Movies

Jean-Luc Godard's first feature length film and the beginning of the French New Wave. The movie has some successful scenes, in my opinion, they are primarily the slower more personal ones. I probably don't have enough background to understand the new cinematographic techniques used in the movie. The characters and much of the dialogue aged very poorly.

A lot of the movie feels very cliche however, given its age, I'm willing to guess that 2001 was probably the originator of the cliches. The soundtrack and practical effects in the movie are terrific. The pacing is a bit odd at times. And the movie itself is confusing. I would struggle to recommend this movie, but at the same time I definitely would want to rewatch it.

A movie about the Boston globe investigation into church molestations. Overall a very straightforward movie but it was filmed and acted well. I enjoyed the whole thing. Unfortunately, I think I was looking for a movie more about the church molestations and maybe how they were covered up. This movie was all about the investigation itself. I think that's somewhat took away from it for me.

It wasn't a terrible movie but it certainly wasn't a classic either. Some of the practical effects were solid and the movie did a good job building tension at times. Unfortunately, there were a ton of plot holes, poor effects and pacing issues that make it hard for me to recommend the movie.

This movie is very real and pretty tough emotionally to get through. It's about an old man and a young single mother who are very poor and are trying to get by at the hands of the UK government. The movie doesn't pull any punches. It shows just how many regulations serve to grind down people who are just trying their best.

Very enjoyable and well-acted movie. While it is a mystery crime drama, I think the exploration of the lead actress and the family dynamics is the most interesting part of the movie. Sandra huller was phenomenal in this movie. I also really enjoyed the sound design and music.

This movie is about two characters from Hamlet. Frankly, at this point I barely remember Hamlet. However, the acting of Gary Oldman, Tim Roth and Richard Dreyfus was enough for me to enjoy the movie. I am unsure if the movie form gains anything over it being a play but I am unlikely to see a play so I enjoyed the movie.

The movie had some very strong moments. But overall it was a huge disappointment. I found nothing scary about the movie and the only reason I finished it was because the reviews had me waiting for something more. I wonder if the dialogue was actually accurate to the time period. I also found the Christian themes of the movie to be lost on me.

A fairly light-hearted but still enjoyable movie. The role of Truman was absolutely perfect for Jim Carrey given how wacky he is.

A super colorful and visually pleasing movie. It is the story of a very unlikely family coming together. The characters are dynamic and enjoyable. I felt like a few parts of the movie were a bit unclear to me, but it does not detract much.

This was a pretty long movie but it managed to hold my attention pretty much the entire time. Both Al Pacino and Russell Crowe are great in it. It does a pretty good job showing the villainy of the tobacco industry. I kind of wish the tobacco companies featured a bit more directly, but at the same time I can understand that that might have been a directorial choice. I also wish there was a bit more epilogue to the movie. Since it is a good bit historical, I would have liked to know whether this whistle-blowing actually had an effect.

The Master is an incredibly character driven story of two men, a navy veteran and a leader of a cult. The movie is about their journey as they try to reconcile their longing to be more similar to the other in contrast to their natures. The movie is slow and beautifully shot. Joaquin Phoenix is incredible with how much he manages to convey using solely his posture and expressions.

While some scenes in the movie are certainly gruesome and disturbing, I find it hard to call The Exorcist a scary movie. The movie suffers from providing too much background information and focusing too much on the buildup of various characters. It creates more questions that it answers and the overall ending feels unsatisfying.

A group of rich friends attempt to have a dinner party while ignoring the increasingly bizarre mishaps occuring around them. Bizarre is probably the best way to describe this movie. It was funny and captivating but very hard to follow. The movies confusing structure makes it very hard to understand on first watch but it definitely warrants a rewatch.

Warning this movie is very explicit, it literally starts with a home sex video. The consequences of the video leaking are the general plot of the movie. However, the movie is very much more of a biopic about Romania. It is abstract, nerve-wracking at times but very enjoyable. It is a good movie but I find it hard to recommend.

Conceptually the film seemed up my alley. A dark look at human nature. Somehow the movie just failed to hold my attention. I felt for the characters but the emotions of thier situation did not feel conveyed to me. Felt like too much teeling and too little showing.

Incredibly pretty film. I enjoyed the tragic romanance. The singing was very poor. Almost no tonal variation, was the weakest part of a movie that is a musical.

Very dynamic action packed movie. Very little dialogue that makes it hard to follow at times but feels rewarding to understand.

First of all this movie is no way a comedy. It is a very matter of fact take on a pretty bleak story in post WWII Yugoslavia. Unfortunately the quality of the movie recording was so poor I could hardly see some scenes. I also lacked but historical context to understand events in the movie. I would give this one another shot with a better quality recording.

Phenomenal acting from both leads. Intersting story based on real events. Some of the creative liberties feel unnessecary and cheapen the movie after learning about them.

Very creative and pretty presentation of essentially a magazine in movie form. The movie had some gorgeous shots but it felt experimental to me with uneven quality.

Enjoyable plot-driven movie about the Zodiac killer. Well acted. **Incredibly** well shot, the way the director manages to create tension in the scenes without the need for dialogue is amazing. Jake Gyllenhaal is awesome as always.

Interesting character perspective on WWI. The volume of combat action lessened the impact of what should have been a character driven movie. Having read other Remarque books the plot arc felt very predicatable.

A retrospective on modern Korean history showing the many ways the country failed their youth surrounding the Gwangju massacare of the 1980s.

Great music, fun characters and a lighthearted but gripping story.

A real letdown after the first movie. It felt like the movie was trying to be too relevant to current events. The satire in it just ended up much worse.

The movie was slow, the characters were not compelling and frankly the main character made me pretty uncomfortable.

Enjoyable story, great camera work. A very accesible introduction to Japanese cinema.

Outside the 4 soldiers that depict a possible North/South friendship the acting is terrible and ruins the movie.

Incredible practical effects that gross me out even now. Great mix of science fiction and body horror.

Did not age well.