Posted December 31, 20213 yr I'm bringing it back again this year & I'm going to do an actual countdown again because I've enjoyed movies so much this year. Just waiting to watch The Matrix & The King's Man once I get out of Covid isolation and we can kick things off! Here's a reminder of the medallists from previous years: 2021 01. Spider-Man: No Way Home 02. Promising Young Woman 03. Minari 04. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 05. Raya and the Last Dragon 06. The Suicide Squad 07. CODA 08. The Father 09. Ghostbusters: Afterlife 10. Last Night in Soho 11. Annette 12. Venom: Let There Be Carnage 13. House of Gucci 14. A Quiet Place Part II 15. Black Widow 16. Eternals 17. Luca 18. Malignant 19. Space Jam: A New Legacy 20. The Power of the Dog 21. Free Guy 22. Cruella 23. Tick, tick… BOOM! 24. Old 25. Encanto 26. Boxing Day 27. The Last Duel 28. Roald Dahl's The Witches 29. West Side Story 30. Being the Ricardos 31. The Night House 32. Judas and the Black Messiah 33. Everybody's Talking About Jamie 34. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions 35. Cinderella 36. The United States vs. Billie Holiday 37. The Lost Daughter 38. Passing 39. In the Heights 40. Jungle Cruise 41. Help 42. Dune 43. No Time to Die 44. Stillwater 45. Run 46. The Woman in the Window 47. Don't Look Up 48. Titane 49. Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway 50. Single All the Way 51. The Colour Room 52. Halloween Kills 53. Nobody 54. King Richard 55. Ron's Gone Wrong 56. The Matrix Resurrections 57. The Green Knight 58. F9 59. The Croods: A New Age 60. Spencer 61. Those Who Wish Me Dead 62. Another Round 63. Sound of Metal 64. He's All That 65. Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard 66. Nomadland 67. Godzilla vs. Kong 68. The Guilty 69. The Addams Family 2 70. The King's Man 71. Pieces of a Woman 72. Gunpowder Milkshake 73. Supernova 74. Candyman 75. Dear Evan Hansen 76. Red Notice 77. A Boy Called Christmas 78. Respect 79. Don't Breathe 2 80. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins 81. Pig 82. The French Dispatch 2020 01. Jojo Rabbit 02. Onward 03. Parasite 2019 01. Avengers: Endgame 02. Spider-Man: Far From Home 03. Us 2018 01. Avengers: Infinity War 02. The Shape of Water 03. Love, Simon 2017 01. Call Me By Your Name 02. Wonder Woman 03. Thor: Ragnarok 2016 01. Captain America: Civil War 02. The Jungle Book 03. Room 2015 01. Avengers: Age of Ultron 02. Jurassic World 03. Inside Out Edited January 25, 20223 yr by Josh!
