Saturday, August 4, 2018
All the Money in the World (2017)
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
A well-made movie with little suspense, since the actual events are so well-known; Christopher Plummer is excellent as the miserly and heartless billionaire.
First Lines: Iain Sinclair - White Chappell, Scarlet Tracings
There is an interesting condition of the stomach where ulcers build like coral, fibrous tissue replacing musculature, cicatrix dividing that shady receptacle into two zones, with communication by means of a narrow isthmus: a condition spoken of, with some awe, by the connoisseurs of pathology as 'hour glass stomach'.
Friday, August 3, 2018
Elle s'appelait Sarah (2010)
In modern-day Paris, a journalist finds her life becoming entwined with a young girl whose family was torn apart during the notorious Vel' d'Hiv Roundup in 1942.
Unpretentious drama is touching and revealing, but at times falls a bit into melodrama.
Maltin***1/2: "Understated but deeply moving drama...illuminates this wrenching moment in history more artfully than LE RAFLE (THE ROUNDUP)..."
Side Effects (2013)
A young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects.
A highly convoluted mystery with multiple twists some hows works with its excellent performances and intelligent direction.
Maltin***: "Intriguing film noir-type story...with modern pharmaceutical twist keeps you guessing right to the end, although its characters are not especially fun to spend time with."
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
The Movies I Watched in July
All the Money in the World (2017)
Amanda Knox (2016) 7
Avril et le monde truqué (2015) 7
Before I Go to Sleep (2014) 6
Black Panther (2018) 7
The Boy in the Striped Pyganas (2008) 6
Busanhaeng (2016) 6
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) 5
Danny Collins (2015) 6
Don Jon (2013) 5
Elle s'appelait Sarah (2010) 6
In the Heart of the Sea (2015) 6
The Killing (1956) 8
Lady Macbeth (2016) 7
Local Color (2006) 6
Lost in Space Season 1 (TVT) (2018) 6
Mindhunter Season 1 (TV) (2017) 7
A Most Violent Year (2014) 7
Orange is the New Black (TV) (2013) 7
The Post (2017) 7
The Rover (2014) 6
Side Effects (2013) 7
6 Souls (2010) 5
Stranger Things Season 1 (TV) (2016)
Switch (2011) 6
Tau (2018) 6
Turbulence (1997) 5
Amanda Knox (2016) 7
Avril et le monde truqué (2015) 7
Before I Go to Sleep (2014) 6
Black Panther (2018) 7
The Boy in the Striped Pyganas (2008) 6
Busanhaeng (2016) 6
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) 5
Danny Collins (2015) 6
Don Jon (2013) 5
Elle s'appelait Sarah (2010) 6
In the Heart of the Sea (2015) 6
The Killing (1956) 8
Lady Macbeth (2016) 7
Local Color (2006) 6
Lost in Space Season 1 (TVT) (2018) 6
Mindhunter Season 1 (TV) (2017) 7
A Most Violent Year (2014) 7
Orange is the New Black (TV) (2013) 7
The Post (2017) 7
The Rover (2014) 6
Side Effects (2013) 7
6 Souls (2010) 5
Stranger Things Season 1 (TV) (2016)
Switch (2011) 6
Tau (2018) 6
Turbulence (1997) 5
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