SCREAM VI ... really enjoyed it until the reveal of the killer/killers and then it kind of fell apart but overall a fun slasher/whodoneit
Triangle of Sadness, which was up fro best picture, is one trippy movie. Very good, unique. Takes you to a different place, like a good movie is supposed to do.
My favorite movies from 2022 in no particular order: Banshees of Inisherin Aftersun RRR Decision to Leave The Northman Second tier: Everything Everywhere All at Once Triangle of Sadness The Batman Pearl Top Gun: Maverick
Good list. Was the Northman good? It looked like a GOT wannabes which isn't necessarily bad. Banshees bummed me out. Obviously great acting and setting and story. But - SPOILER ALERT - it took such a violent, dramatic, gory turn that it felt like a different movie to me after. Like it was a bait and switch. And also, they never really explained WHY he went to such self-defeating mutilating extremes. That was a mistake. We were owed an answer. Not a great year for movies I thought. I did like Armageddon Time and Emily the Criminal. Also Top Gun Maverick was a blast and I never even saw the first one. But as an old fashioned popcorn movie, it was really fun to go to theater for.
I liked The Northman more than most people I know, but they all thought it was good. It was right up my alley, Vikings, dark, brutal. It's a very simple story based on the Viking tale that Hamlet was also based on, but the execution was pretty much flawless in my eyes. With Banshees, I was loving the fantastic story, setting, and acting, like you said, but for me the turn it took actually enhanced the meaning I was getting from it. I almost included Emily the Criminal in my second tier, that was great. I'll have to add Armageddon Time to my watchlist.
I dont think it'd be on his favorite movie list if he didnt think it was good. Thanks for the list VG. I googled them and they seem like movies I'd like. I also really liked Banshees of Inisherin.
OK, here it IS: Air, the new Michael Jordan movie by Ben Affleck is fantastic, especially for us hoops folks. Fun, fascinating, intriguing. Loved it and you will too!!
Went to Air this weekend and it's tough to deny the chemistry that Matt and Ben have together, such a great bromance. I hated the knife being dug into Blazer fans a few times but knew it was going to happen. I was sitting next to a couple of college aged girls and a few of the sweeping shots of the Nike offices with the trees and Mt. Hood in the background, they'd say "oh it's so pretty I want to go there but I don't know where it is," was amusing for me. As for the actual movie, it was fun, a good hour and 45 minutes that move'd pretty quickly. Damon as Sonny V was good, even if he seemed to round off a lot of the harder edges the real SV seems to have, and they were able to snag quite a few guys that seemed over qualified for their parts (Bateman, Tucker, Wayans) but could tell they were having fun working with their friends. Viola was fantastic as always and could see an outside shot at an Oscars nom for her. Overall very enjoyable film, my wife left wanting a pair of 1's so the 'marketing' worked on her! Solid B+ movie.
Watched it last night and enjoyed it a lot. I wonder how close to accurate Sonny's conversation with MJs mother really was. Especially how he described the competition.
If you like Shark Tank, you would like Blackberry, about the rise and fall of the once ubiquitous phone.
THE MACHINE ... maybe it's all about low expectations, maybe the drinks were that good or maybe it's just a crazy enough story that was told really well and hit on some funny beats but Bert Kreischer's flick that opened this weekend was one of the better pure comedies I've seen in a long time. Well worth the trip inside to get a little AC, some drinks and popcorn while just turning off the brain for 100 minutes and having some fun.
Watched it tonight and it was interesting. Filmed almost like a documentary but although I certainly lived through the rise and fall of the Blackberry it was interesting to see the behind the scenes issues.
After Rachel Maddow referred to Robert Hansson, FBI agent/spy for Russia who recently died in prison, I watched Breach. Good flick but turns out they fictionalized Eric O'Neill's story. The young FBI employee who brought him down.
