Watched
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 2019 - ★★★★
It simultaneously puts every cynical fight you ever may have had about Mr. Rogers to bed an also manages to humanize him by showing that he was not above pain.
The journalist is a stand-in for every kid that grew up in Mr. Rogers and still became kind of cynical and jaded.
Hanks is arresting as Rogers, and Rhys does a lot of work nor a lot of actual lines.
Togo, 2019 - ★★★★
This was surprisingly true to the facts I could find. It’s hard to maintain a couple hours of mostly one man yelling “GOOD DOG” at running dogs, but Dafoe does it with aplomb. I liked it a lot, especially as an adventure movie with some scary bits that’s also meant for kids.
Wild Mountain Thyme, 2020 - ★★★
I guess, based on what the critics say, I’m not supposed to admit I liked this movie, but fuck it. I’ve spent a hundredish minutes on far, far worse films that didn’t delight me one millionth as much as this one did.
Ad Astra, 2019 - ★★★
Brad Pitt was very good in a role I don’t think anyone would expect him to excel in. Beyond that it’s not a great movie and bafflingly underused Ruth Negga and Natasha Lyonne.
Hubie Halloween, 2020 - ★★½
It was exactly what I thought it would be. Don’t review this thing like it’s suppose to change cinema forever. Watch it like your favorite musician is doing another tour after a long weird solo career and they’re just playing the hits you loved in high school. It’s harmless fun and should be easy to sequelize if they choose to. I’d watch one every Halloween or two.
Midnight Special, 2016 - ★★★
Great bones but a criminal underuse of Kirsten Dunst, overuse of Adam Driver, who is great but whose plot is muddled and doesn’t really justify his kind of gravitas.
One Cut of the Dead, 2017 - ★★★★
Despite how it looks at first, it’s not a horror movie but it’s absolutely worth a watch, especially if you like indie movies. I won’t ruin it by saying more.
The Peanut Butter Falcon, 2019 - ★★★★
Great performances from the main dudes and the main lady, but the end was too abrupt
Project Power, 2020 - ★★★
The actor that plays Robin is really good. Her hoodie being Robin colors is an nice touch. It’s worth watching once.
