What Films did You Watch Last Week (07/06 - 13/06) CLOSED

Robocop - 8/10

3:10 to Yuma - 5/10

Jungle Fever - 6/10

Mine:

Josie (2018) - 5/10
Slow but watchable drama/thriller with Sophie Turner and Dylan McDermott.

Son (2021) - 2/10
Very poor horror film that makes little sense.

Saw 3D (2010) - 7/10
Good entry in the Saw saga.

Endangered Species (2021) - 3/10
A really dumb family gets lost in Africa where CGI animals attack them.

From the Depths (2020) - 1/10
Absolutely awful film advertised as a shark film really about a crazy lady who sees her dead sister.

Chocolat (2000) - 4/10
A woman opens a chocolate store in a small French village. Trouble ensues. OK.

Best Film this Week:


Worst Film this Week:

Meek's Cutoff - 7/10

RoboCop - 8/10

Celebrity - 7.5/10

3:10 to Yuma - 8/10

Rumble Fish - 7/10

Seinfeld: Season 4 - 10/10


First Time Viewings:

Phffft (1954, Mark Robson)
This one tells an amusing story and is well cast. Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon, and Kim Novak all deliver good performances.
7/10

It Should Happen to You (1954, George Cukor)
Released earlier in the year than Phffft this one also stars Judy Holliday and Jack Lemmon, with this being Lemmon's first film. It's pretty good.
7/10

Beauty and the Beast (1946, Jean Cocteau)
This telling of the classic tale has nice black and white photography, good performances, and it does a pretty good job with the story.
7/10

The Jungle Book (1942, Zoltan Korda)
It looks nice, but the characters and story didn't fully grab me. The animated one remains the only telling of this story I fully like.
6/10

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021, Michael Chaves)
Easily the weakest of the three. It has some good stuff, but the most interesting parts of the story aren't shown.
5.5/10

The Absent Minded Professor (1961, Robert Stevenson)
I rewatched Flubber last week after not having seen it in a long time, so I decided to give the original movie a shot. It's still comedic, but less silly and more enjoyable overall.
7/10

Big Fish (2003, Tim Burton)
Not sure why I took so long to get to this one, but I quite enjoyed it. It's a fun story full of colorful characters, played by a strong cast, and it's  entertaining throughout.
7.5/10

Unfaithful (2002, Adrian Lyne)
I was a bit worried about this one when the last act started, but it remained interesting and engaging for me. Diane Lane and Richard Gere both give strong performances.
7/10

Cyrus (2010, Mark Duplass & Jay Duplass)
I quite liked this one. It wasn't what I expected, but I was glad of that. It's less over the top than I thought it would be and more subtle and emotional. Good work from John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, and Marisa Tomei helps the proceedings.
7.5/10


Repeat Viewings:

Knowing (2009, Alex Proyas)
Hadn't seen this since the theater and my thoughts remain the same. Good premise, but the it fumbles a bit in the last act. 
6.5/10

The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
A horror classic that's always a great watch. It's well cast, intense, has an atmospheric score, and incredible effects. 
9/10

The Jungle Book (1967, Wolfgang Reitherman)
One of my favorite Disney animated films. It has a couple great songs, nice hand drawn animation, awesome characters, and it's very entertaining.
8/10


TV Viewings:

King of the Hill: Season 13 (2008-2010)
8/10


Movie Awards:

BEST FILM: The Thing
BEST ACTOR: Richard Gere (Unfaithful)
BEST ACTRESS: Judy Holliday (Phffft)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Albery Finney (Big Fish)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Marisa Tomei (Cyrus)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Henri Alekan (Beauty and the Beast)
BEST SCORE: Ennio Morricone (The Thing)
BEST SCRIPT: Bill Lancaster & John W. Campbell Jr. (The Thing)
BEST DIRECTOR: John Carpenter (The Thing)

I've seen a version of The Scarlet Pimpernel, but not that one.

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It - 5.5/10

It's Always Sunny: Season 5 - 9/10

It's Always Sunny: Season 6 - 9/10

I rewatched it about a year and a half ago and yeah it looks really good.