apollo 13

 **** damn great movie.

interstellar

 **1/2 dont think i "got" it. will read plot again.

a serious man

 **1/2 cool modern jewish movie. dark comedy.

Unguarded

 ***1/2 strong story. weird never heard of this guy.

boss level

 *** Cute. I like this style of replay movies.

idiocracy

 **1/2 glad i finally watched it.

jiu jitsu

** as good as nicholas cage gets these days. 

borat #2

 **1/2 its okay. not even close to first one.

1000 miles to nome

 **1/2 didnt know about the race but enjoyed it. would have preferred focus on bikes

Devil all the time

 **** amazing. Perfect. Dark

Mulan

 *** Disney knows how to make movies.

class action park

 **1/2 entertaining documentary. pretty wild. 

The canyon

 ** pretty much as bad as expected. Parents suggestion. Dont worry about going mule riding.

bombshell

 *** great acting and story

becoming nobody

 ***1/2 well done and interesting.

Red

 **1/2 hit the spot and bruce willis looks great

the outpost

 *** surprisingly entertaining war movie.

the truman show

***1/2 a remarkable movie. so well done.

Malibu’s most wanted

**3/4 cute for what it was. Not sure that movie would fly now a days.

Palm Springs

***1/2 Modern groundhogs day. Done really well. 

lance armstrong documentary 30 for 30

*** nothing too new in the movie but great story telling and wild ride.

king of staten island

Just mercy

*** educating myself. Enjoyable.

The platform

*** way better than expected plus nice social message.

Wind River

*** Weirdly entertaining. Intense at moments. Nice scenes.

The Invisible Guest

**** So good. Loved it

The matrix

**** okay never watched but damn what an entertaining movie AND has many great themes about fighting against the norm and finding yourself. 

Toy story 4

***1/2 fuck Pixar is just really great. A bit too much w forky in the beginning but overall STRONG

The way back

*** kinda kike a #020 good will hunting. Solid movie 

andre the giant

**** loved his story. was such a big person for my youth.

sonic the hedgehog

*** as great as it can be. enjoyable family flick

the invisible man

*** love jordan peele esque stuff. kinda zoned out but overall good.

The hunt

*** as great as the purge. 

ford v ferrari

***1/2 way better than expected. great acting + story. 

1917

*** really well done. a modern saving private ryan. felt like 1 shot cinematography

dark waters

***1/2 really really well done. great story and presentation of it. solid acting, even for anne.

the gatekeeper

***1/2 interesting israeli documentary on their security services

The gentlemen

*** not his greatest but i love everything and most things guy ritchie 

uncut gems

*** i love the directors. plot could be hard to follow at times.

Our Boys (series)

**** Insanely good. Intense. A bit long but overall wow.

Lego Batman

**** Really really well done and funny. Surprised didn't hear more about it.

Watchmen 2009

*** surprised I never watched this.

knives out

***1/2 damn good. one of the best put together. surprising.

Dirt Bag

**1/2 Mostly interesting, didn't really catch me.

Parasite

*** really great. Twist of an ending. Solid acting. Enjoyable. Love Korean dramas. 

Joker

**** yea. Did it. 

Escape plan

**1/2 great action and surprisingly entertained

zombieland 2

*** love this series and directing. as expected. enjoyable. with neville / ly.

gringo - life of john mcafee

*** way more interesting than expected. ended abruptly.

the first purge

**1/2 as great as you'd expect!

iron cowboy

*** not amazing but fun background movie about overcoming a challenge

apollo 11

**1/2 really wild story. wasnt super compelling for me personally. enjoy the book about it more.

Hostiles

** Pretty good on plane. Didn't care to listen more.

good boys

**** really just fucking amazing. killed it.

once upon a time in hollywood

** had moments of glory but got dragged on WAY too long. if shorter would have been solid.

Cocktail

**1/2 I like older movies where its really about dialog and acting. Movie wasn't amazing but enjoyed some of it.

the birdcage

*** really enjoyed it. surprised i watched it so late.

the ant and the wasp

*** Okay, they are funny, predictably but still entertaining. Plot was weaker than first one.

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.

American Animals

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

the post

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

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. 

Real steel

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

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.

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.

john wick 3

**1/2 you get what you pay for :)

avengers: end game

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

the highwaymen

*** great acting. didnt know the story. enjoyable.

king arthur legend of the sword

*** honestly great story. charlie hitthim is great. i love guy ritchie

us

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

free solo

***1/2 as great as expected

papillon

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

a quiet place

*** scary and well acted. enjoyed.

of monsters and men

** eh.... lost interest right away.

a star is born

*** somewhat predictable but better than expected

cuban fury

*** cute. fun predictable movie.

3 years in pakistan

**1/2 interesting story. not amazeballs but fun.

Blackkklansman

** Kinda interesting but lost interest.

Breaking2

***1/2 Loved it. Fascinating doc.

This is it

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

Avicii: True Stories

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

Kong Skull Island

*** Surprisingly entertaining and not cheesy Kong.

bird box

*** really enjoyed.

blindspotting

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

as above, so below

*** Pretty darn good and very scary.

Leave no trace

*** Surprisingly good. Didn't expect much.

Enemy

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

Widows

** Eh... Promising plot, weak twist. Started strong.

Pressure Cooker

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

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.