Watched
House, 1977 - ★★★
Well you should all watch it once. Watching it alone was disorientating and left me wishing I had someone to share the experience with but it was a hell of ride. Go in blind and don’t ask of it any more than it is.
A Quiet Place Part II, 2020 - ★★★★★
I try to be stingy with 5 stars but this movie deserves it. The writing, direction, acting and SOUND DESIGN are as good as the first and in some areas even better.
The main flaw that bugged me was SPOILER ALERT:
The day one flashback was really only there to remind us who JK was on the first one and introduce us to Cillian and his kid. One or two more flashbacks throughout the story may have balanced it a bit. I wouldn’t want anything predictable like showing one of Emmit’s family members dying, I actually think not seeing that stuff puts us in his mindset: it’s hard for him to think about but it’s all he thinks about.
I thought the conclusion was perfect, with the children both growing into their dad’s shoes, although it’s worth nothing that mom is consistently as badass and brave as dad. But when you lose someone you love you often want to live up to them somehow because it feels like they’re still there with you when you embody their best qualities. So I get it.
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons, 2011 - ★★★
Yes it’s disturbing but there’s nothing supernatural about it.
Near Dark, 1987 - ★★★★
It’s worth a watch despite the lame performance of the male lead. Henricksen and Paxton are wonderful, and Bigelow’s makes the thing a visually classic and novel experience at the same time.
The Amusement Park, 1975 - ★★
These are all things I have seen happening to Oder folks. It’s a sad sad movie whose true horror is the inevitability that we may all face one or more of these deep indignities if we are lucky enough to grow old.
Sunshine, 2007 - ★★
The star power is impressive, with Michelle Yeoh and Chris Evans and Cillian Murphy and Rose Byrne. The story is Event Horizon light and not one of Boyle’s best by a long short but it’s a beautifully shot film.
Synchronic, 2019 - ★★★
As usual, this directing duo puts an interesting new spin on a very old kind of story. It’s a worthy addition to the time travel category.
Parasite, 2019 - ★★★★
I can’t remember when I watched this but it was a while ago. It was incredibly strange and disturbing and worth watching if those things don’t scare you off.
The Lighthouse, 2019 - ★★★★
Buy the ticket, take the ride, smell the farts, be disturbed and left with a lot of questions and a day or so of your inner monologue speaking like a drunken Shakespearean character
Earwig and the Witch, 2020 - ★
Abrupt ending, animation not great, decent first draft of a story and movie at best
Promising Young Woman, 2020 - ★★★★
Everyone woman should watch it once.
Every man should watch it two or three times.
I dinged it a star because there’s a part that’s hard to watch because I wanted something different to happen but make no mistake: this movie deserves your time and your attention and your full comprehension.