December 31, 20213 yr I barely watched any films in 2021 so I look forward to seeing what your faves are! :cheer:
January 1, 20223 yr Author I barely watched any films in 2021 so I look forward to seeing what your faves are! :cheer: Well I hope you can get some good ideas for recommendations from my faves, haha! What films have you seen this year? x
January 2, 20223 yr Looking forward to your list, Josh! Think we have very similar tastes in films so will be curious to see whether we have the same films at the top of the list. :D
January 6, 20223 yr Author 82. The French Dispatch directed by: Wes Anderson starring: Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Christoph Waltz, Edward Norton, Jason Schwartzman, Anjelica Huston Guess it’s time that I realise that Wes Anderson films are not for me. They just reek of pretentiousness and are the definition of style over substance. For a ’comedy’, my face didn’t even twitch once through the entire runtime. The individual stories were less good as they went along to be honest. The first one was decent enough and I liked the trick that Del Toro’s character pulled. However, I was fully mentally checked out by the food and drinks one. It gets one star for the gorgeous cinematography. I’d fully support it getting one Oscar nomination in that category. Another half star for the unique magazine structure and the title cards. It was something a bit different and I liked the way it worked as a movie structure. 81. Pig directed by: Michael Sarnoski starring: Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Adam Arkin Not sure what I was expecting really, but seemed like a lot of unnecessary aggro for a pig. Struggled to keep my attention & by the end I was barely following what was going on. I was grateful tbh when the end credits suddenly started to roll quite surprisingly. I felt like we were introduced to loads of random side characters that we were just expected to know their back story, but then they weren’t even explained (like the baguette lady, and the underground fighting guy) A few humorous moments which means it wasn’t a total waste of time. I chuckled when the chef was like… ‘do you need medical attention first of all?’, lol. I liked the companionship between Wolff and Cage too. 80. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins directed by: Robert Schwentke starring: Henry Golding, Andrew Koji, Úrsula Corberó, Samara Weaving, Haruka Abe, Takehiro Hira, Iko Uwaisn Just couldn't care less about these C-list action movies anymore. I probably shouldn't have gone in expecting to be bored, but I ended up even more bored still. There were some bits that made it worth staying awake for. Henry Golding was a charming enough leading man. The old lady leader of the organisation was a queen and had iconic fan-ography. And the action was entertaining at times with the swords, flips, giant snakes etc. Plot wise, I just couldn't care enough about any character to even bother keeping up. The whole film really was at a disadvantage being released in close proximity to the far superior, but similarly themed Shang-Chi. Re-cap: 80. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins 81. Pig 82. The French Dispatch
January 7, 20223 yr I high key agree with you about The French Dispatch and really just didn't understand it, felt it was overly pretentious and mostly boring. It looked really nice though, I'll give it that I guess!
January 7, 20223 yr Author I high key agree with you about The French Dispatch and really just didn't understand it, felt it was overly pretentious and mostly boring. It looked really nice though, I'll give it that I guess! Right? At least critics didn't exactly give it favourable reviews either. I feel like I can still appreciate art that sometimes goes over my head, especially when I go and read other interpretations on it online etc., but this one was just poor on all fronts for me (aside from looking really nice as you say! :P).
January 7, 20223 yr Author 79. Don't Breathe 2 directed by: Rodo Sayagues starring: Stephen Lang, Brendan Sexton III, Madelyn Grace One of the most disappointing sequels ever I think. Much weaker than the first one. The first worked much better as a home invasion movie where the intensity was really built up. This one felt much messier and harder to follow. The film felt unnecessarily gory at times too. Like why was the girl chopping off the arm? To avoid dropping two metres into an empty pool!?!? But then she fell anyway… eh. The film peaked at the superglue suffocation (that was gruesome in the best way). Also found it really hard to root for anyone at all which made it hard to enjoy. The blind man having a redemption arc didn’t really sit well with me. He was such a despicable monster in the first film that the most scary thing to happen in this one is that he was actually solely responsible for a young child. Now that was terrifying. 