Recently Watched Films

First time's first:

A drama about the director of Casablanca and set around the making of that movie. I'm not sure how much is true and how much is dramatization, but this was pretty good. 

A rather short anime film, barely passing the minimum industry length for a 'feature film'. It's not bad, but I've seen better...

...Including this one, which despite having the appearance of a 'teen' anime is actually a really mature drama dealing with themes of bullying, disability, depression and suicide. 

This is a good one, though tragic. But it starts at the end so you already know what happens before you get invested in the character's plight, so when you get back to the finish almost two hours later, it's a bit less of a gut punch than it could have been. 

Batman's most infamous movie. Actually, going in with zero expectations make this quite watchable. Perhaps even to the point that it doesn't really deserve to be counted among the worst movies ever made (because there's seriously a lot of actual shit out there that no one ever talks about), but it's certainly the worst Batman movie. Some bad acting here for sure, and not just from the 'always plays himself' Arnie. 

Mixed feelings on this one. I've enjoyed the other Michelangelo Antonioni movies I've watched (especially the immediately preceding movie he made, L'Avventura), but I found this one up and down, with some parts being really compelling and beautifully shot and others just dragging.

Now for re-watches. Which means Spider-Man, Spider-Man and more Spider-Man. 

The better of the two Garfield Spider-Man movies. But I don't like it as much as the Maguire or Holland ones.

This is a bit better on second watch, but it's the worst Spider-Man movie. Feels a bit bloated to me. It does have perhaps the saddest death of a Marvel movie though. 

I wasn't as thrilled with this one as many when I first saw it, but I liked this one a lot more this rime around. 

But it's not as good as this one, which may just be my favourite Spider-Man movie, at least until I see if No Way Home lives up to the hype. And now I'm all caught up ready for that movie when the blu-ray drops in early April. 

Been feeling like a binge on the best Korean movies is in order for a while now, and first up is what I can't believe is still Park Chan-wook's most recent film. 

glad my local video store got this one in for me, worth watching

Well, that was a weird one. Honestly the story behind the movie's production is more interesting than the movie itself, which veers between compelling sequences and parts that are just one big yawn. 

Yep, still don't 'get' this one. I do rather enjoy it though. 

That was a fucking difficult watch. 

Re-watches:

weakest Martino I've seen so far