sixth Sense (1999) [M. Night Shyamalan] - ★★★★
Manchester by the Sea (2016) [Kenneth Lonergan] - ★★★★
Magnum Force (1973) [Ted Post] - ★★★
Gran Torino (2008) [Clint Eastwood] - ★★★★
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) [John Ford] - ★★★★★
The Rock (1996) [Michael 'BOOM' Bay] - ★★★
Near Dark (1987) [Kathryn Bigelow] - ★
Blood Simple (1984) [Coen Brothers] - ★★★
Payback: Straight Up (2006) [Brian Helgeland] - ★★★★



Yes I know I'm late, I only got the passion to do this again now.

Seen in March

Howl's Moving Castle:
: Watched the dubbed version (You’re gonna question your sexuality when you hear Christian Bale’s voice). It’s a very typical Miyazaki film. It has lovely animation, great characters and humour, and lots of quiet moments (Also a very rushed ending).

Three Identical Strangers:
: It’s a very interesting tale told by some very interesting characters (David was my favourite). The story’s the only thing that makes this film worthwhile, the filmmaking is just kinda ‘there’. It feels like a diet version of ‘The Imposter'

The Hole in the Ground:
+ : Normally I wouldn’t watch something like this, but I wanted to support Irish filmmakers. Not particularly scary, but I found the whole ‘Is he or isn’t he’ aspect entertaining.


????
Had to watch this for school. I was so confused. What was the point of it? What message did the director want to get across? Why the hell did Brendan Gleeson agree to this?

Eighth Grade:
- : Incredibly touching. As a teen I can confirm that Bo Burnham got everything very accurate about teenagers today.

True Lies:
: Not nearly on par with James Cameron’s other action stuff, but I simply can’t resist Arnold and cheesy lines.

First Man:
- : At face value this seems like a standard biopic, but there’s a few elements I feel separate it from that: The soundtrack is amazing. The effects are great. The scenes in space feel so intense.

ANVIL:
: Very simple documentary, but I think it’s pretty cool, mainly for the characters. I loved seeing a couple of old guys who are still super cool still making music, not deterred by the fact they’re not famous anymore.

Three Colours blue::
: Not my thing, sorry.

Sorry To Bother You:
- : This feels like this film was made with a blaring passion; Like the director really badly wanted to say ‘F*ck capitalism, f*ck big corporations, f*ck viral trends, f*ck racism, f*ck modern rap etc.’ I thought this movie was so creative and weird, I love when I see people using filmmaking to its full potential and doing crazy stuff with it.

MANDY:
- : The whole atmosphere of pure 80’s neon was pleasing. Nic Cage was great as always, and the action and gore was incredibly satisfying. Only thing is though the first half is SUPER slow.

Sir Crazy:
- : Yup, I found it funny. Didn’t even know Sidney Poitier made a film!

Manchester by the sea:
: Love these down-to-earth character dramas. Casey Affleck really annoys me but I really liked him as the apathetic uncle.

Upgrade:
+ : Holy crap, this was fun! The fact that the budget was only 1 million shows how effectively you can use a budget.

To catch a thief:
- : Eh, a very middle-of-the-road Hitchcock.

The Perfect Storm:
+ : Even though it’s quite cheesy and very early 2000’s, it effectively takes over the senses during its chaotic action scenes.

The Hustler:
: Couldn’t get behind it, sorry, the main character was a total butthole.

Us:
: Despite having a bunch of stupid plot contrivances, it’s a fun comedy horror with brilliant performances and great use of music.

Red Eye:
- : You wouldn’t expect this to be made by Wes Craven. An effective thriller.

Ringu:
: This whole film strikes me as professionally produced creepypasta. Someone picks up a spooky VHS, watches it, then dies. The tape itself is brilliant, something that you wouldn’t watch with the lights off. What I liked the most about the film however was the two exes reuniting platonically to carry out a task; Something about that is just a cool dynamic to me.
WARNING: spoilers below
I didn’t like the ending. It made me feel that the characters actions through the whole thing were worth nothing and that I just wasted my time


Good morning Vietnam:
- : I mean, c’mon guys, it’s Robin Williams being Robin Williams, how is that not great?

Widows:
- : My least favourite Steve Mcqueen movie unfortunately (He sure likes his Irish actors doesn’t he?). All I can really say is that Voila Davis’ performance was great. Also I watched this after the ‘Liam Neeson interview controversy’ so whenever he was getting intimate with Davis I was jokingly shouting ‘VIOLA DAVIS LOOK OUT!'

