Director: Paul Schrader
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6053438
Review: Contemplative and stark in the right ways with a great central performance and a gripping sense of tone.
Watch it if: You're ok with something of a head-scratcher.
And if you liked: Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Silence, Taxi Driver
Wednesday, January 30
Friday, January 18
Glass
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6823368
Review: Slow and long but never quite breaks into boredom or sluggishness with some interesting ideas and a tone that lends itself well to the strangeness it delivers.
Watch it if: You're happy to let a film go where it wants to go rather than where you expect it to.
And if you liked: Unbreakable, Split
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6823368
Review: Slow and long but never quite breaks into boredom or sluggishness with some interesting ideas and a tone that lends itself well to the strangeness it delivers.
Watch it if: You're happy to let a film go where it wants to go rather than where you expect it to.
And if you liked: Unbreakable, Split
Ocean's Eight
Director: Gary Ross
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5164214
Review: Delivers a solid heist plot with a spate of strong and funny characters and a slick sense of style.
Watch it if: You enjoy both a heist movie and a fun hangout movie.
And if you liked: Ocean's Eleven, Logan Lucky
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5164214
Review: Delivers a solid heist plot with a spate of strong and funny characters and a slick sense of style.
Watch it if: You enjoy both a heist movie and a fun hangout movie.
And if you liked: Ocean's Eleven, Logan Lucky
Game Night
Director: John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2704998
Review: Could have turned the knife a little harder towards the end but still delivers a fun enough plot with at least one fantastic performance.
Watch it if: You want something with a few twists and turns in it.
And if you liked: The Man Who Knew Too Little, The Hangover
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2704998
Review: Could have turned the knife a little harder towards the end but still delivers a fun enough plot with at least one fantastic performance.
Watch it if: You want something with a few twists and turns in it.
And if you liked: The Man Who Knew Too Little, The Hangover
Thursday, January 3
Bird Box
Director: Susanne Bier
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2737304
Review: A reasonably strong first half that loses momentum towards a fairly unsatisfying third act.
Watch it if: You want to see a few interesting ideas in a relatively familiar setting.
And if you liked: Dawn of the Dead (2004), The Mist, A Quiet Place
Check this out: Bird Box
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2737304
Review: A reasonably strong first half that loses momentum towards a fairly unsatisfying third act.
Watch it if: You want to see a few interesting ideas in a relatively familiar setting.
And if you liked: Dawn of the Dead (2004), The Mist, A Quiet Place
Check this out: Bird Box
Roma
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6155172
Review: Manages to make the most complex feats seem effortless and simple with expert rising empathy and stunning visuals.
Watch it if: You want to see a something at the very peak of its craft.
And if you liked: Call Me By Your Name, Children of Men
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6155172
Review: Manages to make the most complex feats seem effortless and simple with expert rising empathy and stunning visuals.
Watch it if: You want to see a something at the very peak of its craft.
And if you liked: Call Me By Your Name, Children of Men
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