Tuesday, August 13, 2019

The Accountant

*** Avoided this for a long time but turned out stronger than expected.

Shazam!

*** Better than expected. I'll give it that. Thank you airplanes.

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

American Animals

*** Hadn't heard of it. Saw on flight. Cool docu-drama movie. Liked the story.

Wednesday, July 03, 2019

the post

** interesting story, felt like could have been stronger.

Monday, July 01, 2019

uncle drew

*** assumed cheesy but on a flight turned out sweet. teared up a bit.

escape room

*** okay, wasnt going to like it but turned out great. 

Vice

*** Way better than expected. Adam McKay is the bomb.

maidenship

** really promising story. not really compelling to finish. 

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Real steel

*** honestly. Way better than expected. Cute son and dad plus robots fighting film. 

Saturday, June 15, 2019

Spider-Man. Into the spiderverse

***1/2 way better than expected. Avoided it. Watched. Really enjoyed. Good script and story.

Captain marvel

** very disappointed with it. Weak plot. Maybe its me.

Cold pursuit

**1/2 Liam Neeson being Liam neeson. Good for what it was.

Aqua Man

*** surprised it was witty, good plot and entertaining. Trailer made it look cheesy.

Sunday, June 09, 2019

The perfection

*** Netflix original. Great twist(s). Solid movie.

Fear and loathing in las vegas

***1/2 to make a motion picture and so close the book is just impressive. Read the book.

Thursday, May 02, 2019

avengers: end game

*** good as expected. not better or worse. started slow. ended bit abrupt but as expected enjoyable.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Sunday, April 07, 2019

us

**1/2 overall solid but thought it'd be a lot better.

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

papillon

*** Surprisingly good. Enjoyed the plot and it was real.

Monday, February 11, 2019

Sunday, February 10, 2019

Monday, January 14, 2019

This is it

** Could have been great but no narrative. Michael Jackson has so many hits.

Sunday, January 06, 2019

Avicii: True Stories

***1/2 really powerful and interesting behind the scenes of the guy.

Monday, December 31, 2018

Saturday, December 22, 2018

blindspotting

*** didnt expect it to be so good but was. also about the yay area which i liked.

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Sunday, December 02, 2018

Enemy

**1/2 Thought it was promising until the ending. A bit slow.

Friday, November 30, 2018

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Pressure Cooker

***1/2 Great documentary. Love documentaries about people in challenging situations rising up.

Friday, November 16, 2018

Fahrenheit 451

** Eh, not sure it could have been better. They did their best.

Mission Impossible: Fallout

**1/2 It's the same formula. Just stopped caring after some point.

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Midnight Run

*** I love classic movies. Nothing fancy just great scripts and acting.

Sunday, October 07, 2018

the zen diaries of garry shandling

***1/2 Never liked his humor but learning his story has helped me learn and appreciate him so much more. also get more where his comedy is coming from.

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Monday, September 03, 2018

operation finale

**1/2 challenge with true story and also making it movie-worthy.

Monday, August 27, 2018

crazy rich asians

**1/2 some funny parts. felt like an advertisement for singapore.

Thursday, August 09, 2018

sorry to bother you

** interesting plot and intentions. good directing but just overall didnt think well executed

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Saturday, July 21, 2018

Monday, July 09, 2018

Thursday, June 07, 2018

Sunday, May 20, 2018

Monday, April 16, 2018

Black Panther

*** Surprisingly good. Nice plot, bit confusing at times but came together.

Sunday, April 15, 2018

bad match

** kinda interesting premise. mild predictable. but neat ending.

Monday, April 02, 2018

ready player one

*** Amazing for what it was. Better if you don't compare it to the book. Still great story to watch.

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

killing of a sacred deer

*** weird and amazing at the same time.

Newness

*** Cringe worthy good. Very realistic.

Born on the 4th of July

**1/2 Good behind the scenes of a veteran but pretty uninspiring movie.

Joy Luck Club

*** Classic asian film. def recommend

Molly's Game

*** Really liked it.

killing ground

*** Definitely spooky and make you second guess camping alone.

Justice League

**1/2 Slept through most of it.

Annihilation

*** Really fucking good.

The Big Sick

*** Much better than I expected. A bit light on how committed the relationship got.

Wednesday, March 07, 2018

Monday, February 26, 2018

maddman

***1/2 surprisingly interesting. story of steve madden shoe guy.

Friday, February 23, 2018

Monday, February 19, 2018

Sunday, February 04, 2018

Thursday, February 01, 2018

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

brawl in cell block 99

** Could have been great. started too slow, ending was flawless. bit too easy. kinda worth the watch. jr recommendation.

Sunday, January 28, 2018

den of thieves

**1/2 meh. tons of promise but choppy and little care for any of the characters.

magnificent seven

**1/2 as good as expected for predictable western movie. decent action.

Saturday, December 23, 2017

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Saturday, December 09, 2017

Thursday, December 07, 2017