Prevenge:
+ : Who knew the therapist from Bandersnatch made a no budget slasher film while eight months preggers? I guess it was fine, a few funny moments but that’s about it.

Pool of London:
: I fell asleep during the last 20 minutes so that’s quite awkward, but the fact that it was the first British film to show an interracial romance was pretty cool.

The Ritual:
- : I’ve heard a lot about this David Bruckner guy so I check this out and holy crap, it was brilliant. Gorgeous scenery, interesting character dynamics, effective scares, great acting, I feel this is a very underrated film.



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^Is there a system to the different colours in that post? Either way, I'd suggest posting films in set groups to keep up in future - I made a post for every ten films I watched - using that as a concrete goal to work towards proved a reasonably effective system.



^Is there a system to the different colours in that post? Either way, I'd suggest posting films in set groups to keep up in future - I made a post for every ten films I watched - using that as a concrete goal to work towards proved a reasonably effective system.
Yeah I did that for a while, I just got burned out a few months back. I'm just catching up now is all. I guess the colours correspond to the posters, and I just leave it colourless if It's just black or a certain colour is getting repetitive.

Thanks for the help anyway.



Seen in April

One Hour Photo:
: A really unsettling thriller with a brilliant performance from Robin Williams. Thinking about it in hindsight, it’s pretty funny how the kid says that the White Eva’s from End of Evangelion ‘kill bad guys’.

Shazam!:
: A superhero film that doesn’t have that New Age superhero film vibe? Count me in! It’s a funny and heartwarming tale that’s fun for all ages.

Terminator: [RE-WATCH]:
: Don’t murder me, but I think I like this a little less than I did as a kid. Don’t get me wrong it’s still pretty good though, but I just think it absolutely PALES in comparison to Judgement Day.

Doctor Who: The curse of the Fatal Death:
: A funny Red Nose Day short film.

Won’t You Be My Neighbour?:
: Now all we need is a documentary of Bob Ross and we can achieve world peace.

The Simpsons Movie: [RE-WATCH]:
- : Nostalgia bias, I know. Didn’t realise until now how brilliant Julie Kavner’s performance is.

Desperado:
+ : Quite a dumb, but fun, action film.

Under the Skin:
: I think I admired the craft a lot more than the entertainment value: maybe it’s ‘2smart4me’ or something, . It’s got a real beautiful but haunting look to it, and the way it normalizes people with facial deformities instead of making a mockery of them is heartwarming. Also I don’t know the name of the music that was played during the sex scenes, but whatever it was, was absolutely terrifying.

Childs Play 2:
: This film is a total bore until the last twenty minutes, then it gets incredibly fun.

Koyaanisqatsi:
- ; Most of the film was pretty good, but that whole 15 minute scene of the city with the music track ‘The Grid’ was 11/10 material.

Faces Places:
: Wholesome/10. I watched this after Varda’s death to celebrate her life. She seems like one of the only celebrities I’d like to meet because of their personality and not because of their fame. The whole philosophy of meeting new people to improve your life really stuck with me. Also this film confirmed my suspicion that Godard was a pretentious arsehole haha. That scene where Agnes talks about her inevitable death is quite significant now.

Spider-Man 2:
- : Sam Raimi is king. Doesn’t have that ‘so bad it’s good’ acting of the first one, but it makes up for that with some genuinely great action scenes.

Also I have to thank the internet for generating tons of hilarious memes and YouTube Poop’s from this film. Pizza time.

Rififi:
- : A stylish noir with a cool heist scene.

Hamlet (1996);
+ : Holy crap, this is the most wordy film I’ve EVER seen! Usually in 4 hour epics there’s normal movie level dialogue with lots of scenes of scenery. But this film, it’s just 4 hours of non-stop talking! I needed a breather at the intermission.

Endgame:
: Not as well made or written as Infinity War (And the fact that they do a whole 'Bill and Ted time travel is dumb but OUR time travel makes sense' shtick despite the fact that Bill and Ted had WAY less inconsistencies than this films time-travel really peeved me), but I can forgive that as this is a movie about giving a sense of conclusion to lifetime fans. Fun action, great characters and some absolutely AMAZING scenes, this is probably this generation’s equivalent to watching the OG Star Wars or Psycho or 2001 etc.

Also the amount of memes this film has spawned are amazing.