What Was the Last Movie You Watched?

[C. Lee]

The EXTENDED CUT

 

[NDX]

The Last Dragon

Late start to SchwarzeNovember.

 

[C. Lee]

 

[C. Lee]

 

[Web-Head]

Scream 3 and Scream 4

 

[C. Lee]

 

[Sculder]

Rattlesnake (2019)

 

[Kane52630]

Jojo Rabbit

Possibly the most fun, sweet, and poignant film of the year. Taika Waititi does an incredible job of not only starring, directing, and writing it... but balancing the tones between comedy and drama for a subject matter like this. While at first glance it may look like a copycat version of a Wes Anderson movie, it quickly starts to form its own Taika Waititi identity once they get into the plot. It's an obvious satirical take on Nazi Germany so there's a ton of jokes and riffs on Nazis that would make Mel Brooks proud. It's a movie full of great characters.

Roman Griffin Davis as Jojo does hold his own as the lead especially when things get more dramatic and serious. Taika Waititi was great as imaginary Hitler and they do the smart thing of not having him around all the time. Thomasin McKenzie was also incredible as Elsa and between this and Leave No Trace, I can't wait to see what she does next. Scarlett Johansson doesn't have a whole lot of screen time, but when she does, she's phenomenal in it and way more playful than she's ever been. Overall, I loved it. It's hard to say whether or not this is my favorite Waititi film, but it's certainly up there.
9.5/10

 

[Iceman]

The Mummy (Tom Cruise version). I'd seen the second half of this quite a few times but never the beginning.

 

[Kane52630]

Dolemite Is My Name

A great ode to the late Rudy Ray Moore and a solid comeback for the Eddie Murphy we used to know. While it's not necessarily a traditional bio pic, it does follow the same footsteps as one. It's essentially a movie about Rudy Ray Moore's rise into stardom in the exploitation genre and the making of his films. Much like any biopic, they cram several details together to make the film sail smoothly. What works is the giant cast of solid performances. It's a return to form for Eddie Murphy and while he was great, Wesley Snipes kinda steals the movie. He was doing nothing but chewing scenery at every scene. I thought they do a great job showing the inner workings of how to get a lowbudget film made back in the 70s. To me, it's kinda similar to The Disaster Artist. The movie is a crowd pleaser and my only issue with that is there's not a whole lot of conflict going on. I would have loved it even more if tackled more issues and had more complex things to say. Overall, it's a fun biopic that's got full of great performances.
8.5/10

 

[Zorro]

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

The Evil Dead (1981)

 

[Luigi]

Pan's Labyrinth

 

[Immortalfire]

Superman

 

[blueharvest]

The Simpsons Movie

 

[Iceman]

 

[Kane52630]

If it weren't for The Fanatic, this would have been my favorite bad movie of the year. That dinner scene had me rolling.

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Evil Dead 2

 

[Sculder]

Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

 

[Web-Head]

 

[tzarinna]

Nightbreed.

 

[NDX]

Last Action Hero

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Army of Darkness

 

[NDX]

Collateral Damage

 

[childeroland]

Official Secrets. Great story, great cast.