Sunday, February 25, 2024

Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

Not bad. Very talkie film. I fell asleep around the part where the female lead was talking to her lawyer in the kitchen, IIRC, and woke up somewhere when the case was in the courtroom.

Saturday, February 17, 2024

All of Us Strangers (2023)

At the end of it, I was thinking I might wanna watch again just to see how the dots join up.
 

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Poor Things (2023)

The dialogue, "I must go punch that baby" really tickled me.  There's lots of sex, or "furious jumping" in this one. Loved it mostly. Emma Stone's performance is one of the key anchors of the film, IMHO. I do wonder if things were wrapped up a bit too nicely in the end, but this an interesting watch for those who are open to unconventional visual and audio storytelling. 
 

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

I enjoyed this! More than the last one, which I didn't really like but was entertained enough by.  

There's a grand scale of majesty and I'm fascinated enough by the story world below the sea. Very VFX apparent throughout. Very stretching of believe in terms of characters' strengths and prowess. 

I loved seeing Aquaman riding the seahorse. And I like Topo too! And my favourite bit is where we learn how rulers should be building bridges. 

Jason Momoa's performance made me imagine what a cinematic Lobo would be like, rather than the Aquaman from the comics I know (esp. the Peter David written stories).

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

I thought the movie was a bit too long because I didn't buy into the performances of the main actor. But the destruction scenes were impressive. Godzilla's eyes did not really come alive for me. And the baby in the film (small thing as it may be), I thought just was not rightly cast. Still, I suspect I'll remember this Godzilla film more fondly than the ones I've seen from Hollywood.    
 

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

The Boy and the Heron (2023)

An interesting watch. I think there are other Miyazaki flicks I was more entertained and engaged by. This is still a fascinating viewing experience, and it's a great example of visual storytelling.