🎥 Films
🎥 Cave of Bones, 2023 - ★★★

I think it could have been done in 30 minutes rather than ‘90’ … interesting, but if the findings are as revolutionary as they intimate, not sure why it isn’t more widely talked about? Or am I … once again … hanging out under a rock?
🎥 Asteroid City, 2023 - ★★★★

It's hard not to like a Wes Anderson - no exception, but to me, different to his usual films. No point in rehashing what you can read about elsewhere - but let me add one nugget - because I sat right through to the end - through the title and everything ... that last song mesmerizing. But why?
Well of course - the titles revealed or ... one of two songs that were a collaboration of two old friends and at times band mates - Jarvis Cocker and Richard Hawley.
The song?
“You Can’t Wake Up If You Don’t Fall Asleep.”
🎥 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, 2023 - ★★★½

Nothing wrong with a good Marvel … and this was a good Marvel … not a great one mind, good.
The continuing Marvel arc of the ‘multiverse of multiverses’ ( I wonder if they got their inspiration from the first episode of the latest Black Mirror?) sets the reset expectation and of course no sets needed … a few shots in San Francisco and the rest CGI? (Caveat .. I am no expert).
I know behind the scenes, there is a focus at Marvel of ‘getting back to story .. very apparent from the various series they launched that connects some dots and introduced back stories … but the movies still tend to be ‘Big’. I believe that this is changing soon. Can’t wait.
🎥 The Gunman, 2015 - ★★★★

Watched it a while back - and reminded of it last night as I surfed Netflix for a good watching experience. In the end I elected not to rewatch - but it really is so very good. Sean doing his thing, along with Javier, Idris and even Ray = what a cast!
🎥 Made in Italy, 2020 - ★★★

Seeing iTunes promoting it as ‘available to rent’ … reminds me that I saw it at the time and the best thing about it is that Liam is NOT using his ‘particular set of skills’ … other than that … nice enough.
🎥 Extraction 2, 2023 - ★★★½

If you enjoyed the first - you'll enjoy this one. It is what you might expect. Just wondering if Hemsworth is trying to compete with Keanu on most 'kills per minute' in a movie.
🎥 Ticket to Paradise, 2022 - ★½

Talk about ‘phoning it in .. not my choice to watch and would not recommend, particularly if you know the Mamma Mia stories … both of which I have not seen, but I think the two sentence summary of the first would be identical to this one.
🎥 Dirty Grandpa, 2016 - ★★½

It's got Robert DeNiro in the main role ... slam dunk - right? Sadly - no.
🎥 Cloverfield, 2008 - ★★★

Three stars is generous, because I didn't get through it. Just spotted it on AppleTV as a promo - so thought I would try it out, since I never saw it the first time round. (I know I know). Maybe it just hit me wrong?
🎥 Big Night, 1996 - ★★★★

I watched it in the theater when it came out. Love Tucci and this did not disappoint. (Just thought it was time to post a positive review - because I have been sharing some clangers recently.)
🎥 Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom, 2023 - ★★½

I used to love the Asterix comic books. But have never really enjoyed the films. So not sure why I thought this time it would be different.
🎥 Mother’s Day, 2023 - ★½

Not to be confused with other films called Mother’s Day … I’ve not seen all of them, but none can be as bad as this one.
🎥 The Mother, 2023 - ★★★

It’s JLo, so it wasn’t going to be bad … and it wasn’t … though predictable … like the bad guy who never dies. Interesting that director and writers all women.
🎥 Tetris, 2023 - ★★★½

Maybe it should be 4 stars? Great little bit of history ... But I don’t know the real story well enough to know how much poetic license was employed. I liked the graphic reminders (and associated pixel resolutions) spread throughout the film, that were so mind blowing to everyone at the time. I also had no idea that Maxwell was so involved in the story.
🎥 Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, 2022 - ★★★

Does the fact the we started watching it - had to stop half way through and still haven't yet felt inspired to go back and finish it tell you anything?
🎥 A Man Called Otto, 2022 - ★★★★

I’m not a big Hanks fan .. often skipping over his movies … ‘because’. So glad I didn’t jump this one. Just lovely. And yes I shed a tear or three.
Maybe there is something about having low expectations before watching a movie?



