Nosferatu at the theater. Getting a lot of Oscar buzz, really interesting cast (Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Bill Sarsgaard, Willem Dafoe), but not very interesting to watch. Very dull opening 30 minutes or so, very slow moving, rapid finale, poor performance from Dafoe who looked like he mailed it in. Expected better from the director (Eggers - The Lighthouse).
Some kind of documentary on âYacht Rockâ (MAX). Yes, it is as bland as I remember and as bland as the people talking about it on this documentary. These people were really excited to talk about it, especially since they are the only ones talking about it.
Painful. So much more fun (and serious-topic) rock and pop in the 80s. No one said it out loud, but the bands simply were not photogenic enough to make it on MTV.
Finished âMI: Dead Reckoning, Part 1.â Good. shitload of action. Complicated plot. Tons of pickpocketing.
Carry-On (Netflix) Actually not bad, Jason Bateman as the bad guy plays it very low key and it works.
Maria (Netflix) Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas, well acted, but Callasâ life wasnât all that exciting
Red One (Max) They created quite a universe here. Not bad, though a bit forced at times. For modern Santa action, I preferred Violent Night
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (Netflix) At least they didnât try to be funny, that makes these cringeworthy. I donât get anything from Martin Lawrence, so unrealistically a bad cop. This is probably my least favorite of all the serials. And adding in near death experiences and freezing anxiety attacks was way too contrived
Trap (Max) I saw two minutes flipping channels and funny how backwards I had the story. The dialogue was forced and the situation too contrived to buy.
Joker: Folie Ă Deux (Max) A bad fever dream. The introspection and looking behind the make-up in the prior, goes way too deep, and ruins any illusion of the character.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Max) Not a terrible sequel, but lacking a lot of the charm of the prior
From Darkness to Light (TCM) A documentary on a Jerry Lewis/Wim Wenders 1972 film that never got released, about a clown in a Nazi Death Camp. Lewis hated the end result and pulled the plug. This was well before a lot of Holocaust films were made, including the similarly themed Life Is Beautiful
This Is Where I Leave You
Saw it on the plane yesterday. Dramedy about a family coming together to mourn the passing of the patriarch, and work through all their issues. It was fine, a bit predictable. Absolutely stacked cast with Jane Fonda, Jason Bateman, Adam Driver, Tina Fey, Rose Byrne, Kathryn Hahn, Timothy Oliphant, Dax Shepard and a couple others Iâm forgetting their names.
Had some funny parts, and some sad parts.
I saw an interview with Brett Goldstein (Roy Kent from Ted Lasso) and he was talking briefly about a movie he did in 2015, SuperBob. So I watched it. He was struck by a meteor and became the worldâs only super hero. Work for the ministry of defense in the UK. The movie follows him for one day, his day off, as he gets back into dating after 6 years. It is very quirky, but I liked it. You can see where some of his style comes from in future work.
1 Like
Brave (with Mini Me) on Disney Plus
Meh. Itâs a nice relatable story about a Scottish princess who accidentally turns her mother, the Queen, into a bear. (I mean, what kid hasnât done that at some point or other? 
)
I did enjoy the Scottish music.
A Complete Unknown at the theater. A biopic on Bob Dylan from the time he came to NYC up through the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, when he went electric. Looks like Timothée Chalamet as Dylan should be in the running for an Oscar. He was amazing. Ed Norton as Pete Seeger probably in line for a supporting nod. Worth the longish run time.
Also liked Dan Fogler as Albert Grossman but agree the other two should get Oscar nominations.
Fogler was good. Wife was sad to see all the weight he put back on.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly have a psychopath son and some bad stuff happens. Mostly from Tildaâs point of view and how she deals with the aftermath of some rather traumatic events.
Really well done and keeps you guessing a bit about the nature of the sonâs crimes.
Donât Look Back, on MAX
Dicumentsry of Bob Dylan in London.
Goodrich. Michael Keaton, Mila Kunis. I liked it.
I just saw this again. Itâs great.
Michael? Or Diane?
1 Like
Buster?
1 Like
It was Michael.
1 Like
It Ends with Us (Netflix) not sure what to make of this, it is about an abusive spouse, but they sort of hide the fact of what actually happened, and only mention the three events we saw over the course of?? two years? - It becomes such a muddled message and plays like a standard romance. Odd to me this was a top box office movie. The post film backlash is more interesting than the movie itself
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Netflix) Excellent animation, but felt more forced than prior movies. The end chase went on a bit too long. I have see quite a few and not a huge fan, but liked many of the others better
One Crazy Summer
Lots of these early 80s movies are popping up on Netflix.
The Big Chill (1982)
Wow, The Big Snore.
I never saw it when it came out in the theater, nor on VCR, laserdisc, DVD. Saw it on MAX with wife.
She said the soundtrack is great! And it is! The dialogue, eh, not so much, the acting, eh.
It is as if each actor played the role that they would eventually play for the rest of their lives.
Emelia Perez (Netflix)
Very good. Style of, âWe can sing and dance whenever we want, and the other characters donât even notice.â
Quirky, sad, and unfortunately somewhat predictable.