Finding Vivian Maier (2013) - A documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.

Great photography and I liked the slow unraveling of the mystery about who this person was. 4/5

Goodnight Mommy

This wasn't bad, but wasn't as good as I was expecting..It was missing a build up of suspense for me. I am glad it was more thiller-drama than horror though.

2.5/5

RodeoSchro said:

At the urging of my son, I watched "Dazed and Confused" this weekend. "Dad, you have GOT to watch this!" he said. "It's about the high school calss of '77. That's YOUR class! You'll love every minute of it!"

And I might have loved every minute of it - if I'd watched it in, say, 1979. But as a 56-year-old watching a movie about a bunch of 17-year-olds who did nothing besides smoke cigarettes and pot, all I could think was "Man, I am glad I'm not in high school any more".

The movie has absolutely no plot, save for some graduating 8th-graders trying to avoid getting "initiated" into high school through the administration of paddling by nimrods like Ben Affleck. Most of the movie is a low-grade rip-off of "American Graffitti". These kids do have some cool cars, though.

The soundtrack is right on the mark, too. Actually, the only good thing about the movie for an old fart like me was the memories each of the songs brought back. The songs used were the exact same songs we cruised to.

This was Affleck's first movie, and it was also Matthew McConaughey's first movie (that I know of). Pretty much the first thing McConaughey said was "Alright, alright, alright" which he's been saying for about 30 years now.

I'm in the wrong age group to like this movie but if you're a very young stoner that wants to know how things were for very young stoners in the 70's, you'll like it.

I give it 2 Chevy Chevelles out of 5 Chevy Chevelles, because there were two Chevy Chevelles in the movie.

I, too, was unimpressed. Switched it off in the first half-hour, I think.

I never get tired of this film, nor the book.

Hamad said:

I never get tired of this film, nor the book.

Haven't seen this, but I have seen the Carl Franklin-directed One False Move, which I recall as being excellent.

My Fair Lady (1964) - A misogynistic and snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.

I saw this for the first time when there was a screening of the 50th anniversary restoration at my local cinema. Lovely. 4.5/5

Ace said:

Hamad said:

I never get tired of this film, nor the book.

Haven't seen this, but I have seen the Carl Franklin-directed One False Move, which I recall as being excellent.

I need to check that out next. Thanks

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)


Touching story magnificently blends animation and live action. Better for teens and adults as it's full of violence and sexual insinuation.

½ our of







Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Perfectly paced, acted and directed tragedy of 50 year old former silent movie star in 1950. Things become unruly when a younger man visits and starts to rewrite the terrible screenplay that she hopes will be her comeback. Pessimistic portrayal of Hollywood is disturbing and intriguing.

½ out of

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creepy, depressing movie. scary, possible and revolting. perfect for this time of year!

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Pretty weak review for Who Framed Roger Rabbit. That is a masterpiece in my view.

The new Mission Impossible shocked me. It is so amazing. Every scene is exciting as fuck. Silly and over the top, but great film action.

Crimson Peak (2015) - In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds - and remembers.

Beautiful-looking movie! The story, however, I found rather conventional and even predictable for Guillermo del Toro. 3.5/5

Steve Jobs 3 stars out of 5

I could guess that most of it was bullshit made up for dramatic effect. But the dialogue is well written and fast paced, even funny at some points. Too much is made of Woz being the John Lennon of computers and Steve Jobs being (I guess) the Paul McCartney.

I'm more looking forward to the documentary Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine for real life interviews with the real life people who knew Steve Jobs the best.

Mission Impossible Rouge Nation... 3 out of 5 the opening was good but the rest dragged on and was not all that surprising... boring and derivative and almost a self parody at times.

Hamad said:

Ace said:

Haven't seen this, but I have seen the Carl Franklin-directed One False Move, which I recall as being excellent.

I need to check that out next. Thanks

If you watch it, let me know what you think.

sexton said:

Crimson Peak (2015) - In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds - and remembers.

Beautiful-looking movie! The story, however, I found rather conventional and even predictable for Guillermo del Toro. 3.5/5

Shot in Toronto (where del Toro now makes all of his films, as well as The Strain).

7thday said:

Steve Jobs 3 stars out of 5

I could guess that most of it was bullshit made up for dramatic effect. But the dialogue is well written

Sorkin.

I'm more looking forward to the documentary Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine for real life interviews with the real life people who knew Steve Jobs the best.

Yeah, a doc will usually give you a better picture of the real thing. I'm constantly amazed at the liberties taken with so-called "biopics" or "docudramas".

sexton said:

My Fair Lady (1964) - A misogynistic and snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.

I saw this for the first time when there was a screening of the 50th anniversary restoration at my local cinema. Lovely. 4.5/5

there is a new version that is about a rural prostitute that becomes a socialite.

it is called "Horticulture"

Who cares about Steve Jobs? Asshole. Sure, he died of cancer, wah, wah. lol

Ace said:

2freaky4church1 said:

Who cares about Steve Jobs? Asshole. Sure, he died of cancer, wah, wah. lol

it was 100% his own fault. He had a very treatable cancer and he choose to go try some silly non medical scam of a treatment... he chose to give up very precious time to charlatans and not to actual medical experts. So I am sad to see him go... he brought it on himself.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

2freaky4church1 said:

Who cares about Steve Jobs? Asshole. Sure, he died of cancer, wah, wah. lol

it was 100% his own fault. He had a very treatable cancer and he choose to go try some silly non medical scam of a treatment... he chose to give up very precious time to charlatans and not to actual medical experts. So I am sad to see him go... he brought it on himself.

There's absolutley nothing about his death in the movie.

Awful.

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sexton said:

My Fair Lady (1964) - A misogynistic and snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.

I saw this for the first time when there was a screening of the 50th anniversary restoration at my local cinema. Lovely. 4.5/5

somtimes in early 70s (together with Aristocats) this is one my earliest memories in the movies, back then going to the cinema was a big family event, at least for me still love it after all those years

-100 Boring as hell

SPECTRE is another solid entry in the Bond canon & solidifies, at least in my opinion Craig's status, second only to Connery, as James Bond. It's a slow burn film, that actually takes its time between set pieces & explosions, allowing for characters to develop & the plot to unfold, calling back to previous films & hopefully, at least as far as Craig is concerned, looking ahead.

Victoria (2015) - While on holiday in Berlin, a young woman finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals its secret: the four men owe someone a dangerous favor that requires repaying that evening.

The big gimmick of this film is that it was shot in one long single camera take which is an amazing technical achievement. Gimmick aside, the story was very thrilling on its own. Highly recommended. 4.5/5

sexton said:

thekidsgirl said:

I really wanted to see this last night, but since its not here yet, I saw Assassin instead. Visually this was beautiful, and that paired well with the subtle dialogue, but I found myself more interested in the costumes and landscapes than the story too often. 3/5

Assassin was showing at the same cinema. I've read that it is slow and boring so it sounds like my kind of movie.