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Some movies I have watched recently:
Margin call (financial thriller drama) for fans of The Big Short 5/5
Longlegs (Horror) Excellent Nic Cage performance as a the deranged killer 3.5/5
Black coats daughter(Horror) supernatural, psychological horror. One of those slow burns 3/5
Election(comedy) Reese Witherspoon is a gem. 3/5
Goin South (comedy/western) a quirky little movie directed by and starring Jack Nicholson 3/5
The lost city of Z(biographical adventure) based on the experiences of British surveyor Percy Fawcett.4/5
Blackberry (biographical drama) charts the rise and fall of the Blackberry smartphone device.4.5/5
Nocturnal Animals(psychological thriller) a tense neo-noir written, directed, and produced by fashion designer Tom Ford. Great cast and story 5/5
Twisters(action) a fun sequel to the Twister movie from the nineties . 3.5/5
Kinds of Kindness(black comedy) 3 films in one. Yorgos Lanthimos writes and directs. Expect the unexpected with him and the great cast he used for all three stories.4.5/5
Maxxxine(horror) third instalment of the X series. Not my bag really 2/5
Gladiator 2(action)sequel to Ridley Scott’s hugely successful Gladiator film. Bit of a letdown. A carbon copy of the first film with a forgettable lead. I will revisit this one though 3/5
Deadpool & Wolverine(comic book action) I enjoyed the first two Deadpool movies immensely but this one just leaned too hard into the meta references More is not always better. A hugely financially successful movie thoug, so good for Disney I guess. 3/5
Alien Romulus(horror/sci-fi) the original Alien is a slasher film set in space. This current iteration really leaned into that. I was pleasantly surprised how good it was. A great young cast as well. I would probably rank it fourth in the franchise. 4/5
The Substance(2024) and The Fly (1986) double feature night (body horror) wow what a great pairing of the new and old(er). The substance is great a “Black Mirror” style of story with excellent gross special F/X and of course Cronenberg is the master of the genre with The Fly remake.4/5
Juror #2(courtroom drama) Clint Eastwood latest film. Very heavy 12 Angry Men vibes. Leaves you in thought well after the movie ends. Toni Collette always sensational. 5/5
Ooo, The Substance with Demi Moore? I think I missed theatrical release. Was super keen to see.
It is available to stream.