If I thought January was bad, I did even worse for February! Still, I managed to see some good films this month, even though there were far fewer of them than I would have liked. Here’s how the month rounded out.
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Two-Week Movie Review
Ever since I got back from my trip I’ve been all off balance watching movies. And that’s a bad thing! This is a time of year when all of the good stuff goes to theaters, so I had some work to do.
Y2K – SNL’s Kyle Mooney and all of the greatest hits from 1999 means that this movie was a great time. Was it the best comedy I’ve seen this year? I wouldn’t say so, but it was still lots of fun with a stellar cast to boot!
Gladiator II – Having only seen the original Gladiator in college, I feel like I was a little more fresh on what went down almost 25 years ago. In this film, Maximus’ son is put to the test without knowing who he really is. Denzel Washington stole the show for me, though.
The Order – Watching this film about an extremely radical white supremacist group in the 70s work through a book to start a war with the people who “took everything” from them and how it parallels to the 2020 insurrection was actually pretty scary. Terrific drama that I wish I would have watched at TIFF earlier this year.
The Holdovers – Movie club dictated that I re-watch this, but you know I don’t mind it! I was shocked to hear that the concensus was that this film was “heavy, sad, and depressing.” I still felt a great deal of happiness this second time through. I suppose I took away the found family aspect of it instead. Still a treat!
Kraven the Hunter – Wow. This one was so bad, and projected to be so that Sony Marvel said this is it for them. I would love to see Disney Marvel take some of these characters and expand upon them, but it seems bleak. Even the hotness factor of this film couldn’t save the flimsy characterization and lines like “it’s Kraven, with a K.”
Oh, Canada – Perhaps the most confusing Paul Schrader film I’ve seen, but he still has such a unique and alluring filmmaking style. In this, a dying documentary filmmaker is reflecting on his past which involves a lot of infidelity and abandonment. This guy was a real piece of work.
The Killer’s Game – I would liken this to a lesser John Wick, though it was still fun to watch. Dave Bautista has amazing chemistry with Sofia Boutella, but bulk of his work in this film were him killing fellow assassins after he tries cancelling a contract he put on himself after mistakenly learning he only has three months to live.
Weekend Movie Review
Could I have managed to watch more films this weekend? Probably. Instead you’ll get two good ones and one just okay one for the week. Enjoy!
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After a week out because of last week’s music festival, I made light work of some films over the weekend. I am mad at myself for missing out on two indie films at my local theater, but the times just weren’t going my way over an almost equally busy weekend. Here’s what got squeezed in.
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I didn’t make the weekend as fruitful with movies as I would have liked, but still, some good strides made.
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I’ve been a bit behind on all the Marvel series recently, but you know seeing Tom Hiddleston with those dark, long locks again was more than enough for me to tune into the second season of Loki sooner than any other series they have to offer.
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After many weekends away from home this past month, I finally found myself home and with ample new movie choices! Here’s what made the cut.
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Finally! Back in the theaters with some options that intrigued me!
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It was a busy weekend for me, which meant not too much time for movies. That makes me sad, but sometimes that happens. Anyway, here’s what made it in.
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I made time for a lot of the scarier stuff this weekend, but there were a couple others that I knew I wanted to make time for.
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