Girl House - 0/10

Ad Astra 7/10

A slow, low-key film, but I found my attention did not wander.

It looked beautiful on the big screen.

Watching "Shutter Island" for the first time. There's something off about the acting.

Shutter Island - 6.5/10

Lion King 2019- 6/10


Does nothing better than the original. Not a single thing.

Gretel & Hansel - 7/10

A+ Visuals

C- Pacing

Feels a bit Jodorowsky at times (it's big on visual symbolism)

Uncut Gems - 10/10

What a fucking ride...Jesus Christ!

End Of Watch - 3.5/4

Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena star in a “found” footage police procedural with as much behind it in natural charisma and acting ability as it does in plot substance and realism. Two LAPD police officers self document their daily routines as they uphold the law in their community until they are hit listed by the gang that they are working to put away. It is a perfect blend of genres and the underlying theme of justice at any cost has been updated to feel more like "justice at all costs" and I think that was a marvellous decision by the director David Ayer.
The plot is not the highlight of this film, the working relationship and friendship between the leads is and as far as acting chemistry goes this is some of the finest work I have ever seen from Pena and Gyllenhaa. Emotionally explosive and chillingly prescient, this is a jigsaw as beautiful when disassembled as it is completed. A masterfully made dramatisation of cop shows with an ante up every few scenes just to keep your journey to the end as emotional as possible.
Michael Pena could easily have walked away with an award for this performance as it is the best use of his smart-ass schtick that he has become so famous for outside of comedy roles. I could watch this film all day long, it is as close to “Training Day” as any film has ever gotten so far.


This is an excellent film and one that I will watch again because I know it will feel like I'm meeting up with some old friends.

Can agree with this

Re-watching the original and classic Pink Panther franchise is a joy and I encourage everybody to get in on the action.

A Shot In The Dark may be the very pinnacle, but the others are all still charming and hilarious. Just ignore "Trail" because it's a travesty and reusing outtakes is bullshit.

Here's some trivia: William Peter Blatty of Exorcist fame co-wrote the screenplay for A Shot In The Dark.
How good is that?!

Writing two of the best genre films of all time. No wonder he lived so long. The universe kept him around for a reason.

I need to see The Ninth Configuration now. I meant to get that last year but slacked off.

Never seen any of the Pink Panther movies.... saw pieces of one of them once I think

Please watch "A Shot In The Dark" at your nearest opportunity. You will probably laugh so hard you get a skid mark.

Not available on any streaming service I have.....

It will appear as if by magic someday, and you will be ready for it.

Birds of Prey - 8/10

I have Zero clue what Warner Bros was doing with the trailers for this movie -- The movie is a blast. Funny, hyper-violent (Deadpool levels), some really cool af fight scenes and fight choreography.

Margot Robbie and Ewen McGregor are both great, you never want to take your eyes off either one.

I remember renting the original Pink Panther movie from my local library when I was a kid and feeling pissed off that it wasn't a cartoon or at least like a Roger Rabbit half-cartoon and watching it for like 10 minutes then fast forwarding through it and not seeing a single cartoon...

The cartoon was alright but mostly for the incredible intro. Obviously it was born of the film but honestly, do yourself a favour and watch "A Shot In The Dark" if you ever get the chance.
It's just magic.

Yeah, I used to watch the cartoon and definitely remember being confused one day when my dad was watching the movie on TV and it was not a cartoon.... he was trying to say how funny it was, but punk young kid me was not interested.....

There are 6 Peter Sellars "Pink Panther" films and only the last one is bad. Sellers was dead by then so they just used a bunch of outtakes and made a dreadful hash of it.
I have a box-set but it only has 5 of them, it does include the dreadful last one though so no idea what went on with that...

It was a rights issue... How boring.

I like it when he calls Cato a "sneaky little yellow pimp".

Classic racism.

Finally watching "Train To Busan" for the first time.

This is freaking awesome

A stunning indictment of fear, mob mentality, and the bystander effect.

That child actor... What a performance.
That's two straight hours of goosebumps.

Attempted to watch Mystic River last night and fell asleep in less than ten minutes. Seems very basic...

It's not a film that'll bring you any joy.

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) - 7/10

Quite an enjoyable movie. Hated the 4D experience.

You know what had a good 4D experience?

Aquaman. :shifty:

My friend did complain about how "subpar" the experience was as compared to Aquaman.

Yeah, my 4D experience was essentially me thinking that it would probably just be a big waste on a lot of movies..... Aquaman was good in it though.....

Looked at what was playing in 4D last time I went back home to Toronto, but it was Star Wars, which I thought would just be a big waste

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) - 8/10

Was actually really fun. Loved the final fight scenes/climax of the movie. I really want a sequel that focuses more on Black Canary/Huntress. Feel like its weakness was not giving them enough time to shine compared to Harley Quinn.

Also still have my gripe about Cassandra Cain.... there was absolutely no reason at all to make that character be Cassandra Cain. Might as well just have made her be Misfit or Black Alice or someone.....

