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Tag: Movies

  • Split

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    Sure, this is the second Shyamalan film I like in a row (following The Visit), so it’s too early to talk about a career resurgence, but he’s definitely making stuff I want to see again. And oh man, that ending. My wife was disappointed because for her it didn’t mean anything, but for me, I…

  • Playtime

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    This is one of those classic movies that I’ve often heard about, but had never gotten around to watching. It’s definitely a strange piece of moviemaking, feeling much more like an experimental film than something that got a mainstream release — there’s no proper narrative, it just follows scenes loosely connected by space, of various…

  • Fantomas Contre Scotland Yard

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    After I decided to do a 1967 movie marathon and started looking at what films had come out that year, I was super excited when I saw that this was a 1967 release. I loved watching Louis de Funes movies when I was a kid, and this was my favorite one, and I watched it…

  • The Graduate

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    Of all the 1967 movies I’ve watched during this marathon (which I’m capping at 10), if I had to chose the best, it would be a tie between this and Belle de Jour. The Graduate was even better than I remembered, not only with a story that is still fun to follow, but with cinematography…

  • Bonnie and Clyde

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    The thing that I found so strange about this movie is just how wacky it is — most of the characters, including the two mains, are constantly played over-the-top, which for some reason I wasn’t expecting, this being a sorta biopic and all. I liked it so-so, but for me the absolute best moment was…

  • Tangled: Before Ever After

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    I thought the movie Tangled was pretty good — a lot more than Frozen, and most Disney animated films since — but what really has me interested in the upcoming Tangled TV series is that I really dig the 2D animated style they’re using. Last week they aired a movie that leads into the series (starting later…

  • Sicario

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    Denis Villeneuve is currently one of my favorite filmmakers (Arrival, Enemy, Prisoners), and so it’s weird that I hadn’t yet watched Sicario. Watching it last night, I’m very glad that it continued to satisfy the currently incredibly high expectations I have for anything coming from him — which of course makes me both nervous and…

  • Passengers

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    When I first heard of Passengers, I was pretty excited for it — starring two actors I really like, in a slick sci-fi setting. Then it came out, and the reception seemed muted, so I set my expectations low. Watching it last night, I found it to be reasonably good — at least good enough…