What Films did You Watch Last Week (31/05 - 06/06) 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.

FIRST TIME MOVIE VIEWING

Convicted (1950, Henry Levin)
blu ray
Solid Crime Drama starring Glenn Ford (Gilda) as a man imprisoned after a bar fight turned fatal accidentally.  It is a simple story but the acting is very good all around.
6/10

The Night of the Following Day (1969, Hubert Cornfield)
Marlon Brando stars as one member of a crew that kidnap a young heiress and hold her for ransom. The film is set in France but also feels like the more minimalistic crime films of Jean-Pierre Melville. Unfortunately the film has an unfinished feel to it where parts of the plot seem to jump and lose fluidity. it is worth a watch for the atmosphere and acting but the ending is pretty bad.
6/10

The Dark Past (1948, Rudolph Mate)
blu ray
An interesting psychological noir starring William Holden (Sunset Blvd), Nina Foch (My Name is Julia Ross) and Lee J. Cobb (12 Angry Men). SOme of the psycho-babble seems  a bit dated now but it still makes for a good story.
6/10

Grosse Point Blank (1997, George Armitage)
Disney+
When I saw this in the cinema I fell asleep for about two thirds of it, so I decided to try again. On paper this film seems like it should be right up my alley but unfortunately I found my mind wandering for much of its run time. The third act is a little more engaging though so worth a watch.
5.5/10

Flashback (2021, Chris MacBride)
What starts as an interesting mystery about forgotten memories of a girl from his high school years who vanished soon becomes much less intriguing and more existential.
5/10

REPEAT MOVIE VIEWING

Mighty Aphrodite (1995, Woody Allen)
blu ray
A very fun comedy drama about a man who wants to find out more about the mother of his adopted child. The film is inter spliced with a Greek Chorus and the whole thing moves along very nicely.
7/10

From Dusk till Dawn (1996, Robert Rodriguez)
blu ray
Tarantino wrote the screenplay for this film that starts as a border crime film and turns into a whacky vampire film. The trademark dialogue is there and its all a lot of fun. The second half may not be for everyone.
7/10

Quick Change (1990, Bill Murray)
blu ray
Fun and off beat comedy remake of Hold-Up (1985) stars Bill Murray, Geena Davis and randy Quaid as a trio of bank robbers who are trying to get out of New York City after a heist. The film has some similarities to the far superior After Hours but is still entertaining in its own right.
6.5/10

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001, Woody Allen)
This is a different kind of role for Woody Allen that he only took on after not securing his original choices. This was the biggest budget for an Allen film but somehow it looks cheaper than usual. It is an okay enough caper but drags a little in places.
6/10

The Rock (1996, Michael Bay)
Disney+
This is the directors best film and is far before he had enough power to inject his usual horribleness into everything. It is still not a very good film and way too bloated but Cage and Connery are fun enough to watch.
5/10

FIRST TIME TV VIEWING

Master of None (2021, Season Three)
Netflix
Great belated follow up that shifts focus not only to a different character but is a completely different and more serious tone. Some may be taken aback by the change but I welcome it.
Good TV

REPEAT TV VIEWING

Star Trek: Voyager (2000, Season Six)
Netflix
Not quite as strong as season five bit still a great season.
Great TV

WEEKLY FILM AWARDS

BEST FILM: Mighty Aphrodite
BEST ACTOR: George Clooney - From Dusk Till Dawn
BEST ACTRESS: Nina Foch - The Dark Past
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Quentin Tarantino - From Dusk Till Dawn
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Rita Moreno - The Night of the Following Day
BEST EDITING: Robert Rodriguez - From Dusk till Dawn
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Joseph Walker - The Dark Past
BEST SCRIPT: Woody Allen - Mighty Aphrodite
BEST SCORE: Randy Edelman - Quick Change
BEST DIRECTOR: Woody Allen - Mighty Aphrodite


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