78. Respect directed by: Liesl Tommy starring: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Tituss Burgess, Mary J. Blige What a slog! Sorry bout it but nothing this run-of-the-mill should be nearing 2 hrs & 30 minutes. The only saving grace was J-Hud’s powerhouse vocal performance on some absolute classics. She put in a solid acting job too but didn’t have much to do aside from sing until the final act. The story was just so over-complicated and introduced so many themes, of which none were covered in depth. I feel like the scenes flitted at random from tumultuous relationship, to religion, to alcoholism, to flashbacks of a pained childhood, to music label issues - it was hard to keep up. Yet none of the above were even slightly fleshed out enough to make yourself care, or take an interest in any of the side characters. A shame :( 77. A Boy Called Christmas directed by: Gil Kenan starring: Henry Lawfull, Toby Jones, Sally Hawkins, Kristen Wiig, Michiel Huisman, Zoe Colletti, Stephen Merchant, Jim Broadbent, Maggie Smith Decent enough Xmas movie but don't think it'll be a future classic in my household. Saying that, I could honestly listen to Maggie Smith narrate the phone book. What a legend. Her little comedic remarks and interjections never get old no matter what character she’s playing. I wasn’t really enjoying the main Nikolas plot most of the time though tbh. It was kinda dull and he was pretty annoying too. It picked up at the end though as the loose ends started to wrap up nicely and it all ended with Christmas being born. This movie is to Christmas, what Wicked is to Wizard of Oz. Also, why cast Sally Hawkins if she’s not going to be the loveable matriarchal character that brings a tear to your eye?! Wasted opportunity by NOT continuing to typecast her, haha. 76. Red Notice directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber starring: Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Ritu Arya, Chris Diamantopoulos Totally fine action movie. It was so by the numbers that there was no excitement whilst watching it whatsoever… but it did what it said on the tin. To be honest, I remember very little about this already. Ryan Reynolds was the cast member I was most looking forward to seeing here but he wasn’t as funny as he normally is. I think he got a chuckle or two from me but he’s been on such top form in recent years and this wasn’t one of his standout roles. Gal Gadot was fine - she looked gorgeous! Never liked The Rock and he didn’t shine here either. The final 20 mins or so were quite juicy and I didn’t see the twist coming so props to the film there. The Ed Sheeran cameo was probably the highlight too. I loved the Egyptian princess completely ignoring the eggs and screaming ED SHEERANJSKSKSJSJ instead, haha. The set up ending for a Red Notice 2 does not excite me. Re-cap: 76. Red Notice 77. A Boy Called Christmas 78. Respect 79. Don't Breathe 2 80. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins 81. Pig 82. The French Dispatch
January 7, 20223 yr I really liked the French Dispatch, but it is probably the most Wes Anderson he's ever gone so I can definitely see how some who don't already love him don't get it. It's not got the more universal charm of something like The Grand Budapest Hotel or Moonrise Kingdom. Pig looked quite intriguing to me actually! Red Notice though I have no intention of seeing, looks the most generic thing ever.
January 8, 20223 yr I avoided Don't Breathe 2 after seeing the trailer and trying to make a rapist an anti-hero! Don't know what they were thinking, especially as the first was so good! Looks like I didn't miss out.
January 8, 20223 yr Author I avoided Don't Breathe 2 after seeing the trailer and trying to make a rapist an anti-hero! Don't know what they were thinking, especially as the first was so good! Looks like I didn't miss out. It really was this. It was uncomfortable from the get-go & then the movie was shit too :lol: No redeeming features really. You certainly didn't miss out. I really liked the French Dispatch, but it is probably the most Wes Anderson he's ever gone so I can definitely see how some who don't already love him don't get it. It's not got the more universal charm of something like The Grand Budapest Hotel or Moonrise Kingdom. Pig looked quite intriguing to me actually! Red Notice though I have no intention of seeing, looks the most generic thing ever. I recall being a bigger fan of Grand Budapest Hotel, for sure. I've been meaning to check out his Fantastic Mr. Fox for years too but I've never got round to it yet. Would you still rank it as one of your least faves of his even though you did like it? Yeah, Red Notice was super generic. But these things rake in millions of views so I guess they'd be mad not to make them. It was a let-down though because it was soooo generic that it even stripped the like-ability away from some really charismatic actors, eek.
