I saw The Marvels with my mom today and I really enjoyed. It definitely doesn't deserve the less than stellar (no pun intended) reception it seems to be getting.
I started Ralph Backshi and Frank Frazetta's Fire and Ice this morning, but I stopped at about half an hour to on my bike ride, and I decided not to finish it when I got back. I was just kind of bored with it, and it just wasn't working for me. I ended up watching the 2011 The Three Muskateers instead, and I enjoyed it. It wasn't amazing, but it was pretty fun.
I own Fire and Ice, love Frazetta's art and style, but yeah, I wind up falling asleep every time I try to watch it. Tigra is easy on the eyes, though, for a cartoon!
Last movie I saw was Killers of the Flower Moon. Good flick. Typical Scorsese fare- needed about 20 minutes trimmed off it, much like Casino and The Departed. Tomorrow the wif and I may go see After Death.
The Gray Man, cheesy drama with Ryan Gosling, Chris Evan's and Ana de armes. Enjoyable romp that didn't tax the brain cells.
Watched The Suicide Squad on Amazon Prime today. God, I forgot just how fucking twisted that movie is, in the best way possible. I'm not sure if James Gunn is a genius or a very sick man or some combination of the two.
Saw After Death tonight. Really a documentary. It was okay, but nothing earth-shaking against all the books I've already read on this subject. Largely non-denominational, but the Christian bias shows in what they don't talk about versus what they do. (Reincarnation being the biggie). Recommend if you are interested in the topic, otherwise don't bother.
My son and I saw The Marvels. No one else was in the theatre with us so we were able to talk to each other and make observations to each other. We had a good time. We didn't think it was as bad a movie as some have said. We especially liked the actress playing Kamala Khan.
I watched Gladiator for the first time since it was in theaters, and I really enjoyed it, it was a great movie. The first time I saw it I actually didn't, I wasn't into that historical movies, and I hadn't seen a lot of R rated movies like this yet, so all of the blood and gore was a bit much for me. Now I love this kind of historical stuff, and I've seen a lot gorier movies and shows, so it wasn't nearly as shocking for me this time.
Just watched Raya and the Last Dragon. It's a pretty good movie. A bit silly at times, but overall worth the watch. 8/10
I tried to watch the Bollywood movie Dhoom 2, but the subtitles were going by so fast I couldn't keep up and after I had to stop abou the fourth or fifth time I had to stop, go back, and pause it I finally just gave up. After I gave up on that I watch Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, which I enjoyed. I don't think it was quite as good as the first but I still enjoyed it, in a crazy over top ridiculous kind of way.
Watched Dungeon & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves on Amazon Prime, and this second viewing has pretty much cemented it's place as one of my all time favorite movies.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Love the line by the guy known only as Fedora... "You lost today, kid. But that doesn't mean you have to like it."