Googled this after it won the Oscar for Best Short film and decided to give it a watch.

If you have 20 minutes would recommend!

The Neighbor's Window - 8/10

Funny and Touching


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Get Out-8/10

Caught on to what was happening pretty early on. But it's a fun ride that's filled with awkward scenes and a satisfying ending. Not as good as "Us", imo, but still a very good film for Mr. Peele.

Parasite So good baby 10/10 baby gotta watch it again but cant bring myself to baby... so tense... truly truly mad...

Ready or Not 6/10

Bride marries into a rich family, and as a tradition has to play a game of hide and seek, except her new family hunt her down with weapons, looking to sacrifice her to the Devil.

Little in the way of tension, and the forced humour falls flat. It's alright if you want to kill 90 mins.

Unbelievable, El Vaq!

Midsommar (2019) - 8/10

Very good. Felt very uneasy throughout, which I always enjoy. Liked it a lot better than Hereditary because I didn't feel bored at any point. Good...

Watched two other Safdie brothers movies (guys who made Uncut Gems)

Both good. Very "New York" characters... Felt like I "know" them


Good Time (2017) - 8/10

After a bank robbery goes wrong, a guy tries to get his "slow" younger brother bailed out of jail. Entertaining...


Heaven Knows What (2014) - 7/10

Centers around a heroin-addicted girl and her "adventures" in NYC with other characters. Based on the real life of the main character, who also plays herself in the movie. Good acting... a lot of the actors were real people basically playing themselves.

The Strange Thing About The Johnsons (2011) - 8/10

This is a short film (29 mins) from the director/writer of Midsommar and Hereditary

lol... I recommend this. Very fucked, reaching into comedic territory. Good...

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I think Toni Collette deserved a Oscar nom for Hereditary....such a fantastic performance.

Midsommar is overall a more consistent film though. Florence Pugh is also a really great actress.

Watching "Joker".

Long ass review to follow.

kool

Fantasy Island - 7/10

Not a bad flim that is not deserving the horrible reviews. Found it entertaining.

Eagerly awaiting Seanny on Joker

"Joker" - 4/4

I wasn't excited to see this until I was holding it in my hands. I suppose besides the troubled production history I had no detailed knowledge of it and no clue as to how the plot would be treated or how the story would be adapted this time around.
I feel confident after seeing it in full that this wasn't what anyone could have expected when they went in.
I wasn't expecting to watch an almost Freudian character study with a sympathetic take on a presumed monster. I wasn't expecting to empathise or to agree with any political or social themes but such is the quality of the film that I have to admit that I did start to wonder towards the ending just how easily reality can be twisted into folklore like that.

From the moment the film gets going you know you are watching from Arthur's point of view, everything feels a little bit off. Everything in Arthur's life is like a worse version of reality. You know Gotham is a shithole from Batman, but Arthur's Gotham is even shittier. Arthur gets one broke parent, no millionaires with private butlers here. In fact Arthur's whole life, from the way he is treated as a child to the way he is unsure of everything about himself as an adult until he finally emerges is in direct opposition with the Batman character we all know.
Arthur sees himself as the underdog and it is hard to argue in this film. His neuroses are alive on the screen, visions and versions of events can't be trusted. I was particularly enamoured with the girlfriend fantasy, I thought the way that pitch-perfect and was used to full effect. He's not out to hurt anyone, but he will because he just can't see himself honestly. He is his own unreliable narrator.
Joaquin Phoenix was physically incredible in this role, he could rival Christian Bale for The Machinist with what he does to himself here. Not only is he physically perfect though, he has every idiosyncrasy refined to an unsettling, sea-sick degree. He becomes a nervous, emaciated, misanthropic anti-hero here and in the midst of some truly appalling violence he emerges a just and true champion for those that would follow him into the Gotham of the future.

Some say there are two sides to every story but that seems low to me even just counting Joker's side.

I couldn't be bothered writing more, I'm too tired from work :(

Seanny's descent to madness begins with long work days

Fucking stellar review, Seanny. Didn't disappoint.

Sonic - 6.5/10 - Decent, an above average film that was better than I was expecting. Had some decent comedy and is definitely set up for a sequel, and by the looks of the box office numbers from the weekend, could very well be in the cards.

10/10


while its true that the tension dies on repeat viewings what remains is its wonderful characters, acting, cinematography, and stage design. This is a film that gets richer over time as the individual flavors and nuances are able to shine after youve stripped the plot away.

The Godfather: 10/10


one of those movies thats its "how have i never watched this?" ADR from that era can be jarring at times and it does suffer from the fact ive seen decadesof films that built off what was done here but its objectively a work of art.

The Godfather pt2 - 10/10


what a hauntingly dark journey this was. Truly outstanding. The subplot of Don Vito in his youth juxtaposed with the final scene really highlights who Don Vito was and why all 4 of his children ultimately fail. Each are an incomplete vestige of their father. Sonny is his rage, his fearlesaness. Tommy is his loyalty. Fredo is his love. Michael is his cunning.


