Worth watching once but not for repeating
A coming of age story in the vein of Stand By Me featuring a young Emile Hirsch and Kieran Culkin. One of those films that isn't trying too hard and relies on the authenticity of it's script and delivery of its actors. Not super light viewing but not too heavy wither. Would watch again and definitely recommend.
Totally holds up. Light charming entertainment. I'll happily click it again some day.
Charming teen rom com. There's nothing unmissable here but. it ticks the boxes of light and satisfying. Easy to watch and this likely I'll one day watch again. The lead Nick Robinson has got a laid back it factor.
It's crazy that this is the first major studio film to feature a gay romance.
A fairly quiet, understated film which will make you reflect on life. It's quite rewatchable when you want something a bit meditative . Not for everyone though.
I'm not a skateboarding fan and I enjoyed this documentary about the icon. I didn't know that skating had a heydey in the late seventies and eighties before a decline in the early 90s and then resurgence in the kate 90s with the X games. I would recommend to those who like sports bio docs. I wouldn't mind watching again one day.
This film is in the tradition of Stepford wives. Pugh plays a perfect 1950s housewife very much in love but senses something strange is afoot. I enjoyed the social commentary but if the film. It was okay once through but I wouldn't recommend or re-watch.
7/10 - Fine but a letdown. I learned a lot about Levi's and how his manager basically took half of everything he made. I wish the film had more joy in it to counter the sadness though. Elvis's tremendous energy and spirit wasn't given enough airtime sans sadness which is a shame given that Butler is perfect casting.
As an adult, I found this fil. nite entertaining than I thought it would be. There were unexpected jokes as well as ones which were done so perfectly they worked even if expected. Will Ferrel's performance is exceptional. He finds so many levels of childlike enthusiasm, it's charming. I would recommend for family viewing which is palatable to adults. I'm not sure Id watch this again but a montage in YouTube would certainly make me smile.
Feels like a Guy Ritchie film on Japan's bullet train. Fun characters and witty dialogue but ultimately I didn't care all that much about anyone and found the plot a bit convoluted (though I didn't watch it in one sitting TBF). I also would have liked more Asian characters. Would not especially recommend though it was fine.
Such a watchable film. It's a light watch yet manages to consider extremely important issues. I've seen it a handful of times and will see it again I'm sure. it' suits a mood.
Very interesting character study of a leading conductor who is exceptionally brilliant, pretentious, hard, and manipulative but also tender when she decides to give herself to a moment or a person. Reminiscent of Whiplash, although slightly less accessible to average person. The film is overrated though, especially since I the ending was rush and not quite earned. I would recommend if you liked Whiplash and I would personally re-watch.
Babylon contains moments of cinematic brilliance, but is ultimately too chaotic, anxiety-inducing, and I Ng (3 hrs!) to be enjoyable. It's a grotesque absurdist take on 1920s Hollywood - think wild sex-ridden parties, underground freak shows, vomit, and multiple death or near-death experiences. Manny - a Mexican immigrant - gets swept up in the system, willingly sublimating his own identity. Margot Robbie plays an It Girl whose Jersey accent means she struggles to transition to talkies. Brad Pitt plays an actor based on John Gilbert whose career and reputation also declined when talkies arrived on the scene, partly due to his effected stage-like delivery. The Artist and Singin' in the Rain also based characters on Gilbert and the latter is directly tied to this film in multiple scenes and storylines.
From Wikipedia: The film polarized critics, who generally praised its cinematography, score, editing, production design, lead performances and themes, but were sharply divided on its direction, screenplay, graphic content, and runtime.
I would not generally recommend this film, but cinephiles will probably want to see it. There's so much amazing footage here, I'd love to see another editor take a pass and give us a more cohesive film.
Incredible performances. Very unique experiences. I don't know if I'd rewatch it, though, just because it's so anxiety-inducing.
Great performances especially from Patttinson, worth a watch, but something a little lacking. I would rewatch though.
Interesting plot but it's so complicated that there's little time left to make us care about the characters involved. Cool stunts and fights. Definitely worth a watch but not sure I'd rewatch it.
Like most superhero pics, The Batman lacks character development, filling the time with an overcomplicated case to solve before taking the time to make us care about solving it. If you like Marvel films, I assume you'll like this and v.v.
