15.  Boyhood - Hawke and Arquette bring humanity to archetypal characters and the kids' natural awkwardness rings true throughout.  Not sure it was worth waiting 12 years for the actors to grow up.  [7]

16.  Breakfast at Tiffany's - A most pleasurable, sparkling confection.  Mickey's casting and, to a far lesser extent, the ending being the only real blights.  [8]

17.  The Clock - Minnelli directing Judy in a straight drama and she carries it in her natural manner, helped by a few colourful supporting characters.  Some of it's awfully quaint but I liked the deflated feeling in the final few scenes.  [6]

Oh no nothing like that.  Just watched a few more than usual at new years before they left iPlayer.

5. Ride Along 

Kevin Hart and Ice Cube go through the motions in a typical, bland american comedy. I like some of Harts stand up and he came across well in Jumanji but he aint enough to save this.

(3)

6. John Wick: Chapter 2

I'd seen this a while ago but couldnt remember much. So with Wick 3 on netflix, a refresher was needed. Still quite good fun but its much more one note than the first. It seems a much more simple plot and while there is world building going on, it's quite silly. Still, its good fun and I'm ready for the next chapter.

(6)

11. The Disaster Artist
James Franco's ode to cult 'so bad it's good' film, The Room. ***

Yea I enjoyed Long Shot too.

2. 1917 - 18th Jan
Went in expecting a well-made but somewhat dull war film. I got a very entertaining and incredibly made one. Made me want to see/read a ‘making of’ straight away. Brilliant.
[9]

12. Us
Jordan Peele's very inventive, demon doppelganger, thriller chiller. ****

7. Inside Out 

Watched this as a family movie and it brought out a lot of questions from my 6 year old daughter. It's a wonderful film that avoids being preachy while delivering some insight into the turmoil of growing up. One of the best mid-credits gags as well.

(9)


8. John Wick 3: Parabellum

Maybe one too many times back to the well for Keanu. Some great action scenes cant save a character (or actor) who is so basic. Keanus inability to show pain, fatigue or weariness ruins what was already an over cooked turkey. How much better would Montenson or Mikkleson been in the role? The Wicks world doesnt just creak but collapses under the layers of stodge.

(4)

ShabbyMcCrabby wrote:

13. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Dang this is a dark film. Can’t really imagine how my parents let me watch this as a kid. [6]

Its kinda amazing to look back at this and realise that it got a PG rating. I'd argue its far worse than something like Commando which came out a year later but has an 18s cert. I'm guessing the Indiana name and Spielberg helped it get that precious yellow triangle. (although I think this is one of the first movies to use the PG-12 cert)

18.  The Band Wagon -  More Minnelli, a standard backstage plot poking fun at pretentious theatre folk.   Some great numbers, among them a big production number I actually like in Girl Hunt Ballet.  Partly because of Fred and Cyd's energy and partly because of the knowing voice over: "more curves than a scenic railway".  [7]

RedDave2 wrote:

ShabbyMcCrabby wrote:

13. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Dang this is a dark film. Can’t really imagine how my parents let me watch this as a kid. [6]

Its kinda amazing to look back at this and realise that it got a PG rating. I'd argue its far worse than something like Commando which came out a year later but has an 18s cert. I'm guessing the Indiana name and Spielberg helped it get that precious yellow triangle. (although I think this is one of the first movies to use the PG-12 cert)

Temple definitely felt like something I was getting away with watching as a youngster, it's very strong for a PG.

The real headpop is the fact that Watership Down was certified as 'suitable for all' though. Stick Celtic Frost over the top of its grimmest scenes and you've got yourself a Manga trailer.

Not that it matters but I'm upping my score for Dragged Across Concrete to an 8.

Moot_Geeza wrote:

Not that it matters but I'm upping my score for Dragged Across Concrete to an 8.

Really? I'm not a fan of that his films but I thought concrete was pretty flawed even though it's probably his best. He's a director I just don't see the love for.

I really don't like bone tomahawk. It'd probably get a 4 from me.

A fair few badgers hate it iirc.  Pretty sure g man would go lower.