January 8, 20223 yr Author 75. Dear Evan Hansen directed by: Stephen Chbosky starring: Ben Platt, Amandla Stenberg, Nik Dodani, Colton Ryan, Danny Pino, Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams This was a very mixed bag but veered more towards the bad. At times it had some really inspirational moments with its ‘you’re not alone’ mental health message. But then the lead character was so wholly unlikeable and questionable in his decisions that so much of it was contradicted. The good: Amy Adams- poor woman went through the wringer, and back. But was still so lovely throughout and rose above all of Evan’s bullshit. Queen! Some lovely songs too. I loved the one where they were fabricating the e-mails and injecting random bits of personality into Connor. That was proper musical theatre fun that. And Julianne Moore’s musical number was lush too (it gave me “Slipping Through My Fingers” vibes) - very touching. The bad: Evan Hansen. Just so horrible and basically has no repercussions for his string of selfish decisions. He got even worse when he stopped showing to the meetings for Connor because he was too enamoured with a girl!! Maybe casting Platt at his big old choice was the wrong choice to play a teenage school-kid. It just made him like an evil old creep. And then all he did to make up for it was find one (ONE) nice video of Connor when he was alive and then send it to everyone, as if that absolves him of every other thing horrible thing he’d done?! I, at least, thought that the USB would have been a larger selection of photos & stories that he had collated from people who actually new Connor. Trash!! Genuinely the hardest lead character to root for ever tbh. (P.S. What was in Adams’ brown envelope, haha. A post-it note with a link to a Dropbox file?! We MacBook users would never have the luxury of a USB port, lmao!) 74. Candyman directed by: Nia DaCosta starring: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Kyle Kaminsky, Vanessa Williams Entertaining and never boring but it did feel very run-of-the-mill despite the hype. It began to fall apart when you look deeper into the plot as well. The good: The character design for the Candyman was pretty terrifying and equally gruesome too. The skin transformation should've come with a f***ing trypophobia warning. Teyonah Parris was also just a delight to watch, she's gorgeous! The bad: Ended very abruptly? I thought it was just getting pretty good and then the title card came out of nowhere. But now I'm not invested enough for a sequel so I'm not sure it did enough there... Also, Parris getting the cop to say the fifth candyman was messy sequence. Sure, seems very clever but like when was it ever outlined that it was only the person to say the fifth iteration of his name that gets the chop!? Feels like it was just being made up as it went along. And if that WAS the case, then why did he butcher all the other cops then? Make it make sense. 73. Supernova directed by: Harry Macqueen starring: Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci Aw, my heart. The scene where the audio recording of the suicide note is played out loud was such a hard-hitting moment. The final moment of Sam playing the concert alone knowing what has happened off-screen was also very touching. Some brill acting on showcase here too - I do love myself some Colin Firth (acting king!) On the other hand, it was a bit dull throughout to be honest. Definitely felt longer than it’s run time. It felt like something that could’ve been wrapped up equally well in a short film if you just cut out the scenic road trip shots & the fairly irrelevant side characters. 72. Gunpowder Milkshake directed by: Navot Papushado starring: Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Carla Gugino, Chloe Coleman, Michelle Yeoh, Angela Bassett, Paul Giamatti I’m usually very meh about guns and violence action movies but I enjoyed this slightly more than I usually do. The female lineup probably helped things but there it was pretty entertaining too, up until the very end where I felt it dragged a bit as they tied up all the loose ends with Giamatti etc. I think the action scenes in general were the main highlight. Gillan’s paralysed arms swinging about had me chuckling especially. The over-the-top bloody stylised fight sequences were fun to watch too (who doesn’t love a forklift truck slicing off a head… or a classic American milkshake slamming into someone’s face and breaking into shards). I bloody love Karen Gillan and will watch her in pretty much anything but she was a struggle to watch here. She was doing the absolute most to seem menacing and dark and brooding but it just came off a bit cringey in all honesty. Re-cap: 72. Gunpowder Milkshake 73. Supernova 74. Candyman 75. Dear Evan Hansen 76. Red Notice 77. A Boy Called Christmas 78. Respect 79. Don't Breathe 2 80. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins 81. Pig 82. The French Dispatch Edited January 8, 20223 yr by Josh!
January 8, 20223 yr I was so excited for Candyman due to Jordan Peele and I get the direction they were going for, but ultimately it was fairly forgettable and run of the mill like you say :( Supernova, I agree with your review of too, I was really excited from the trailer and thought it could've delved further emotionally but it was ultimately quite dull and think would've worked better as a short film like you say!