This was alright z enjoyable enough once through but I wouldn't watch it again. Jones is a stellar actress but the script didn't allow the story to develop enough. There was too much focus on the trial and events leading up to it and not enough on her earlier life, which shaped who she is. The love story was kind of flat.
Disappointing adaptation of the YA nove about a girl who goes to live with her Dad after the death of her 2 year old half-sister Zoe. Sadie Sink is excellent but Kweku Collins falls flat as Jimmy, delivering lines with dead eyes and little intonation. What's more, while she was actually 17 playing 16, he looked like he was 25. The chemistry wasn't there, the connection wasn't built and the love between them wasn't earned. The dialogue was at times terrible. It's a shame. I liked the novel well enough (as an adult who occasionally enjoys YA fiction) and think this could have been a winner with better casting and more time devoted to the live story. Would not recommend.
The first half of the film is beautiful, a dreamy and intoxicating portrait of first love and two teenagers firsts sexual relationship. I found the second half less compelling. I'd rewatch for the first half when in a romantic mood.
Wonderful take on Bergman's film. The subject matter is well suited to a miniseries . Superb writing and acting. Powerful chemistry between the leads, very sexy at times. This song be everyone's cup of tea. It feels like a play - characters analysing themselves and each other. I'd happily watch again one day
Really enjoyed. Highly recommend. Will watch again. The fast pace of the first season can be anxiety-inducing. But, the second season features lot of variety, including of number of episodes which act like mini movies - concerned with only one character or one evening. The big flashback episode with Jamie Lee Curtis as the mother (and too many other guest stars to list) is outstanding.
Superb commentary on middle age. The last few episodes have much to say and are not light viewing. Highly recommended and will watch again at some point and/or read book.
Would not recommend. In better hands, this could have been great but the tennis journey was not well detailed or tied together and I didn't really feel let in to his inner world.
Nothing special or unmissable but perfectly watchable.
Unbearable. Watched a couple episodes to try and give it a shot but it's just not funny enough or dramatic enough to work.
5.5/10 Rating - I would not recommend. I watched the first two episodes, read the description of the middle episodes, and finished with the last two episodes. I lost interest when I realised each episode was going to be in an entirely new place with a wholly new cast and story, except for our lead who has a preternatural ability which helps her solve a murder in each locale. I didn't feel any real growth in character and the fact that we know who committed each crime makes even the mystery aspect of the show lifeless. It's a shame because Lyonne's character is fun and the first episode was promising - I wish Rian Johnson had chosen to make the show all about the. head underworld.
It feels like the TV show equivalent of a short story collection and just was not for me.
7/10 Rating - Overrated. I don't understand the hype. Twenty years after a fungal pandemic has killed off most of America, Joel must deliver a fourteen year stranger across the country.
The show feels much like the Walking Dead in terms of scenes, sets, costumes etc. It also follows a familiar apocalypse trajectory, with our characters encountering various groups and settlements on their journey, each with their own dynamics. I would have preferred more character development earlier on, along with more dialogue between the two leads. All in all, like many road trips, this felt too episodic for me.
It was a perfectly okay watch, but nothing special.
Okay, but could have been way better. I would have like more in depth insight into how difficult a position it is. I liked watching them train in gym (off field) and learn play calls. Wish there was more of that. Would.not recommend but it was fine
Miniseries about Tempts to bring the Sackler family to justice. Well worth a single watch but not something I'd rewatch.
Interesting things I learned are:
Pharma reps were paid based on mg sold, not tablets. This they pushed doctors to keep increasing patient dosages.
Oxy is stronger than morphine, which is something reserved for end of of life care. By designing it as time-released, it was sold as safe and nonaddictive.
Oxy said it lasts 12 hours but it didn't it lasted more like 8. Meaning that regular users would experience withdrawal twice a day. Purdue knew this.
The mice in trials exhibited enormous signs of addiction while the human trials were a complete mess. In one, a third of the patients left it. In both human trials, most patients weren't making it through the night without a serious return of pain.
The FDA check was held up as major concerns were flagged. After exorbitant amounts of attention including gifts, Purdue whisked Curtis Wright away for 3 days and when they returned the FDA approval stated oxy "is believed" to be less addictive than other opiates. Only time that phrase appears on FDA form. Wright later worked for Purdue.
The first State DA to bring charges against Purdue was later hired as a consultant and this changed his tube.
