What Films did You Watch Last Week (17/12 - 23/12) CLOSED

Welcome back to another week of the BEST & WORST edition of 'what movies did you see last week?' thread. For those who haven't been part of it before, basically your host (me) posts my weekly movies and you can comment on those and list your movie for the same time frame. I will get back to you on yours and you can talk to other users here about their films. It's a great place to talk about film.

NEXT WEEK IS OUR YEAR END ROUND UP EPISODE!

FIRST TIME MOVIE VIEWING

A Star is Born (2018, Bradley Cooper)
Besides being a remake it tells a familiar take that we see in many films but does so with great class. Top notch performances, believable music and assured direction. Sure to land many awards at the Oscars.
7-7.5/10

The Clovehitch Killer (2018, Duncan Skiles)
A low budget mystery thriller that comes together really nicely. Good script, performances and not over extending itself make this film work.
6-6.5/10

Bird Box (2018, Susanne Bier)
netflix
This film takes place five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide and follows mother and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.
The film feels like a bunch of other films such as Dawn of the Dead, Invasion of the Bodysnatchers or countless others but it has a strong cast and mostly stays intriguing. Unfortunately it drops the ball in the last 20 minutes and becomes quite cringey.
5/10

Play Misty for Me (1971, Clint Eastwood)
Eastwood's directorial debut is this little fatal attraction style thriller but it does not have the best script and meanders at times, plus the ending is pretty whack.
4.5/10

REPEAT MOVIE VIEWING

Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993, Woody Allen)
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This is my favourite Woody Allen film and it sees him and Dianne Keaton playing a middle-aged couple who suspects foul play when their neighbour's wife suddenly drops dead.
It is a great script with excellent pacing and performances. Supporting cast are terrific and for me this one is an absolute delight from start to finish.
8.5/10

Psycho III (1986, Anthony Perkins)
blu ray
Franchise star Anthony Perkins directs this entry and injects a lot of Hitchcock references and homages which make this more standards slasher entry something much more interesting.
6.5/10

FIRST TIME DOCUMENTARY VIEWING

Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski (2018)
Netflix
Great documentary that chronicles the life of Polish-American artist Stanislav Szukalski (1893-1987) from his early years in Chicago, to his time in Poland and Los Angeles, and his artistic and political contributions to the world.
Highly Recommended

FIRST TIME TV VIEWING

Derren Brown: Fear and Faith (2012)
netflix
More brilliance for this great mentalist.
Recommended

The Bates Motel (2017, Season Five)
netflix
This final season of the show may start a little slow but finished pretty strong.
Recommended

WEEKLY AWARDS

BEST FILM: Manhattan Murder Mystery
BEST ACTOR: Bradley Cooper - A Star is Born
BEST ACTRESS: Lady Gaga - A Star is Born
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Alan Alda - Manhattan Murder Mystery
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Anjelica Huston - Manhattan Murder Mystery
BEST SCRIPT: Woody Allen - Manhattan Murder Mystery
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Matthew Libatique - A Star us Born
BEST SCORE: Carter Burwell - Psycho III
BEST DIRECTOR: Woody Allen - Manhattan Murder Mystery

10/10 - Perfection (or as close to it as possible)
09/10 - An Excellent film
08/10 - A VERY Good film
07/10 - A Good film
06/10 - A Solid film
05/10 - An Average film
04/10 - Below Average film
03/10 - A mostly bad film
02/10 - A mostly terrible film
01/10 - Awful through and through
00/10 - Not only awful but offensive too