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Sunday, March 17, 2024

Recent viewing

* "Love And Monsters" (2020) [Netflix]: Postapoc action-comedy romance quest. Rad critters! AND: Avoids some cliches, has a nice moral.

* "Spaceman" (2024) [Netflix]: Surreal, soft-spoken psychological counselling in space.

* "The Investigator" (2022) [Kanopy]: War-crimes specialist reviews atrocities in Yugoslavia.

* "The Legion" (2021) [YouTube freebie]: Shoddily stitched historical. Mickey and Bai? Barely. BUT: The scenery makes up for a lot.

* "The Pigeon Tunnel" (2023) [Apple TV+]: Legend's mystery-cultivating, won't/can't say memoir.

<<< Pick of the bunch is "Love And Monsters". >>>

Monday, March 11, 2024

Recent viewing

The best hot chips of my youth were crinkle-cut ones in a foam cup from the canteen at the public swimming pool, eaten on your beach towel in a shady spot, after you'd been mucking about in the water for hours.

* "Bad Times At The El Royale" (2018) [Disney+]: Mystery upon mystery. Violent. A little long.
* "Damsel" (2024) [Netflix]: Modern action fairytale satisfyingly constructed and executed.
* "Monolith" (2023) [Apple Store rental]: Brilliant Aussie one-hander. (Podcaster uncovers conspiracy.)
* "The Birthday Party - Mutiny In Heaven" (2024?) [Apple Store rental]: Raucous time capsule of a biopic. Superb.
* "The Lost Leonardo" (2021) [Netflix]: Everything wrong with the art world today.
* "The Name Of The Game" (2018) [Kanopy]: Slowburn, follow-the-money videogame-creation diary.
* "Venom - Let There Be Carnage" (2021) [Netflix]: Far less shit than I had anticipated.

<<< Pick of the bunch is "Monolith". >>>

Monday, March 04, 2024

Recent viewing

* "V&A Presents - Alice: Curiouser & Curiouser" (2021) [Kanopy]: Guided tour of imaginatively presented, comprehensive exhibition.

* "Galaxy Quest" (1999) [Netflix]: 25 years on - looks fantastic, increased relevance.

* "Jabberwocky" (1977) [Kanopy]: Gloomy, gross, ludicrous, padded, "Warhammer"-ish, improbable adaptation.

* "Stan Lee" (2023) [Disney+]: Familiar story, but self-told, fantastic footage.

* "The Keep" (1983) [Apple Store rental]: WW2 horror. '80s artistic pretension. Studio savaging.

* "To Catch A Killer" (2023) [Apple Store rental]: Clever, mature, polished, surprising, impactful police manhunt. AND: Best such Hollywood crime flick in years.

<<< Pick of the bunch - "Galaxy Quest". Perfect for what it is. Please never make a sequel. >>>

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Recent viewing

* "Badland Hunters" (2024) [Netflix]: Postapoc rescue mission. Limited scope. Meaty combat.

* "Kurt Vonnegut - Unstuck In Time" (2021) [Kanopy]: Decades of filming captures lifetime of brilliance.

* "Maleficent - Mistress Of Evil" (2019) [Disney+]: Fae-bruary appropriate. Marvellous storybook visuals. Gits gud.

* "The Marvels" (2023) [Disney+]: Characters, levity just save severely flawed mishmash.

* "The Passengers Of The Night" (2022) [Kanopy]: Exquisite writing, acting. Hints of history. Cigarettes.

<<< Pick of the bunch is "Unstuck In Time". >>>

Monday, January 22, 2024

Recent viewing

* "Holy Spider" (2022) [Kanopy]: Iranian. BRUTALLY confronting true serial-killer hunt.

* "How To Blow Up A Pipeline" (2022) [Kanopy]: I was cheering for these uncompromising ecowarriors. AND: Interrogates its characters. Properly thrilling. Future classic.

* "Lift" (2024) [Netflix]: NFT plot device immediately put me offside. BUT: Quite fun team-of-specialists heist extravaganza. ALSO: Kevin Hart's best work, in my opinion.

* "The Abandoned" (2022) [Netfix]: Stylishly shot, punch-packing Taiwanese police procedural.

* "The Creator" (2023) [Disney+]: Big budget, visuals, ideas, emotions. Big winner.

<<< Pick of the bunch is "The Creator". >>>

Monday, January 08, 2024

Recent viewing

* "Evil Dead Rise" (2023) [Netflix]: Too random. Lacking in humour. Satisfactory finale.
* "In The Court Of The Crimson King" (2022) [Kanopy]: Much eccentricity, some tragedy, not enough music.
* "Renfield" (2023) [Netflix]: Charismatic leads elevate campy, extremely gory actioner.
* "Shangri-La - Paradise Under Construction" (2022) [Kanopy]: Dutch. Fictional city's "discovery" triggers spiralling investigation.
* "The Mill" (2023) [Disney+]: Corporate scifi nightmare. Occasionally drags, finishes strong.

Tried to watch "Rebel Moon". Quickly bailed. Mind-numbingly boring.

<<< Pick of the bunch is "Renfield". >>>

Monday, January 01, 2024

While I'm at it...

Not-so-recent viewing

Got sidetracked by three cooking-contest reality shows. And Korean series "Jump Like A Witch", in which not particularly athletic lady celebs are moulded into a competitive basketball team - over the equivalent of 14 movies! And sports and other stuff.

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* "Margaux" (2022) [Netflix]: Really comits (overcomits?) to killer-smarthome premise.
* "Shazam - Fury Of The Gods" (2023) [Netflix]: Likable mess. Some "Potter" vibes. Superb dragon.
* "Shin Ultraman" (2022) [Apple Store rental]: Fan ultraservice. Character designs/movement/alien-ness magnificent.
* "The Man Who Stole The Scream" (2023) [ABC iview]: Fascinating central figure. Twisty, turny, terrific, true. 
* "Theater Camp" (2023) [Disney+]: Loving pisstake made me laugh and laugh.

<<< Pick of the bunch is "Theater Camp". >>>