I had to watch a few episodes to get there, but I love the show now. JJ is brilliant and I love the fact that he can laugh at life the way he does. Some silly bits, some touching - but it does hit the spot once you get to know the characters.
With sharp tonal shifts from dramatic to comedic and from introspective to genuinely creepy, Wakefield manages to be an entertaining watch for all of its runtime. Cranston really gives a powerhouse performance here. He was nominated for Trumbo, but I think he's even better in this, carrying the whole movie on his shoulders with a solitary and varied performance, making his unlikable Howard Wakefield a sympathetic character.
An interesting take on middle-age crisis, and how it affects the protagonist and the people around him.
For all the constant snarks about the show being only nostalgia-bait (amplied by it becoming so popular), it continues to have little moments of subversion that make it so satisfying/gratifying (like how they resolve the possibly trite love triangle in the first season). I just watched the first episode, and apart from the usual fun narrative and great rapport between the kids, I like how
they manage to put real sorrow underlining the meme-ified Barbara disappearance (I thought the car discussion was about Steve not wanting to dinner with Nancy's parents, which makes the scene of them coming up to Barbara's house revealing all those pictures a minor gut punch for me) and not wait around for episodes about Eleven.
The movie gives you just enough of an interesting concept of a feminist-artificial-life awakening in the first few minutes to genuinely deepen the disappointment throughout the rest of the film. I'd recommend skipping this in favour of the Westworld series, but if you're still curious, watch the trailer and then fill in the plot mad-libs-style. You'll undoubtedly turn out with something far more satisfying (yes, even action-scene-wise).
What Westworld would look like drained of imagination. Not even the surfeit of cliches could fill all of the plot holes...
About 20 minutes in, still wasn't engaged, about the time a soldier walks backwards into the grip of a killer robot. Wound up skipping to the militarized robot scenes as the effects are the only thing worth watching in "Kill Command". A good story and better pacing could've compensated for the lackluster plot and inexperienced actors.
Honestly I thought I would have loved it more than I actually did, it being a masterpiece of cinema and one of the most iconic Audrey Hepburn's film. I think what I really enjoyed though was the ending: that final cut on Gregory Peck leaving the conference room... gosh that really got me.
"All is as was."
The Wicker Man meets The Village. Very atmospheric, creepy and slow-burning. Lord of Misrule is everything you've seen a hundred times before with folk horror but if you're in the mood for the good 'ol recipe, it's—I want to say 'decent' but it's not quite there unfortunately. The mystery is also very familiar but I was invested in solving it, I just wish the reveal was more of a surprise. It's a good-looking movie with great sets and filming locations, nice costumes and a creepy score. Good desing for the antagonist, scared me a few times. My favorite aspect is the creepy village inhabitants and the Abney character. Third act was underwhelming for all that buildup.
I just have a thing for these folklore kind of movies especially if the monster payoff is good, and I liked this monsters design. But any small town that has a harvest festival can't be trusted.
Effects were pretty good. It's more of a just put it on and see where it goes kind of movie.
Starts off questionable and turns to total shit fast.
