It’s the dog days of summer with incredibly hot temperatures. So as always I’ve been keeping cool at the movies, as I do year round. As its mid June I like to pause to take note of what I think of the movies so far.
the Nevermore Festival was this past February. Of the films I saw Open Grave truly was incredible and it was awesome to see The Tingler with all the gimmicks included.
The comic book adaptations have been strong. I love how Captain America: The Winter Soldier played beautifully as an espionage film as well as a hero film. X-Men Days of Future Past was a lot of fun and raised above my concern about the film trying to bite off more then it could chew. The Amazing Spiderman 2 was what I wanted it to be and that was a lot of fun.
The animation front this yearly is being led by two incredible movies. First up is The Lego Movie which was fun and truly funny. The second animated flick is How to Train Your Dragon 2. This sequel surpasses its predecessor in every way.
I saw some excellent documentaries so far this year as well. Tim’s Vermeer and Finding Vivian Maier were both thought provoking films that covered fascinating subjects.
The Lunchbox is clearly the best foreign film I’ve seen this year and one of the better ones in the past few years. The film comes from India and is a must see stand out film of this year and any year.
Under the Skin and Locke are some of the best indy films this year and both more then worth the price of admission to see.
Time and time again I’ve said how disappointed I am with modern horror going for shock value with blood and guts for its scares. Instead I prefer the scares to come from behind the characters or from the shadows of the film. It’s why I remain a huge fan of last years The Conjuring and like wise am a huge fan of this years The Quiet Ones.
A Million Ways to Die in the West is one I need to see again on the big screen because it’s that funny. I can’t tell you how many times I almost fell out of my chair laughing at the movie. The Grand Budapest Hotel is another great comedy this year and truly shows Wes Anderson’s strengths as a filmmaker.
On the flip side there have been some awful movies. The action film Brick Mansions, the comedies Ride Along and Le Weekend are just a few of the bad flicks that have been released this year.
With all that said I eagerly look forward to the cool nights of fall when the Oscar contenders tend to come out to play as well as enjoy the remaining summer spectacles.
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