What movies have you watched this week?

The Naked Gun

I watched Robert Egger's Nosferatu. It was good, not as good as The Witch or The Lighthouse IMO, but still good.

Josie and The Pussycats(2001)

Watched this one for the first time last night. Weird flick. I appreciated some of the satire but the jokes just were mostly just goofball. Interesting commentary on commercialism just could’ve been a lot funnier.

A Quiet Place: Day One. Actually really good: big step up from the second movie.

Jeez, there's 3 now?
- Yes. That’s not shocking for a 7 year old film series.

The Brutalist! I enjoyed it, and it didn't feel like 3.5 hrs. I'd recommend watching it at a theater for sure. Thought it was a real story until I looked it up LOL

The Terminal

I watched Speed for the first time last night. I can't explain why it has taken me so long to see it, considering how much I love action schlock. Hell, I've seen Speed 2 multiple times.

It was great, though it had to win me over. Once Keanu boards the bus, I thought it found its stride, or maybe I finally settled into the movie's vibe. The most surprising thing about my experience (to the extent that it was nearly the only thing I wrote about in my letterboxd diary) was how compelling I found Keanu. I suspect that I'm biased by his post-John Wick resurgence and Internet darling status, but I really thought he was, in his own way, implying a huge amount about his character's interior life through his line readings and body language. As I understand it, that was not the consensus at the time.

It very much convinced me that I should get my butt into gear when it comes to looking at other 90s action movies. I feel like the whole decade is just packed with other, similar blind spots. At the very least, I'm advancing Point Break to the top of my watchlist.

I watched Flow. It was an interesting movie. No dialogue, just animals surviving. I found it interesting, but not great.

Slumber Party Massacre, the original, and I can see why it got a remake. B tier or maybe even C tier 80's horror

Finally, The menu. Liked it, which is unusual since I'm very critical and have high standards.

Repo Man. I had forgotten how funny it is. Lots of great quotes.

Rewatched Das Boot.

Turns out I missed the ending when I originally watched it.

Hard Truths. Woof. What a great film but a hard watch.