January 9, 20223 yr Well I hope you can get some good ideas for recommendations from my faves, haha! What films have you seen this year? x Only these from 2021! A Quiet Place II (Wikipedia says 2020 but I guess technically it can be considered 2021?) Army of the Dead House of Gucci Luca To All the Boys: Always and Forever As well as these older movies: #Alive (2020) Blinded By the Light (2019) Devil (2010) High School Musical (2006) High School Musical 2 (2007) My Own Private Idaho (1991) Snowpiercer (2013) The Ring (2002) Train to Busan (2016) Out of your countdown so far, I'm most interested in watching Dear Evan Hansen... even though the reviews have been poor, and I see you weren't overly keen either! I'm still interested to see what I make of it though, so I'll try and get around to it. :cool:
January 9, 20223 yr Author I was so excited for Candyman due to Jordan Peele and I get the direction they were going for, but ultimately it was fairly forgettable and run of the mill like you say :( Supernova, I agree with your review of too, I was really excited from the trailer and thought it could've delved further emotionally but it was ultimately quite dull and think would've worked better as a short film like you say! Exactly the same as you about Candyman, Jack. Jordan Peele has been on such form and made so many clever horrors in recent years that his name attached had got me so excited for this. But so forgettable. A shame after the long wait for it to come out with Covid too :( Thanks for the comments Jack! Only these from 2021! A Quiet Place II (Wikipedia says 2020 but I guess technically it can be considered 2021?) Army of the Dead House of Gucci Luca To All the Boys: Always and Forever As well as these older movies: #Alive (2020) Blinded By the Light (2019) Devil (2010) High School Musical (2006) High School Musical 2 (2007) My Own Private Idaho (1991) Snowpiercer (2013) The Ring (2002) Train to Busan (2016) Out of your countdown so far, I'm most interested in watching Dear Evan Hansen... even though the reviews have been poor, and I see you weren't overly keen either! I'm still interested to see what I make of it though, so I'll try and get around to it. :cool: Haha, I've only seen three of the five you've seen! 'Army of the Dead' and 'To All the Boys' won't be appearing. How were they? Wow at the HSM representation too. They never get old!! 'Gotta Go My Own Way' still slaps. Cheers Jay :heart: Edited January 9, 20223 yr by Josh!
January 9, 20223 yr Author 71. Pieces of a Woman directed by: Kornél Mundruczó starring: Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Molly Parker, Sarah Snook, Iliza Shlesinger, Benny Safdie, Jimmie Fails, Ellen Burstyn The main fault of this movie is that it is just soo slow. I guess it's not made to be entertaining in that sense but it was quite the chore to get through. I stuck it out though as I loved Vanessa Kirby in 'The Crown' and she was just as good in this, if not better. I'm glad we can say she's an Oscar-nominated actress now! The only thing that's really stuck with me from this was that long opening scene where Kirby gives birth. That was really heart-breaking and you even felt exhausted/devastated yourself as a viewer once it was finally over. Could've done without the rest of the film after that moment though, haha. 70. The King's Man directed by: Matthew Vaughn starring: Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Harris Dickinson, Daniel Brühl, Djimon Hounsou, Charles Dance Ah, the detour from Eggsy & Co. that absolutely nobody asked for. It’s the sequel we neither wanted nor deserved. I hope they get back on track with the characters we know and love sooner rather than later. My knowledge of WWI is pretty limited which I think dampened my enjoyment of this movie more than anything. I guess I only have myself to blame as I can only assume I’d enjoy this re-telling of events if I knew more about the factual history of it all in the first place. Despite that, the scene where Conrad dies was so impactful and really took me aback. I can imagine the spy paranoia at the time really would’ve lead to something like that happening. The whole segment involving Rasputin was wild in the best way too. I loved his fight style especially - it was almost like Yoda from the Star Wars prequels, haha. Every single blow he dealt was preceded by a triple pirouette, lmaoo. (Extra half star for FKA twigs’ absolute stomper of a credits song) 69. The Addams Family 2 directed by: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon starring: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Javon Walton, Nick Kroll, Wallace Shawn, Snoop Dogg, Bette Midler, Bill Hader About on par with the first one really. Still love the characters but these are definitely made for kids primarily. A few really fun scenes and gags though. Loved the Pugsley voodoo doll being chucked off the waterfall. And the one liner with Thing have a ‘shower’ underneath a hand sanitiser pump, hahah. It peaks when it has little adult jokes like that. The final boss battle was kind of iconic too. Wasn’t expecting this big Kaiju-esque finale do that came as a pleasant surprise. The hybrid human-animal monsters had cool designs, for sure! 68. The Guilty directed by: Antoine Fuqua starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Riva Marker, David Litvak, Gary Michael Walters, David Haring Juicy enough to keep me invested but it felt so far from reality that it ventured into silly OTT drama. The level of Joe’s unprofessionalism?! Far too much. I like the Emily twist and the realisation that the lines between good and bad at often far more blurry than they may appear at first. I felt bad for the ex-boyfriend in the end. The last we heard from him was when the line suddenly dropped when he was hit over the head with a brick, and then Joe never seemed bothered to get in touch with him again?! Lol. Also didn’t really care about the Joe’s court case plot either. It was only ever hinted at or referenced without ever telling the audience what was actually going on… so I found it hard to care when the final 10 mins were all based on that plot, when it all had been was a side story throughout. Re-cap: 68. The Guilty 69. The Addams Family 2 70. The King's Man 71. Pieces of a Woman 72. Gunpowder Milkshake 73. Supernova 74. Candyman 75. Dear Evan Hansen 76. Red Notice 77. A Boy Called Christmas 78. Respect 79. Don't Breathe 2 80. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins 81. Pig 82. The French Dispatch
January 10, 20223 yr Author 67. Godzilla vs. Kong directed by: Adam Wingard starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Lance Reddick, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir Needed more monsters and less humans. The storyline with the Kong human team wasn't too bad - the characters were fun to root for and at least they were side by side with Kong the whole time. The Godzilla human team were all various levels of very irritating and they could've been removed from the film without consequence really. Saying that, the actions scenes were very fun. My personal favourite scene being the three way fight with Mechagodzilla (I was cheering on Kong, of course). Actual Godzilla burning a hole right through to the centre of the Earth was also pretty damn cool. A film of two halves. One side being an action-packed CGI spectacle and the other being an unnecessary and rather irritating human side story. 66. Nomadland directed by: Chloe Zhao starring: Frances McDormand, Peter Spears A very beautiful film, and a very insightful one too. By capturing those small interactions, it allows you to understand a lifestyle that isn't often covered in popular media. In terms of pure enjoyment - I would say the film was a bit too slow and quiet for my liking but I'm still glad I watched it at the end of the day. Although not my favourite of this year's performances, McDormand was well worthy of her Oscar for portraying a 'nomad' with such credibility that you wouldn't know she was the only actress in the film unless you were told. 65. Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard directed by: Patrick Hughes starring: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Frank Grillo, Richard E. Grant, Antonio Banderas, Morgan Freeman Salma Hayek carries this film really. Completely steals the show from the moment she lands on screen and has all the funniest moments to herself (even if her crudeness did wear a bit thin towards the end). Ryan Reynolds was as loveable as ever too. This film wouldn’t be half as good without the cast it has to be honest. The action itself is very seen it all before and done better. Lots of very quick shots & difficult to follow the shots & punches at times. The humour injected into the fight scenes is what keep things most interesting but I’m not sure it’d hold up on rewatch now I’ve heard all the jokes once. I’d watch a sequel though if I wanted a good time, and fingers crossed all of the main cast would return - it wouldn’t be the same without. 