But each son is incomplete. Theyre swallowed by the shadow of their fathers greatness and all ultimately are alone because of it.

Waiting for the Pt 3 review now....

The Godfather pt3- 6/10


well...this was unfortunate. Im not sure which was more egregious the incest subplot or the helicopter machine gun attack. Feels like Puzzo wrote this while watching diehard on vacation in Kentucky. All the subtlety, nuance and symbolism from the 1st two films are gone and what is left is a cartoon version of the previous entries. The fact this was penned by the same hand is baffling.

Oh and Mary, whike cute, cannot act. At all. Shes so bad she could have been cast as captain marvel.

Got a chance to sit down to watch "The Cabin in the Woods" finally. Not something I'd watch again but it's a blast. They should've kept more a mystery but I don't have that much to complain about. 3 out of 4 stars.

Im a big fan of Cabin. I could gush over it for hours. And have.

I'll check it out...

To the films credit the climax is well constructed and Michael gets what he has coming to him in poetic fashion.

I also liked Cabin in the Woods

Midsommar -7/10

Cars - 8/10

Dunno.... always avoided this franchise and everything to do with it because it seemed "dumb"..... but.... I actually enjoyed the movie.... Pretty "standard" Pixar story of "character gets lost and then learns a life lesson/becomes a better person" though....

I bet Gary Numan's hit track "Cars" was in that film

I'm watching Drinking Buddies right now...how did I not know this existed? Revolution Brewery <3

I remember enjoying that movie.

If I'd known Anna Kendrick was here at that time, I'd be dead of sepsis by now after letting her shit in my mouth so much.

*RP post

That's really going to touch a nerve with Seanny. He think Anna Kendrick is an "ok looking bird" but not "hot".

Loveme some Kendrick

I give it a 9/10. Loved they didn't go for the sappy ending. gg they're such alcoholics lol

Ratatouille - 9/10

Really enjoyed it.... though Disney+ gave me the French version again...... although I didn't realize it until the end credits when it was all in French, because I just assumed all the other text in the movie was in French because it WAS in Paris.....

All this talk of Anna Kendrick reminds me of the time when out of the blue I had an intimate dream about her. I've legitimately only seen two movies with her in it and didn't really pay her any mind so WTF?

I could gush over the chick that played the lead for hours.





OK, maybe not HOURS. Maybe twice within one weekend.

She's plenty hot.

She's just not Blake Lively hot

That kiss in "A Simple Favor" was wicked.

I dont know who that is

"Ratatouille" is boss. The depiction of France is gorgeous and Janeane Garofalo kills it with her role. The bit about the sous chef giving several stories about why he was in prison is hilarious, too. It's easily in my top 5 of Pixar films.

Attempting to watch Louis CK's "I Love You, Daddy".

She's probably not hotter than Anna Kendrick anymore anyway.

The Gentlemen - 3.75/5

Nice rebound for Guy Ritchie after that King Arthur dud. But, it's the same old tricks and style he always turns out in his movies these days.

This movie was uncomfortable to watch at times. It felt self serving and mundane at times. It wasn’t that bad.

Birds of Prey-7/10

Few too many characters, but Margot Robbie is so damn good and captivating. Ewan McGregor as an insecure, narcissistic, childish and needy Black Mask was also a fun villain. It's a fun, hyper violent and briskly paced good time. Shame it's not getting more box office results.

Incredibles 2 - 7/10


i really love this world, characters and mythos. I follows the rythm of the original but its still fun. Would unquestionably watch another.

Also mad props for how they acknowledge the difference between legality and morality. Not that the first film didnt. But still. Its nice.

Downton Abbey: The Motion Picture- 7/10


Not particularly needed. Steps on the toes of the final season a bit. Still nice to be back with these characters all the same. Story is charming as always. Not sure how i feel about the franchise continuing. Feels like its explored everything worth exploring.

It's a good film and all but it's missing two major things that make it not as good as the original: a villain with the charisma and presence of Sindrome and a good reason as to why not age the characters. It's still not bad. I can watch that Jack-Jack/raccoon fight for ages.

The raccoon scene is great but I agree. I didn't mind the idea of picking right up where they left off. But the movie does lack the compelling villain of the first.

Color out of Space 7/10
A pretty good Lovecraftian movie with rumors of it potentially being part of a shared universe.

The first film is a 9/10 no question

Pan's Labyrinth - 9/10

Knives out - 8/10


A brilliant who-done-it with some of the best misdirection ive ever seen.

Fruitvale Station - It was difficult to watch. Michael B Jordan's acting was stellar.

Onward - 8/10

Pixar knocks it out the park, er Quest, again.

Onward was terrific and makes you laugh and while taking a sword in the feels.

Jojo Rabbit - 9/10

Sleepy Hollow - 6/10

Dora and the Lost City of Gold-7/10

Surprisingly funny, self aware and almost spoof like live action take on the cartoon, following a now teenage Dora as she tries to navigate awkwardly thru adjusting in high school only to be sucked in to another adventure.