They'll like it

If you liked The Endless, it's probably worth checking out Resolution, as it features the two guys in the cabin from The Endless and it's stories are related.

The Bird Box - Though the premise was interesting, I but didn't think it was executed nearly as well as it could have. Acting was fantastic and there were a couple memorable scenes that makes it worth a watch. 6/10

I will definitely check out Resolution, thanks.

Saw Mary Poppins Returns yesterday. Wouldn't have been my first choice but it was a family affair. It was my Nieces daughters (grand niece?) birthday. And since it is the day after Christmas we always try to have a special day just for her so it just doesn't blend into Christmas celebrations. Anyway we had a whole row of the theater with all sorts of nieces and nephews and their kids.

The movie was okay. Typical kids based fantasy fare. I though Emily Blunt did well and I was impressed with her singing/dancing chops since I had never seen those talents from her before. The original songs didn't seem quite up to the memorable classics from the original but they were okay slyly teaching the kids "lessons".

Written on the Wind - This movie lacks great acting and precise plot. The story is very predicable and at times overly melodramatic. The characters are cliche and dialogue is barely serviceable. Yet this movie is very moving. Ultimately to me, that's what separates a really good movie from merely good. This movie is directed by Douglas Sirk and is one of the several melodramas that he churned out in the 50's. What he does with this movie is truly special. Being burdened by the limitations I outlined above, he simply sidesteps them and tells the story by relying on things other than skilled acting and immersive story. What he does here, is focus on character's feelings, explore their motivation and flesh out drama and tragedy from a routine melodrama. Sirk was also a superb artist, so all the visuals and every single scene is beautiful and precisely crafted. A--

Gods of the Plague - This was directed by someone who was inspired by Sirk - Rainer Werner Fassbinder. To me this seemed like Fassbinder's take on a french new wave's take on American thrillers. The story was smooth and free flowing, light on the plot and driven by characters about whom little is known. So as the movie unfolds, you try to guess character's feelings and motivations, because that would explain the story more than chopped scenes you are watching. Far from Fassbinder's best, this movie falls short at some aspects and becomes a little too abstract. The story seems to spiral out too much. Still a good enjoyable movie, told from a very different perspective.
B+

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Was not planning to see this but when it gets praise from caesar I think I have to.

Written on the Wind is terrific. Sirk, through melodrama, exposes what lies below the American Dream. That image of Dorothy Malone and the model oil derrick remains potent.

And, of course, Ali:Fear Eats the Soul is the best Fassbinder "remake" of a Sirk film.

yeah that's good

Read headline "New York Sky Turns Bright Blue After Transformer Explosion" and thought of Clovis for some reason.

I can’t escape this ****. Lol

Saw Holmes and Watson.

Didn't really want to see it, but gf wanted something funny.

Very hit and miss (a lot more misses). Still lolled a few times, but pretty terrible.

3/10

That’s about how I felt about it. I might give it 6.5 or 7/10.

Green Book is the type of movie most people's parents would like. Absolutely predictable odd couple story, but enjoyable nonetheless thanks mainly to the 2 lead performances. Mortensen and Ali both great. I am pretty much in love with Linda Cardellini and she is wonderful in a small role. Rest of the cast are stock supporting characters out of the Sopranos.

Will probably get some Oscar noms just because it deals (superficially) with racism. But mainly it's a crowd-pleaser buddy comedy. Worth watching if only to see Viggo dive into the goombah part with such abandon.

At bar trivia a few weeks ago, the bonus picture round theme was caper films(name the film based on one picture). I absolutely love a good caper film and some of my favorites were in there, but Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, which is my favorite caper film of all time, was not pictured.

ha - true - I went and saw this with my mom over the holiday and she loved it. I thought it was just aight.

I saw Bumblebee tonight. I really liked it. It was mainly a boy & his dog story with the boy being an 18 year old hot girl who's not ready to hold hands yet, and the dog being a yellow transformer/herbie. I can see it having a strong pull for the middle school set.

This is the only transformer movie I've ever seen. I know they are widely despised but this one was way above average.

The Kindergarten Teacher I never know whether these are movies or TV. Netflix original that was somewhere in-between.

Maggie Gyllenhaal plays a teacher that seems to be having a sort of mid-life crisis. She signs up for a poetry class to fill an inner need of an artistic outlet about the same time one of her students randomly spouts out inspiring poetry.

I dunno about this one. I'm not a huge Gyllenhall fan for one. The premise was certainly interesting but it just didn't seem to work for me. It was slow and methodical, which I generally like, but in a not good way here.

I can't really put my finger on why it didn't work for me, but it just didn't.

I forgot I saw that ^

It was interesting and disturbing. Maggie was typically great. Overall, a bit enjoyable.

FTR I loved the movie, so don't take this as a critique of the film itself, just trying to understand your overall perspective. Questions in spoilers:

i liked slow west. and wind river. and bird box.

what is on netflix now thats action, western, some killing but with story that makes sense.

Hell or High Water, Hostiles

Dont worry, he wont get far on foot was fantastic. It's about John Callahan attempting to give up alcohol after being in a car accident. He is played by Joaquin phoenix and jonah hill is his AA sponsor. Theres another cameo? (I had no idea he was in the movie at least) from a major star who does a great job. It's a good story and well done.

an old 1975 sci fi movie. a boy and his dog. became a big cult hit and rightly so. i think you can utube it for free. ill watch it again soon.