The Fall Guy (2024). I needed a silly hangover-movie for my NYE hangover, and this one did the job. I was surprised I liked this more than my wife, I’ve really been striking out with my choices to watch with her lately. Yet she refuses to pick a film.
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Carlito’s Way. One of Pacino’s less shouty roles and Sean Penn’s barnet steals the show. Lots of lines that have been sampled across the dance music spectrum over the years. Probably my fifth watch of this and it still stands up. 7/10
The Holdovers
Didn’t realise this was gonna lean into the post Brat Pack / New England collegiate vibe quite so much… The 80s Universal intro and the attempts to make the digital shooting look like film (failed because shooting in 4k or more just makes everything too crisp; just shoot film on old cameras) are a bit on the nose, but otherwise it was enjoyable enough. I’m not sure it hit all the high notes of some of the films it was trying to emulate though. Giamatti is as good as ever.
3 Miller High Lifes out of 5
The End We Start From
Middle of the road apocalyptic plot, with middle of the road acting, and lots of rain.
And Jodie Comer.
2 / 5 - a film you could watch with the other half without wanting to kill yourself.
Dragged Across Concrete.
Please ignore the ludicrous name and give this some consideration. Crime caper in the traditional mould with Mel Gibson & Vince Vaughn
I quite enjoyed this albeit giving it some grace at various times.
7/10
Small Things Like These (2024)
Cillian Murphy plays a taciturn coal merchant in Ireland who chucks his bags coal around all day then comes home and scrubs his hands and eats his dinner with his wife and daughters. That’s pretty much it, other than stuff that would be a spoiler.
This is a beautifully observed, quiet little gem of film.
8/10
Nosferatu (2024). I loved it. However a couple in a row before us left 30 minutes into the film, so clearly like all Eggers-films it’s not for everyone. But it was the first Eggers my wife liked. The pacing was a bit uneven (some parts felt rushed, some went on a bit), but the already announced extended cut on the home release should fix that.
Bill Skarsgård’s Count Orlok was pretty fucking far from a sexy vampire. It felt like you could smell him, which was awesome. Lily-Rose Depp was also very good.
5 vampire dongs out of 5.
Heretic. Started off well then got a bit silly but still enjoyable overall
The Beast in the Jungle. French film about a couple who meet up at a nightclub most weeks over a period of 25yrs - 1979 not 2004 waiting for an undisclosed mysterious event to happen. Odd, hypnotic, pretentious, annoying, beautiful, French. Kept me watching. Good soundtrack going from disco to techno.
seanc80 I watched this last night on the back of your recommendation, Sean. Have to say, it was awful from start to finish. Just about scrapes a 2/10
Ah Jaysus! I thought it was worth a watch 