Well....October brought to the movie theaters some big titles!!
I have 7 films here that I watched in the theaters in October. I did not see the film Wildwood yet..I keep pushing it back.I hear it looks wonderful, yet I hear the story is odd, kinda fantasy kinda not. I keep putting it off, maybe in November, or maybe not.
Well here comes my 7:
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It is just odd and it was not for me. That's all. A single woman (Olivia Colman) who works with fish in a small village, gets bullied by the townsfolk because she smells, well, like fish, and she is single. So asks the local wicker man (Peter Dinklage) to build her a partner. Thus...a man made out of wicker, Alexander Skarsgard. It is well acted...I can say that.
6
THE SOCIAL RECKONING
Directed and written by Aaron Sorkin. The film follows Frances Haugen (Mikey Madison), a Facebook engineer, who gets help from a Wall Street Journalist Jeff Horowitz ( Jeremy Allen White). Together they go after Facebook secrets. Well people wanted this to be a great follow up to the Social Network, unfortunately it was not that great. It was just good, and that was only because of the 2 leads. Somehow the subject seemed rather dated, and it seemed like it was supposed to add shock value and tension that fell flat, mainly because, like most things...there are no ramifications. Well anyway. Its okay...just okay.
5
VERITY
Directed by Michael Showalter and based on a Colleen Hoover book. Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson) is hired by Jeremy Crawford (Josh Hartnett), to ghostwrite a novel for his ill wife, famous author Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway).
I do not want to give any spoilers here. If you follow my blog often, WHICH YOU SHOULD, you know, as opposed to many moviegoers, I am a big Dakota Johnson fan. I was all in during the first half here. Then...it fell apart in the back end and it made no sense whatsoever and was totally unbelievable. That is all I can say.
4
KLARA AND THE SUN
Directed by Taika Waititi, and based on a book by Kazuo Ishiguro. Panned by critics, panned by lovers of the book ( I never read the book), I am here to say it is not that bad. Is it great? No. However I think the strong performances by Jenna Ortega; Amy Adams; and Mia Tharia pushes this film through nicely. Just a story of a robot girl designed to bring companionship. Warning, this film has an umbrella of sadness, and has a bit of a tone problem, still, I rather liked it. It is worth a look for home viewing.
3
DIGGER
It is odd for sure. Yes...It has lost a lot of money. It may be because it is odd.
For me...it was entertaining. It had many good performances. It has many twists and turns.
Negatives..I am not an Inarritu fan...he gets in his own way, and usually that means making a movie go on too long, and here is no exception. This film could have been told in 90 minutes but he keeps shoving things into the movie.
However that one scene by Cruise could win him an Oscar, no spoilers but the big speech.
Worth a look at home.
2
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY 2026
Directed by Georgia Oakley, and...you know the story.
I just thought it was wonderful, lead by Daisy Edgar Jones as Elinor. Right now I will go as far as to say, Edgar Jones is one of the best actresses of this decade for sure, she is so believable in everything she does.
Esme Creed Miles plays her sister Marianne, and is just as fantastic.
Loved so much about this version, some say it is too dark, as in lighting and set pieces, I say no, it is realistic.
This film gives the viewers exactly what they want. So anyway look for this for home viewing. It is just entertaining.
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YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING
Cutting through the parodies. The laughter. The strange behaviors. This documentary brought to us by Nathan Fielder is very good. It has more drama in it than almost any film I have seen all year...and it's real!
Just some of my thoughts...
1..."You Should know, you are very smart", he says to her. Well maybe she is not. Maybe she is just a spoke in a bigger picture and is easily manipulated to believe a certain way, and as she gets boxed in, she can't manipulate herself out because she is not that smart maybe. Maybe she is a follower.
2 -I felt the laughter in the theater was gross. This is not funny or a comedy.
3- Amanda Seyfried digs herself a hole by wondering what Elizabeth's EXACT WORDS is. However...she hides behind "Based On", when asked about her exact words.
4-I feel she is guilty, so don't get me wrong, however I do question: If she was a man would this get a documentary?
Oh I have a lot more but, I love when a film becomes communal and I have seen this twice and people stay in the lobby and discuss what they saw with strangers. LOVE THIS!!
Well there you go..bring on the Holidays!!!!!
Oh..I already seen I Play Rocky in a screening a couple weeks back that is worth your time, it comes out Thanksgiving. Look for my review next month!
From the shadows as always thanks for your time.
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