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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 Robert Egger’s Nosferatu. It was good, not as good as The Witch or The Lighthouse IMO, but still good.
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Rewatched Das Boot.
Turns out I missed the ending when I originally watched it.
The Death of Stalin seeing Iannuci’s name attached in the opening credits told me everything that I was in for, really.
Not sure quite how historically accurate it is, but nothing overly glaring on a casual watch.
Dark fun, although perhaps a little too glib in one or two places. Be interested to know how it meshes with the lived experiences of people under Stalin.
I’ll never forget opening this one up without looking up anything and thinking it was going to be a historical drama lmao
The Naked Gun
Repo Man. I had forgotten how funny it is. Lots of great quotes.
A Quiet Place: Day One. Actually really good: big step up from the second movie.
Jeez, there’s 3 now?
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You should check out Day One. I can’t remember anything from the second movie but Day One is a solid exploration of a different aspect of the universe.
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I picked up on that, and I would say skipping the second one is fine but the original and Day One are really good
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Yes. That’s not shocking for a 7 year old film series.
I watched Flow. It was an interesting movie. No dialogue, just animals surviving. I found it interesting, but not great.
Hard Truths. Woof. What a great film but a hard watch.
Finally, The menu. Liked it, which is unusual since I’m very critical and have high standards.
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.
Slumber Party Massacre, the original, and I can see why it got a remake. B tier or maybe even C tier 80’s horror
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
