Back to the Movies!
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gilda_eliseManaged to watch quite a few, actually, and not a bad apple in the bunch.
MOVIES WATCHED IN JANUARY
Jan 3 - Don’t look Up (2021)
Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.
Director: Adam McKay
Writers
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Tyler Perry, Ron Perlman
A biting satire about how the media hides, or distorts unpleasant facts from the public. And how the public happily goes along with it.
Jan 5 - The Starling (2021)
After Lilly suffers a loss, a combative Starling takes nest beside her quiet home. The feisty bird taunts and attacks the grief-stricken Lilly. On her journey to expel the Starling, she rediscovers her will to live and capacity for love.
Director: Theodore Melfi
Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Chris O'Dowd, Kevin Kline
Tragic, yet uplifting at the same time. A quiet film that had a lot to say.
Jan 7 - The Tender Bar (2021)
A boy growing up on Long Island seeks out father figures among the patrons at his uncle's bar.
Director: George Clooney
Stars: Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Daniel Ranieri, Christopher Lloyd
Another film that quietly gets its message across. Affleck was quite good.
Jan 13 - The Father (2020)
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
Director: Florian Zeller
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss
Not what I was expecting. The story is told from the father’s point of view, so the viewer is never sure if what is being seen is real, or the imaginings of the father’s deteriorating mind.
Jan 19 - Being the Ricardos (2021)
Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.
Director: Aaron Sorkin
Stars: Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, J.K. Simmons, Nina Arianda, Linda Lavin
Kidman is great as Lucy Ball, though I found the movie only entertaining, but not compelling. I did learn a few things about the couple, though.
Jan 20 - Burn After Reading (2008)
A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Stars: Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, John Malkovich, Tinda Swinton, Richard Jenkins, J. K. Simmons
A very strange (what one expects from the Coen brothers,) but highly entertaining movie. Brad Pitt is especially funny.
Jan 21 - The Wind (2018)
A plains-woman faces the harshness and isolation of the untamed land in the Western frontier of the late 1800s.
Director: Emma Tammi
Stars: Caitlin Gerard, Julia Goldani Telles, Ashley Zukerman
The viewer is never sure if what is happening is true, or the fantasies of an unhinged woman.
Jan 22 - You Should Have Left (2020)
A former banker, his actress wife, and their spirited daughter book a vacation at an isolated modern home in the Welsh countryside where nothing is quite as it seems.
Director: David Koepp
Stars: Kevin Bacon, Amanda Seyfried, Avery Tiiu Essex
Interesting and creepy, though the ending wasn’t a huge surprise.
Jan 22 - The Electric Life of Louis Wein (2021)
English artist Louis Wain rises to prominence at the end of the 19th century for his surreal cat paintings that seemed to reflect his declining sanity.
Director: Will Sharpe
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones
Funny, sad, and heartwarming, a startling look at a painter whose work I knew, though I wasn’t aware of the man. Cumberbatch is wonderful.
Jan 26 - The Last Duel (2021)
King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire by challenging him to a duel.
Director:Ridley Scott
Stars: Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Ben Affleck
Interesting movie, though somewhat slow at times. The story is told three times, from each person’s point of view. Worth watching.
Jan 27 - Power of the Dog (2021)
Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.
Director: Jane Campion
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee
The movie deserves all the awards it’s up for, especially Cumberbatch. Shows the power of love, though not how one would expect. A movie not to be missed.
Jan 28 - Unforgivable (2021)
A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.
Director: Nora Fingscheidt
Stars: Sandra Bullock, Viola Davis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Richard Thomas
It was hard sometime to sympathize with the Bullock character, but she redeems herself in the end. Another good, though not great, movie.
Jan 29 - News of the World (2020)
A Civil War veteran agrees to deliver a girl, taken by the Kiowa people years ago, to her aunt and uncle, against her will. They travel hundreds of miles and face grave dangers as they search for a place that either can call home.
Director: Paul Greengrass
Stars: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Tom Astor, Mare Winningham
A lovely story about how love can appear when you least expect it, and how it can change your life. I loved the Hanks character.
