What movies did you see last week? (6/19-6/25)

Song to Song (2017)- 6/10
w. (2008)- 7/10
War Machine (2017)- 6/10
Scream 3 (2000)- 6/10

JFK [rewatch] (1991) - 9/10
You Can Count On Me (2000) - 8/10
The Bourne Supremacy [rewatch] (2004) - 8/10
Road to Perdition (2002) - 8/10
Happiness (1998) - 8.5/10
Wonder Woman [rewatch] (2017) - 7.5/10
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) - 9/10
Animal Kingdom (2010) - 5.5/10
Breathe [rewatch] (2015) - 10/10
There Will Be Blood [rewatch] (2007) - 10/10
Serpico (1973) - 8/10
Precious (2009) - 7/10
Spartacus (1960) - 8/10
Eyes Wide Shut [rewatch] (1999) - 10/10
My Left Foot [rewatch] (1989) - 8/10
The Panic at Needle Park (1971) 8.5/10
Cold Mountain (2003) - 7/10

Thoughts on White Dog?

Thief (1981) - 7.5
Manhunter (1986) - 7.5
The Prince of Tides (1991) - 7
Damage (1992) - 7

Not much time these days to watch movies, now that I've finally landed a job. I've got Love is Strange scheduled for tomorrow.

Copied from the other thread:

Boogie Nights (1997, Paul Thomas Anderson)

I was lacking a little in concentration while re-visiting this today because I’ve been very hungover. For the same reason, I haven’t really considered the way that theme and technique correspond in it. But anyway, the film has a lot of qualities that signal to the road to Magnolia. PTA was a young filmmaking virtuoso who had the courage not only to make it onto the big stage, but to go for broke, expressing himself wholeheartedly at the risk of potential humiliation. I love that, and there’s more than enough to admire about Boogie Nights. As entertaining and impressive as it often is, somehow I’ve never been fully satisfied by it, and that remains the case. For example, I like the cast of characters, but as the narrative drops them and picks them up again, my investment in their emotional and/or behavioural function varies significantly. I think it also lacks cohesion to a degree, as I have similar issues of investment when there’s a transition to a later stage in the timeline. It’s kind of frustrating, because I know there’s a great movie in there, but I just feel like it releases me from its hook way too frequently throughout its lengthy course.

Magnolia (1999, Paul Thomas Anderson)

The movie is one big fucking emotional exorcism - an intense, imaginative, histrionic symphony. The balls-to-the-wall acting, power-camera moves and complex audio mixing/soundtrack shifts create a spellbinding effect. That said, around the point in which the game-show and Frank’s interview are starting to build towards a climax, the unrelenting nature of the whole thing had absolutely exhausted me into submission. I fell out of love with it. Thankfully, a deep, revitalising exhale is delivered by the "Wise Up" sequence, and from that moment on I was in love again. I do wish the film was a little more coherent when it comes to relating its characters to its over-arching theme, synchronicity (or the potential of phenomenal occurrence), but this is something I need to consider more before commenting on. It’ll never be perfect in my eyes, but will probably always remain essential in spite of the fact.

Paddington (2014, Paul King)

This was surprisingly enjoyable, and Paul King’s direction turned out to be much better than I’m used to from similarly commercial enterprises. But as smart as much of it is, the makers of Paddington are so desperate to avoid taking the slightest of risks - especially regarding pace, plot, sound and character - that it’s ultimately reduced to the status of studio fodder. With one-dimensional characters and a strong, gag-centric narrative drive, there’s no time for insight or emotional honesty. With more trust in its audience, Paddington could have been a genuinely special family film.


I also watched Love & Mercy, the 2014 Brian Wilson biopic directed by Bill Pohlad, which I was generally unimpressed with, although I wasn't sober enough to note my thoughts afterwards, so perhaps I wasn't fit to judge. 

Paddington was exactly what you say it was, but I find nothing wrong with that. Anything that has Peter Capaldi in full goofball mode wins full support from me.