From e995ee97ea0c697bbab2d0146cfc43a4ca361a32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bryan Newbold Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2022 20:49:03 -0800 Subject: film: update to-watch and watched lists --- film/2020.page | 25 +++++++++++++ film/2021.page | 29 +++++++++++++++ film/2022.page | 103 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ film/to-watch.page | 13 +++++++ 4 files changed, 170 insertions(+) diff --git a/film/2020.page b/film/2020.page index 04cd37f..392a2a1 100644 --- a/film/2020.page +++ b/film/2020.page @@ -78,3 +78,28 @@ Bombshell ------------- This was good. A juicy, buzzy story. + + +-------- + +- BlacKkKlansman +- 10 year (HK) +- Spy Game +- Contagion +- uncut gems +- just mercy +- the core +- the killer (1989) +- plot against america (TV) +- adaptation +- mean girls +- da 5 bloods +- the craft +- shadow +- as tears go by +- rat film +- the deuce (tv) + + +next? +- show me a hero diff --git a/film/2021.page b/film/2021.page index 533816e..2b92436 100644 --- a/film/2021.page +++ b/film/2021.page @@ -54,6 +54,26 @@ end felt like just eye candy and "entertainment" though, did not add anything special or new to the story telling. This is a finely executed and polished film, but David Lynch's version brought a lot more to the table. +Following (1998) +================ + +The Thin Man (1934) +===================== + +They Live +========== + +The Blues Brothers (1980) +========================== + +Dead Pigs +========== + +Prisoners (2013) +================= + +Long Day's Journey into Night (2018) +===================================== Incendies ========== @@ -61,6 +81,9 @@ Incendies This was very good, though parts of it were so brutal they felt like a stab in the back by the directory/screenwriter. +Black Bear +========== + No Time to Die =============== @@ -81,3 +104,9 @@ Suicide Squad L liked this so I gave it a try. Was surprisingly enjoyable, especially the first 10-15 minutes. + +The French Dispatch +===================== + +Don't Look Up +============== diff --git a/film/2022.page b/film/2022.page index 1103cc8..d1261c4 100644 --- a/film/2022.page +++ b/film/2022.page @@ -5,3 +5,106 @@ Black Mirror: San Junipero Watched because it gets referenced a lot in pop culture. Decent, but I didn't like it as much as the similar (to me) episode with the mortal kombat fighting, which had a lot of similar themes. + + +Force Majure (original) +========================= + +I don't know if I liked this or not. + + +Downfall (Der Untergang, 2004) +=============================== + + +Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn +=============================== + +Was excited for this, but it was sort of all over the place. + +Memoria +========== + +Audio-heavy, with Tilda Swinton. Watched with N, really liked it. Many Great +scenes. Some later parts were borderline, almost gave up on it, but held it +together, and I liked it. + +Point Break (1991) +=================== + +Everything Everywhere All at Once +=================================== + +Probably best film i've seen this year. + +Parallel Mothers (Madres Paralelas) +===================================== + +Pretty great! + +Kimi +======= + +Licorice Pizza +================ + +Life in the Freezer (TV) +========================= + +The Batman (2022) +================== + +Severance, Season One (TV) +========================== + +Started well, has some great twists, and the premise works well. But very +little gets resolved, feels like a setup for a long series. + +The Host +======== + +Wrath of Man +============ + +Generic action, entertaining. + +The Eight Hundred +================= + +Melodramatic Chinese WW2 war film set in a building in Shanghai right next to +the international quarter. High budget, bloody. + + +Police Story +============ + +Light and funny, lots of physical comedy. + + +The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) +============================================== + +The "Nick Cage playing Nick Cage" film. Not as good as hoped. + + +Strangers on a Train (1951) +============================ + +Not as tight and good as some Hitchcock, but pretty memorable. + + +The Gray Man (2022) +===================== + +Ryan Reynolds, generic action film. Large budget, but didn't feel very +glamorous. Silly, but also sort of trying too hard. + + +For All Mankind (TV, 2022 Season) +=================================== + +Big budget, Apple TV, speculative fiction slash alternate history. Decent +mainstream TV, mostly character driven. + +The Wind Rises (2013) +===================== diff --git a/film/to-watch.page b/film/to-watch.page index 55b7580..d9b4df4 100644 --- a/film/to-watch.page +++ b/film/to-watch.page @@ -162,6 +162,17 @@ Films To Watch * Your Name (2016, animated; maybe?) * Boyz n the Hood (1991) * Mr Smith Goes to Washington (1939) + * Heat + * The Shining + * The Exorcist + * Monsoon Wedding + * On the Rocks (2020) + * Kingdom of Heaven (2005; extended version) + * Unleashed (Jet Li, 2005) + * Crimes of the Future (Cronenberg, 2022) + * Anarchists (Park Chan-wook, 2000) + * Thirst (Park Chan-wook, 2009) + * Stoker (Park Chan-wook, 2013) Documentaries: @@ -194,6 +205,8 @@ Documentaries: * The Pruitt-Igo Myth (2012) * What is Democracy (Astra Taylor) * Dead Slow Ahead (2015; marine shipping) + * Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds + * Boys State (2020, government camp) Anime: -- cgit v1.2.3