Lady Bird – excellent coming of age movie, very original and cliche-free, funny & heartwarming.

Three Identical Strangers – amazing and disturbing real-life doc, do not read up on it before viewing

Both on Netflix

+1 Lady Bird

It’s been a while since I have watched it, I’ll throw Subway into the mix. I liked 5th Element but wasn’t overly taken with Valerian.

Can’t say I liked 5th Element much first time I watched it, but it gets better with every viewing there’s just so many interesting ideas packed into the film. Perhaps it might be same with Valerian might have to re-watch it.

Of this years films I managed to catch 1917 on Imax just before lockdown – I heard the cinemas were closing so made a special trip and tried not to touch anything!

I saw The Lighthouse the day before they closed cinemas. That was quite a film.

but my go to film in times of need (and I’m not even ashamed of it) is Moana, I’m currently laid up with this shitty virus and that film gave me the only happiness I’ve had for a while.

Moana is a great film, its like a 90 minute holiday, best recent Disney. I’ll need to persuade my daughter that she wants to watch it again.

Ford Vs Ferrari (or Le Man ’66) is very good, reminded me of Rush which is also excellent if you are a fan of things that go vroom vroom!

Another vote for Parasite, I just made it to that before we all got sent home. Its brilliant and I will be watching again when it comes to streaming services.

I saw The Lighthouse a few weeks ago – I am still mot quite sure what to make of it. Similar review as Mother! (WTF. WTAF. SWTAF)

Something a bit more out there – Boy. This is an earlier Taika Waititi film based on his childhood. There is a fantastic ending, a mash-up of Poi-E (which was a mash-up of traditional Maori singing and breakdancing) and Michael Jackson’s Thriller.

Just watched Anna
Really enjoyed it.

Yep, pretty girl kicking ass never gets old…

‘Best’ I don’t have a best so much, but there has been some great films I’m liked recently after what felt like years of Super Hero Films, Reboots and Rebooted Superhero films.

1917 – Great film, to be completely honestly I didn’t pick up on the whole ‘single take’ thing until about half way through.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – what a glorious thing to watch, just looks amazing, I know some people didn’t like it, but each to their own. I could happily just drink in the visuals, but to story, as stretched out as it is, is great.

Invisible Man, should have been a jumpy little horror film, but it’s a lot more than that.

The Gentlemen, yeah it’s Lock Stock 5 with elements nicked from Layer Cake (more the book then the film) but it’s silly fun to watch.

Jojo Rabbit was funny, sad, horrific, warm and all those other things.

Watched the 4K conversion of Casino. The film itself has grown on me over the years, but now looks amazing too.

More recently, Peanut Butter Falcon was a great film

Rewatched Dunkirk again recently.

Very good and decidedly unsuperheroey.

Alita Battle Angel also watched Ratatouille again and enjoyed that.

I liked Anna and found Valeriyan was better the second time around, I love 5th Element.

Stardust – with the family on lockdown. Very good!

Seen a few decent ones recently.

Underwater
Doctor Sleep
Knives Out
Kingdom (tv series netflix)

I enjoyed Midsommar but 2 things slightly overshadowed it for me… 1) the spectre of The Wicker Man is never far away 2) its not quite as good as Hereditary.

Kingdom (tv series netflix)

Haha, it’s mad, no? Come for the zombies, stay for the hats!

Team America, because I needed something stupid. **** yeah!

Definitely watching Peanut Butter Falcon after all those recommendations – I’ll complain bitterly if I don’t like it.

Darkwater and Official Secrets despite whiny Knightley, both ace.

Definitely watching Peanut Butter Falcon after all those recommendations

Is this on one of the streaming services?

As Get out has had a mention, look up Us also by Jordan Peele. I really enjoyed it.

Boy. This is an earlier Taika Waititi film

is it on one of the streaming services?

We’ve watched a few things on Neflix/Prime in the last week that I’d recommend –
– Fighting with my family. Entertaining, easy going true story. Stephen Merchant wrote, Nick Frost.

Snowpiercer – Boon Jong-ho English language allegorical sci-fi based on a graphc novel from 2013. (on Netflix).

Also bought the BluRay of Life Aquatic as it amuses me more every time I see it. Lady bird is on the list to rewatch.

Snowpiercer

I didn’t make it to the end. No wonder it didn’t get a release when it was made!

Boy must have been on Amazon or Netflix – I think Amazon for a couple of pounds at most (I am too mean to pay more than that per film)

If you want to find out where something is streamed and for how much try JustWatch.Com

+ Green Book.

Stardust – with the family on lockdown. Very good!

Isn’t that for the So, what’s your guilty secret film thread?

I didn’t make it to the end

I didn’t make it past the opening scene, it just seemed dull and generic.

Apparently I was impatient and it’s quite good though?

I found it a bit of a stupid mess. Bong Joon Ho has come a long way since then.

Oldboy

Behind the times, me.

Hopefully the orignal Old Boy, not the pointless Josh Brolin remake..

The Current War
Code8
Official Secrets
The Martian
The Hustle
Moneyball
Friday Night Lights

All good in different ways.

Seen a few decent ones recently.

Underwater

Nope. I found it very hard to engage with the characters. I wanted to enjoy it but it felt a bit too generic and “where have I seen that before?”
Shame as I wanted to like it.

Snowden

not “the best” but enjoyable docudrama

in the same vein,

Syriana

Argo is worth checking out too.

I watched something called Ice Sharks recently – super low budget but quite well done (with a friend and yes we were drinking) – they must have been joking with lots of it – the poor acting especially.

It was all a bit Troma and unexpectedly entertaining, and would make a good drinking game.

Avengers Endgame. I’ve never watched the series so have taken the time with lockdown and Disney + (and free credits from Google opinion’s) to watch them all in chronological order

Though a lot of the film’s were pretty unmemorable, infinity war and Endgame were superb

I recently watched…

Joker – very good.
Aliens – classic, one of my favourite films ever!

sorry. In know this about best films but Anna was mentioned.

Tish tosh nonsense.

I never thought I’d say this (as a red blooded male) but they overdid the stocking tops to the point of “ah now come on!”

For those looking nostalgicly at Leon, grosse point blank and Nikita.

Don’t forget Run Lola Run, fantastic German film with a similar feel to those mentioned.

I saw one called Avalanche Sharks. Anything that starts with a bikini contest at snowboard resort is just banging for the win.