The Purge 7/10

Casshern - 3.5/4

Futuristic Japanese Frankenstein with an apocalyptic steam punk aesthetic, some high speed manga-style action sequences and an unforgettable combination of near-blinding imagery rushing past in every frame. It's a grim and dark account of an absurdly short sighted approach to the extension of human life which results in an unexpected and unlikely disaster, ultimately revealing a disgraceful series of covered-up corruptions in the state. There are several things that happen in this film which could have completely derailed it had they not been taken so incredibly seriously. This is as straight as it comes and I have to say I think this is where Snowpiercer went badly wrong. This has the same sort of feel as Snowpiercer, a superior visual style and the honest commitment to deadpan that a cast needs to convey the movie universe as a reality.

I was completely immersed, especially since it took me about five hours to watch. I rewatched any scene which I felt was too action packed to take in both the dialogue and the action so I put in the time for this film and I can't say I regret it at all.

It's a story of coping with death at it's heart and it deals with the fantastical aspects brilliantly as it juxtaposes the serious drama in a more romantic light compared to the plummeting tone of the main arc of the story. In fact there was a moment in this film which was a culmination of a genius technique used numerous times in the duration which involving splitting or following the imagery that you think you see along with what is actually happening. That's not a great way to say it but it's ethereal and hearteningly beautiful in a much needed moment of honest philosophical purity that completely blew me away. I think it represented two separate plains of existence and it added real gravitas to the already weighty vibe.

I'm going to get some more Japanese and South Korean films. I have been slacking off lately.

The Purge: Anarchy 7/10

Venom - 2/5

The Purge: Election Year 7/10

Spotlight - 8.5/10

Good film about sexual assault. Good acting, very well made.

Rift (Rökkur) - 8/10

I watched on Shudder. Fantastic cinematography. The narrative won't be for everyone but I dug it.

Where/how are you watching these movies?

Venom - Disheartening

The parts with Venom and Eddie Brock were amusing. Very underwhelming overall. Feel like Sony interfered a bit too much.

o_O

I watched The Purge and Election Year on Netflix, and I rented Anarchy off Prime.

I just watched Clown (on Netflix. That shit was intense. 4/5.

Rewatching "They Came Together". If you love parody films and to get drunk, you're in for a good time.

A Star is Born-10/10

Easily my favorite movie all year. Songs, cast, story etc were all great. Might need to see it again just to go on the ride. Cooper and Gaga have mad chemistry

Venom-5/10
It was....boring. Characters weren't interesting. The main conflict was boring. The main villain was boring. The climax was a cgi cluster fuck. It just wasn't good.

The back and forth between Hardy and the symbiote were mildly amusing. But everything is rushed into, with convenient scenarios to get Brock into Venom mode.

Even the action sets were meh. It just boring. It's not terrible. It's just terribly passable.

Sinemia #5 Venom 6/10 it was ok
Moviepass #94 Bad Times at the El Royale 7/10 there are some twists but I really found the ending (last part/Major twist reveal) to just not be that great. Could have also been shorter. But it kinda felt like a Tarantino movie and the acting was for the most part all positive..

No one in here with me for El Royale

I might end up watching it soon.

Upgrade - Modern Sci-Fi masterpiece

Picked up some films I have never seen today.

The Thirteenth Floor and Shiri look interesting.

A Simple Favor - 7.5/10. Kinda fun, but started out a bit shaky.

The Sisters Brothers-7/10

Honestly not sure what to make of it. Kinda shifted gears a few times. It wasn't boring. The 4 main actors are all putting in good work and are intriguing to watch and interact. I'm just thinking the point of the movie flew over my head a bit.

EDIT changing the rating from a 6 to a 7. It's a good movie. And the cast keeps you intrigued. Just still not sure what the point of it was.

Bad Times At The El Royale - 7/10

I wanted to like it more. It starts good -- really good -- but it goes on too long and develops an overly complicated narrative. The film run 2 hours, 20 minutes but could have trimmed 20-30 of those minutes off.

I wouldn't let The Nun put you off checking out The Conjuring. Much better movie.

I've heard the main conjuring stuff is pretty good, as is one of the Annabelle movies. Just haven't gotten around to them.

Pulp Fiction - 8/10

Was a'ight

First Man - I would’ve enjoyed it more if it wasn’t for those meddling kids on their phone

Empire Records - So fucking '90s.

Have you watched it? What's your hot take?

Venom 6.5/10

Hotel Artemis - 3.5/5

This was neat. But I wish it could have went a little longer and had some more depth.

The Sisters Brothers - 7/10

The Graduate - 10/10

Not enough Simon and Garfunkel

Sinemia #6(and movie #100 in total since last September)Hallloween (2018)8/10 a couple of annoyances didn't detract from overall enjoyment. I didn't see the post credits part that's pissing some people off but I heard what it is and wasn't surprised.

Halloween - 8/10

The original is still the best but this is up there w/ H20 for 2nd best. I really enjoyed it.

8th Grade - 8/10

Burnham manages to have incredible insight for what growing up in 2018 is like. Its shot very well and it conveys social anxiety in a way that really resonates. The dialog is natural in the sense that its clumsy and human.

For a first time film maker its a great outing.

American History X - 8/10
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle - 7/10

I watched a tremendously bad film recently. Say It Isn't So with Heather Graham and Chris Klein. A film about incest, stroke victims, black amputees and bad parenting. It's probably the worst film in Heather Graham's career. Whenever anyone asks whatever happened to her you can look at 2000-02 at a period of exhaustingly bad decision making. Six straight stinkers in a row buried her badly.
I'm quite impressed she had such a long run of crap. Most of her films are lowest common denominator fluff but "Say It Isn't So" and "Killing Me Softly" are outstandingly bad.

Life - 8/10

That ending...

The Old Man & The Gun - 4/5

Robert Redford's last film/role. And he went out on a better note than Daniel Day-Lewis in Phantom Thread.

Halloween-8/10
Pretty good. Loved the way they framed Michael sans the mask. Also loved the simplicity of the story and the kills. Nothing fancy or overly produced. Good old fashion knife kills.

Also, the cast as a whole did a fine job and the story is much more character driven than I expected. There's a hint of a sequel but this was so good I'm not sure how you come back and further the story.