MOVIES WATCHED IN JANUARY
Jan 3 - Don’t look Up (2021)
Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.
Director: Adam McKay
Writers
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Tyler Perry, Ron Perlman
A biting satire about how the media hides, or distorts unpleasant facts from the public. And how the public happily goes along with it.
Jan 5 - The Starling (2021)
After Lilly suffers a loss, a combative Starling takes nest beside her quiet home. The feisty bird taunts and attacks the grief-stricken Lilly. On her journey to expel the Starling, she rediscovers her will to live and capacity for love.
Director: Theodore Melfi
Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Chris O'Dowd, Kevin Kline
Tragic, yet uplifting at the same time. A quiet film that had a lot to say.
Jan 7 - The Tender Bar (2021)
A boy growing up on Long Island seeks out father figures among the patrons at his uncle's bar.
Director: George Clooney
Stars: Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Daniel Ranieri, Christopher Lloyd
Another film that quietly gets its message across. Affleck was quite good.
Jan 13 - The Father (2020)
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
Director: Florian Zeller
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss
Not what I was expecting. The story is told from the father’s point of view, so the viewer is never sure if what is being seen is real, or the imaginings of the father’s deteriorating mind.
Jan 19 - Being the Ricardos (2021)
Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.
Director: Aaron Sorkin
Stars: Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, J.K. Simmons, Nina Arianda, Linda Lavin
Kidman is great as Lucy Ball, though I found the movie only entertaining, but not compelling. I did learn a few things about the couple, though.
Jan 20 - Burn After Reading (2008)
A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Stars: Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, John Malkovich, Tinda Swinton, Richard Jenkins, J. K. Simmons
A very strange (what one expects from the Coen brothers,) but highly entertaining movie. Brad Pitt is especially funny.
Jan 21 - The Wind (2018)
A plains-woman faces the harshness and isolation of the untamed land in the Western frontier of the late 1800s.
Director: Emma Tammi
Stars: Caitlin Gerard, Julia Goldani Telles, Ashley Zukerman
The viewer is never sure if what is happening is true, or the fantasies of an unhinged woman.
Jan 22 - You Should Have Left (2020)
A former banker, his actress wife, and their spirited daughter book a vacation at an isolated modern home in the Welsh countryside where nothing is quite as it seems.
Director: David Koepp
Stars: Kevin Bacon, Amanda Seyfried, Avery Tiiu Essex
Interesting and creepy, though the ending wasn’t a huge surprise.
Jan 22 - The Electric Life of Louis Wein (2021)
English artist Louis Wain rises to prominence at the end of the 19th century for his surreal cat paintings that seemed to reflect his declining sanity.
Director: Will Sharpe
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones
Funny, sad, and heartwarming, a startling look at a painter whose work I knew, though I wasn’t aware of the man. Cumberbatch is wonderful.
Jan 26 - The Last Duel (2021)
King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire by challenging him to a duel.
Director:Ridley Scott
Stars: Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Ben Affleck
Interesting movie, though somewhat slow at times. The story is told three times, from each person’s point of view. Worth watching.
Jan 27 - Power of the Dog (2021)
Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.
Director: Jane Campion
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee
The movie deserves all the awards it’s up for, especially Cumberbatch. Shows the power of love, though not how one would expect. A movie not to be missed.
Jan 28 - Unforgivable (2021)
A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.
Director: Nora Fingscheidt
Stars: Sandra Bullock, Viola Davis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Richard Thomas
It was hard sometime to sympathize with the Bullock character, but she redeems herself in the end. Another good, though not great, movie.
Jan 29 - News of the World (2020)
A Civil War veteran agrees to deliver a girl, taken by the Kiowa people years ago, to her aunt and uncle, against her will. They travel hundreds of miles and face grave dangers as they search for a place that either can call home.
Director: Paul Greengrass
Stars: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Tom Astor, Mare Winningham
A lovely story about how love can appear when you least expect it, and how it can change your life. I loved the Hanks character.
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