What classics did you see last week? (14 Jan to 20 Jan 2018)
Jan 22, 2018 14:05:30 GMT
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Wolves At The Door (2016)
Shows us what may have happened at Sharon Tate's house the night the Manson Family committed those terrible murders. There is no Charles Manson and the Family members are kept as shadowy figures. Not gory, but there is great suspense. The worst murder of all, and you know which one I mean, it is never shown or even implied, but we all know. This movie got terrible reviews, I am assuming for the subject matter. I did find it suspenseful myself, although knowing the true nature of the story made the horror all the more terrible.
Lavender (2016)
A young woman's past comes back to haunt her in mysterious and shocking ways. Starts off a bit slowly but has a sinister and surprising conclusion.
The Two Faces of January (2014)
Based on a Patricia Highsmith novel, whose work always intrigues. A married couple in Greece get entangled with a tour guide. Not overly suspenseful but maintains the interest through various twists and turns.
The Shape of Water (2017)
Your typical sea monster falls in love with a mute cleaning woman tale. Beautiful sci-fi fable told with great understanding of humanity. The entire cast is exceptional.
I, Tonya (2017)
The true story of Tonya Harding, who most of us will remember from the early 90's and the drama swirling around her figure skating career. mikef6 has already supplied us with an excellent write-up above so I will just add that I found it to be both hilarious and heartbreaking. Robbie is great as Tonya, but it's Allison Janney, one of my absolute faves, who steals the show as Tonya's confounding mother. She seems terrible and yet sacrifices so much for Tonya. I predicted eons ago that Janney was destined to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar and I believe I may have that prediction come true this year.
Rough Night (2017)
Five women get together for the weekend, only for things to go off the rails, very quickly. Think Bridesmaids and you're right where this movie lives. Had a few laughs, very crude and crazy.
The African Queen (1951)
The one classic on my list this week, an excellent movie. Bogart is so lovable in this and he and Hepburn make for a fun on-screen match. Just gets better the further it goes on.
Shows us what may have happened at Sharon Tate's house the night the Manson Family committed those terrible murders. There is no Charles Manson and the Family members are kept as shadowy figures. Not gory, but there is great suspense. The worst murder of all, and you know which one I mean, it is never shown or even implied, but we all know. This movie got terrible reviews, I am assuming for the subject matter. I did find it suspenseful myself, although knowing the true nature of the story made the horror all the more terrible.
Lavender (2016)
A young woman's past comes back to haunt her in mysterious and shocking ways. Starts off a bit slowly but has a sinister and surprising conclusion.
The Two Faces of January (2014)
Based on a Patricia Highsmith novel, whose work always intrigues. A married couple in Greece get entangled with a tour guide. Not overly suspenseful but maintains the interest through various twists and turns.
The Shape of Water (2017)
Your typical sea monster falls in love with a mute cleaning woman tale. Beautiful sci-fi fable told with great understanding of humanity. The entire cast is exceptional.
I, Tonya (2017)
The true story of Tonya Harding, who most of us will remember from the early 90's and the drama swirling around her figure skating career. mikef6 has already supplied us with an excellent write-up above so I will just add that I found it to be both hilarious and heartbreaking. Robbie is great as Tonya, but it's Allison Janney, one of my absolute faves, who steals the show as Tonya's confounding mother. She seems terrible and yet sacrifices so much for Tonya. I predicted eons ago that Janney was destined to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar and I believe I may have that prediction come true this year.
Rough Night (2017)
Five women get together for the weekend, only for things to go off the rails, very quickly. Think Bridesmaids and you're right where this movie lives. Had a few laughs, very crude and crazy.
The African Queen (1951)
The one classic on my list this week, an excellent movie. Bogart is so lovable in this and he and Hepburn make for a fun on-screen match. Just gets better the further it goes on.