Saturday, January 2, 2021

Holding the Man (2015)

I was hoping for something generic but this one seems more art house. That said, the narrative jumps back and forth between different periods. The performances are strong, IMHO. And I appreciate the details to the styling. Pacing feels slow at times, and I suspect it has to do with the narrative style that plants the audience in different time periods with little apparent links. I wasn't familiar with the source material that this film is based on, but at least now I know. :) 
 

Sunday, December 27, 2020

Your Name Engraved Herein 《刻在你心底的名字》(2020)

Was okay but I thought some of the compositions kept the audience at arm's length away from the characters at times when I thought close ups may be better. Also, I didn't buy into the adult versions of the main cast. At its best, this film does have something pertinent to present, just that the execution and focus feels a little short to me. Still worth a watch, I guess.  
 

Saturday, December 26, 2020

We Can Be Heroes (2020)

Kids pic. Dozed off a bit midway but I did take some guilty pleasure from watching this.

Monday, December 21, 2020

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)

Can't say this is my type of movie, but it does seem really well put together with much thought and great performances.

Sunday, December 20, 2020

Not My Mother's Baking (2020)

Enjoyed it and laughed quite some. I guess it helped that I was prepped not to have high expectations. This is basically an actor driven indie film with a cute story line that touched on some human cultural and religious questions in a way that might only have taken place in a multi ethnic and religious community. Was at first worried the 112 minutes meant that this film would drag, but like I said, I kept expectations low and didn't really feel that way once I bought into the characters and their story.  

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

 I liked it! Got to watch it in IMAX in the centre seats!

Saturday, December 12, 2020

The Call (2020)

As a thriller, I think this pretty much works. But I also felt this was just a roller coaster that gives the villain no logic nor any character balance.