Temple Grandin (2010) - Very good as far as biopics go

The Great Dictator (1940) - Had never actually watched the whole thing, it was better than I expected. Powerful speech at the end. Mussolini hilariously done. Striking to know that this movie predates the worst that the Nazis would do to the Jews

Cyrano (1990) - Blown away by Depardieu’s performance. This is a phenomenal version of a classic story. Best version I’ve seen so far, including the plays of this I’ve been to

Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (2002): Loved it

A Real Pain (2024): Amazing! Kieran deserved that Oscar

Aguirre - Wrath of God (1972): Would be great if there wasn’t so much animal abuse

I rewatched The Foreigner on Netflix.

Sinners. Twice. Phenomenal movie.

• Smokey and the Bandit 3.5/5: I expected this to suck but I was really blown away. Burt Reynolds is legitimately funny, Eastbound and Down is an incredible theme song, and the whole ACAB motif of the movie aged very well
• The Legend of Ochi 3/5: I saw this for mystery movie monday and spent most of the time thinking this was a mostly AI generated film. The creators insist there was no AI used in this but it does lead one to wonder why they chose the (for lack of a better term) AI-aesthetic for the whole thing. Regardless, still a weak movie even by kid standards
• Final Destination 3 2.5/5: It’s fine, there’s some nudity and bunch of teens dying violently. Not much to write home about
• True Lies 4/5: About the level of sexism I expect from a 90s movie, but still pretty entertaining and has great jokes. Arnold and Cameron are just two heavy hitters doing great work
• Sinners 4/5: I thought this looked dumb as hell in the trailers but word of mouth got to me so I decided to see it. This movie is pretty good, has good music, pacing, and manages to get you more invested in the characters than most horror movies. It’s worth seeing and I would put effort into seeing it in a packed screening because it’s great with an audience
• Final Destination 2 3/5: This is also fine. Good kills, a decent plot and I like how it ties it back to the first movie, the bus kill is fucking wild (spoilers)
• A Minecraft Movie 1.5/5: I would only recommend seeing this in a theater with a bunch of people. There’s about 5 good jokes in the movie and it really feels like there were far too many cooks in the kitchen working on this

Watched Paddington in Peru. Definitely the weakest of the films and was jarring that Mrs Brown was a different actress. It still had its wholesome moments though.

I rewatched all 4 Matrix movies over the weekend. I still think Resurrections is very good, and Revolutions is better than people give it credit for. Battle for Zion is too long though.

Odd Thomas (2013)
A small town comes under threat and its native supernatural sleuth must save it. Although not ground-breaking in any sense, it has heart and is quite delightfully charming with its small town characters and setting with hopeful young love.

The Awakening (2011)
This period horror/thriller sends a professional skeptic into a haunted boarding house to unearth the truth behind hidden ghosts. Though it’s mostly formulaic horror, its capable protagonist and cinematography and atmosphere carries the film even if the ending is weak.

My Spy (2020)
I erroneously thought I had watched this before watching the sequel late last year as the premise sounds vaguely alike to every other family spy movie. I thoroughly did not enjoy the sequel but this original was (surprisingly) decent with enough action and laughs for little and big kids alike.

The Order (2024)
The Order takes a look at the white supremacist movements that are unfortunately still relevant in this day and age. It’s a solid film though hampered by its indecisiveness of wanting to be realistic in one scene while becoming pure dramatization in the next.

Saw Warfare, harrowing movie with all the internet favorite up and coming actors. I’d recommend it if it wasn’t an extremely draining experience.

Just today saw Sinners. Holy shit it rips. There’s a single camera shot about half way that hadmy jaw dropped. Incredible stuff from Coogler.

Sinners - the atmosphere was so thick you could cut it with a knife. The ending was a emotional gut punch overall it was a very good film.

Mufasa.

I could take it or leave it. The story was pretty good but everything was just so brown and grey.

Babygirl. I didn’t like it much. It used too many pornographic scenes.the message as I interpreted it wasn’t bad but I’m not sure who it is for.

Mostly Korean films. There are some absolute bangers.

• memories of murder
• the wailing
• I saw the devil
• parasite
• train to busan

Waiting… (2005)