64. He's All That directed by: Mark Waters starring: Addison Rae, Tanner Buchanan, Madison Pettis, Peyton Meyer, Rachael Leigh Cook, Matthew Lillard So cheesy but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have a good time. It has all the beats of your ordinary rom-com which meant it was so predictable every step of the way but I still had a nice time and a smile on my face by the end. Kourtney Kardashian was actually so iconic, lmao. I was gutted when Padgett hung up on her at the end, I just wanted more scenes of her !! Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer is such a lovely song too. Its use in the final act reminded me of how lush that song is. A swoon worthy gentleman riding in on horseback only made it even more of a moment :’) Teenage me would be obsessed with this move/him. Re-cap: 64. He's All That 65. Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard 66. Nomadland 67. Godzilla vs. Kong 68. The Guilty 69. The Addams Family 2 70. The King's Man 71. Pieces of a Woman 72. Gunpowder Milkshake 73. Supernova 74. Candyman 75. Dear Evan Hansen 76. Red Notice 77. A Boy Called Christmas 78. Respect 79. Don't Breathe 2 80. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins 81. Pig 82. The French Dispatch
January 10, 20223 yr I've not seen any of them! I got put off watching Nomadland in fear of it being too boring/slow oops.
January 10, 20223 yr I really liked 'The French Dispatch' :kink: I thought setting the film out like an edition of the magazine worked really well. I agree that the Timothée Chalamet/Frances McDormand section was easily the weakest. I'm not too disappointed to see 'Nomadland' drop out early though. From a film-making perspective I think it's fascinating with most of the characters being non-actors but I found it a chore to watch. I'm still yet to see 'The Father' but Nomadland was my least favourite of the films nominated for Best Picture so was pretty disappointed to see it win even if it was obvious that it was going to happen. I was surprised how much I enjoyed Pieces of a Woman. All the talk I read going into it was about the films opening scene that I was expecting to lose interest after that but I found the focus on how it effected each characters relationships with each other to be interesting. And as you say, Vanessa Kirby's performance was great! These so many films here that I do mean to catch up on eventually but the only other one I've seen so far is Gunpower Milkshake which I thought was pretty fun if forgettable. I'm really enjoying reading your thoughts so far Josh :D
January 11, 20223 yr Author I really liked 'The French Dispatch' :kink: I thought setting the film out like an edition of the magazine worked really well. I agree that the Timothée Chalamet/Frances McDormand section was easily the weakest. I'm not too disappointed to see 'Nomadland' drop out early though. From a film-making perspective I think it's fascinating with most of the characters being non-actors but I found it a chore to watch. I'm still yet to see 'The Father' but Nomadland was my least favourite of the films nominated for Best Picture so was pretty disappointed to see it win even if it was obvious that it was going to happen. I was surprised how much I enjoyed Pieces of a Woman. All the talk I read going into it was about the films opening scene that I was expecting to lose interest after that but I found the focus on how it effected each characters relationships with each other to be interesting. And as you say, Vanessa Kirby's performance was great! These so many films here that I do mean to catch up on eventually but the only other one I've seen so far is Gunpower Milkshake which I thought was pretty fun if forgettable. I'm really enjoying reading your thoughts so far Josh :D I completely agree with you on Nomadland. You should definitely watch 'The Father' though, it was so impressive. That's certainly yet to come here. One of the few movies I watched twice at the cinema this year! Fun yet forgettable sums up Gunpowder Milkshake pretty well. The only memorable bit really was Gillan's moody acting hahahah, bless her :') Thanks for the comments Lewis :) I've not seen any of them! I got put off watching Nomadland in fear of it being too boring/slow oops. It's the sort of thing I'd recommend to watch once, but then I'd never watch it again myself. It feels long even 1h 45m runtime, hahaha. Frances McDormand was insufferable last awards season too, lmao. Cheers Jack!
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