No idea how we stumbled on this one – must’ve been streaming-service promotion? Active shooter situation in a US high school, centred around a plucky underdog heroine. It’s interesting that the “school siege” scenario’s now such a commonplace notion that
Georgetown
An interesting story behind this one, and I thought that Chrisophe Waltz starring and directing would make for quite the package – however the outcome in this case was a fairly slow and wandering relating of the tale of a
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
I don’t THINK I watched these back-to-back, but maybe I did? Hmm. I finished this in awe of Uma Thurman, and of the character of The Bride. The training sequences under Pai Mei were pretty annoying to watch, and I
Dark Waters
Well, THIS was frigging bleak. Captivating, and definitely a vehicle to send you through an emotional wringer – but incredibly well-assembled. The Sisyphean task of taking on Du Pont is a narrative that rings true from other similar stories I’ve
Where’d You Go, Bernadette?
Simultaneously intriguing and confounding film about a reclusive architect played by Cate Blanchett, and a journey of discovery. It was easy to get caught up in, amid repeated wondering “Who the hell are these people?!”, and one’s disbelief is tested
Midway
Having just listened to Dan Carlin’s EXCELLENT Hardcore History podcast on the battle of Midway, I was very interested to see how it would go with the modern Hollywood treatment. Short answer: skip the film, listen to the podcast. Admittedly
Confirmation
Fairly gruelling but well-assembled historical drama covering the Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas hearings around sexual harassment. Amid the distraction of “Where do I know her from?!” (Kerry Washington, the mother from Little Fires Everywhere), the main response from us was incredulity
The Jesus Rolls
The Jesus Bombs, rather. So I’ve been anticipating this character spinoff from The Big Lebowski for AGES now, and Liz being out one night provided the perfect opportunity – and, casting the film’s 4.3 IMDB stars to one side, in
Crash
36 hour timeframe and 4 or 5 overlapping stories/lives/interactions set in LA, hinging around racism and frustration. Strong performances and quite a confronting series of issues, really. And fascinating to look at this film made in 2005 through the lens
Promising Young Woman
What would you call her – an anti-daterape vigilante? Quite a well-assembled if somewhat confronting film centring around the notion that even the niceguys behave like total dicks when they think they can get away with it. Important points to