Action… Movie #132 2021: Annihilation (2018) 19 May 202119 May 2021 Did I intentionally watch two high-concept science fiction movies one after the other? Nope. Do I regret it? When they're as gorgeously horrific as Annihilation is, not for one damn…
Art House… Movie #131 2021: Another Earth (2011) 18 May 202115 May 2021 I miss The OA. Everyone who ever watched The OA misses The OA. Is the fact that Brit Marling is in a movie enough reason to watch it? Perhaps only…
crime… Movie #130 2021: Why Did You Kill Me? (2021) 17 May 202113 May 2021 Watched this on a whim, wish I watched an actual film instead. Go figure. Yes, I got sucked in by the Netflix true crime schtick that the streaming giant seems…
crime… Movie #129 2021: The Drop (2014) 16 May 202111 May 2021 Oh, James Gandolfini. Words cannot express how much I love you. Simply put, he left the world way too soon, and I just wish there were more post-Sopranos movies with…
Cerebral… Movie #128 2021: Room 237 (2012) 15 May 202111 May 2021 Everyone knows Stanley Kubrick adapted The Shining into a movie. Many people know that the author of the original book (Stephen King) despised that movie. I'm one of those people…
politics… Movie #127 2021: State of Play (2009) 14 May 20215 May 2021 Yes, I accidentally watched two Kevin Macdonald movies in a row, but Good Lord, they could not be further apart in terms of quality and entertainment value. Once again, I…
Awards Season… Movie #126 2021: The Mauritanian (2021) 13 May 20214 May 2021 Most people were extremely 'meh' in their reactions to The Mauritanian, so I completely expected to feel similarly about it. Weirdly, it seems as though I enjoyed this movie much…
Action… Movie #125 2021: Taken (2008) 12 May 20214 May 2021 Taken feels like one of those movies that every human of my generation has seen. Well guess what? Not me. What a surprise. So many people have seen this movie…
Art House… Movie #124 2021: Caché (2005) 11 May 20214 May 2021 After an onslaught of big blockbusters and sweet animated movies (with the exception of a little Danish gem), it was time to cleanse my palate with some poncey French filmmaking.…
Action… Movie #123 2021: Point Break (1991) 10 May 20213 May 2021 Surfing and undercover FBI agents? Count me the fuck in. Point Break is almost a cult favourite at this point, and was directed by Kathryn Bigelow way before she made…
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