Hello once again Dear bloggers!
November is quickly approaching its half way point. Soon we are carving turkeys and stuffing stockings. Looking past over the past week and a half I’ve had quite the movie binge. Please allow me to share.
I’m going to start with three old friends I revisited. Tonight at movie club I showed Mumford, an oddball Rom Com from the late 90’s. I remember renting it from Blockbuster, kuddos to those readers who know what a Blockbuster is. I loved then and was super excited a few years ago to get the dvd from swapadvd.com. I hadn’t seen it since it showed up in the mail, that fateful night a few years back. I had forgotten some of the better jokes and I’m glad I got to introduce friends and family to such a unique film. Introducing folks to unique films, like Mumford, is one of the reasons I like doing dvd night.
The other two films I revisited were 2001: A Space Odyssey and Searching for Sugarman. I saw both on the big screen. 2001: A Space Odyssey was a visual feast while Searching for Sugarman was like listening to a rock concert. Both great experiences.
My movie binge doesn’t stop there. I saw many new releases on the big screen. Speaking of listening to rock concerts Bohemian Rhaspody, was just that. The Freddie Mercury biopic hit all my favorite Queen songs while show casing the showman’s life.
I saw a pair of horror flicks. First was the Suspiria remake. I love Tilda Swinton and she shined in all three of her roles. The film was also very visually pretty. It failed to capture the mood of the original though. It was also two and a half hours, which for that story was a bit long. The other horror flick was the JJ Abrams produced Overlord. Nazi zombie like soldiers and American heroes made for a movie that was a lot of fun to watch. The filmmakers just ran with the story and made a highly entertaining flick. It’s a great popcorn movie.
I saw the two holiday releases. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms was also very pretty to look at but that’s the end of my enjoyment of that movie. The Grinch was ok. I thought Benedict Cumberbatch was miss cast as the voice of the Grinch. I’d love to see what Tilda Swinton would of done with the role.
Can You Ever Forgive Me? was the most fascinating movie I saw during the binge. It proves Melissa McCarthy can act outside of comedy, where she is very talented. It’s the kind of movie I like because I’m still thinking about it days later. Kind of like the documentary I saw, Free Solo. While Free Solo has the fascinating factor it and was very good it doesn’t have the staying power that Can You Ever Forgive Me? has.
The Girl in the Spider’s Web was good as well. It didn’t have the intensity that other films in the series had. In fact it plays more like a James Bond flick but I definitely enjoyed the movie.
The last film I saw was Beautiful Boy, which is a very hard film to watch. Considering the subject matter though I expected that. Steve Carell continues to surprise me with his talent. After all this is the guy who made The 40 Year Old virgin.
Anyways I’m sure I’m forgetting something but I can always circle back. Good night!
