What movies did you see last week? (1/6-1/12)

10 Things I Hate About You - 7.5/10

The Double - 9/10

Beanpole - 7/10

Luce - 5/10

Bacurau - 8/10

The Two Popes - 7/10

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood - 7/10

Bombshell - 5/10

Harriet - 4/10

Long Shot - 4.5/10

1917 - 8.5/10

99 Homes - 7/10

John Wick - 8/10

Indochine - A Hollywood romantic epic which happens to come from France. As good an example of these movies as its American counterparts like "Legends of the Fall" and such. Not a great movie but a somewhat sweeping one. Visually quite grand and of course Catherine Deneuve is its best magic trick.

Tabu - The Murnau one. The story is as paper thin as it gets but there's just something captivating about the visual language and the authenticity of the surroundings. Plus the ending elevates it.

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace - REWATCH. It's not as bad as we were all made to believe. Even frigging Jar Jar is far less annoying on a rewatch. Although he still is lame. But the visual imagination here is spellbinding at times. Not from the cinematography standpoint because on that front it's pretty bland but the worlds, the creatures, the costumes. And I love the epic battles and space dogfights in this. Great spectacle.

Captain Fantastic - I remember starting to watch it when it came out and then giving up about halfway through. Something about it just annoyed me. Well, I'm glad I gave it another shot. A decent movie with a very good Mortensen performance and a real terrific George MacKay one.

Cats - Well, I enjoyed it. For what it's worth, it's a movie that grabs its vision and runs with it without looking back. I thought it was quite good fun! Dunno how someone who's not familiar with the musical will perceive it (bewilderment would probably be the most common reaction) but I simply refuse to believe that those who do know and like the musical will find it horrible. It's what it is - it's "Cats". Campy, silly entertainment.

Bombshell - Pretty hollow and surfacy but somewhat watchable, mostly thanks to the ensemble cast. Theron is especially good. Great makeup too. But it's all a bit bland.

10 Rillington Place - Great Richard Attenborough performance in a pretty unexpected role for him. The film is a fine attempt to do a distant, partly objective telling of the real crime but I wanted it to be a little bit more engaging cinematically.

Scrooge - Albert Finney is just amazing in this, making the experience very much worthwhile. A very solid musical adaptation of a classic story.

The Aeronauts - 7 / 10

Wonder Park - 2 / 10

Kingpin - 6 / 10

Uncut Gems - 9 / 10

The Last Black Man in San Francisco - 8.5 / 10

The Kid (2019) - 5 / 10

- The House is Black - Interesting doc about a Leprosy colony in Iran, pretty great
- The Woman Who Powders Herself - This was really cool, excited to check more out from Bokanowski (seen L'ange also)
- 1917 - Eh, wasn't too big on this, I really didn't feel any emotional resonance, but the technicality of the film is definitely a feat to admire
- Titicut Follies - My first foray into direct cinema (and Wiseman), yeah this was some powerful stuff
- The Fifth Seal - One of the most powerful experiences in film ever
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf - One of the greatest films I've ever seen, Taylor and Burton gave some of the best performances I've ever seen, and it's one of the more harrowing portrayals of a marital breakdown that I've ever witnessed
- Songs of Avignon - pretty decent home movie from Mekas
- Fire and Rain - decent short from Benning, nothing to write home about though
- Modern Times - Chaplain's farewell to the silent era, this was so good

The Wayward Cloud is awesome. But I'm generally a fan of Tsai Ming-liang and his unique style and, knowing your taste, I never expected you to like it.

The movies that I watched last week were the following:

Chasing Dream (2019) - This was somewhat second rate Johnnie To, but even second-rate Johnnie To is far better than most other filmmakers. I had a blast watching this. Among the most entertaining films of 2019. - 7.5/10

Burst City (1982) - This film is just a series of violent brawls that go on for about two hours. Definitely one of the most anarchic and chaotic films I've ever seen. It's an interesting film, but it does grow quite repetitive. -6.5/10

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker(2019) - I thought this was written by someone who hasn't seen any of the previous films in the series. But, I was willing to ignore the lack of continuity, if it, at least, offered something entertaining, but this was one of the most mundane, dull and trite big-budget films I've ever seen - 1/10

Sibyl (2019) - Somewhat interesting drama-thriller that is carried by some great performances. - 7/10

Truth And Justice (2019) - An old school character study that is incredibly affective and absorbing. It's an intense tale of ambition and pride and probably my favourite film of 2019. Easily among the best films of the decade as well. - 9/10

Orlando (1992) (Rewatch) - Even nowadays, this seems fresh and unique. There are parts I still found quite pointless, but, overall a very good film, featuring Tilda Swinton in top form. - 7.5/10

Love Torn In A Dream (2000) - Raul Ruiz is one of a kind. This was absolutely fascinating. - 9/10

some bullshit but i loved Holy Flame of the Martial World batshit shaw bros hong kong type beat highly rec new fave