Documentary… Movie #136 2021: My Octopus Teacher (2020) 23 May 202123 May 2021 Can you tell that I was cramming in a few Oscar nominated films before the awards this year? I'll be honest, I watched My Octopus Teacher over every other film…
Cerebral… Movie #135 2021: The Father (2020) 22 May 202119 May 2021 After the whole Best Actor debacle at the Oscars this year, I've seen people change their rating of The Father from five stars to one. I kid you not. PSA:…
crime… Movie #134 2021: American Hustle (2013) 21 May 202119 May 2021 Anyone my age with some sort of awareness of the world of cinema will remember the hype that surrounded this movie back in 2013. Nominated for a monstrous ten Oscars…
Action… Movie #133 2021: Collateral (2004) 20 May 202118 May 2021 Michael Mann. Tom Cruise. Jamie Foxx. Action movie. That was the extent of my motive for watching this movie. Was it on a single one of my watch lists? No.…
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…
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