Recently Watched Films

Bit hit and miss, but it's nice to find a film in this underused setting. 

great scores in both 

Lucas from Stranger Things sure got big since Netflix last released a season of that. 

This was pretty good. Bit of a genre mix between hood film & coming of age with a neo-western heart, as the characters lament both a bygone way of life and the whitewashing of the old west by Hollywood. Some of the actors are real life modern cowboys that the film is based on. 

Tried to watch this because parts of it were filmed in my town and the local rag was plugging it. Unfortunately, this is far from the sort of film the local area should be proud of. Quite possibly a contender for the worst film I ever switched off. The acting was awful; some parts of the film looked like the actors were being green screened in instead of film on location (while others parts in the same scenes didn't look like that) and I've seen more convincing special effects in movies made in the 1930s. To say it's amateur doesn't even begin to cover it. 

Banished to the 0.5 section. 

This is one of those films that is much darker and more subtly messed up than the poster would suggest. 

Infinitely rewatchable. 

Very well made for a movie with a very basic premise (which has probably been done before). Good tension and visuals. The ending credits song choice is also genius. Probably not a rewatcher, but worth 90 minutes of anyone's time. 

Great film. Peckinpah was mostly known for his westerns, but I think this is one of his best works. 

Yeah, that's what I thought too. Didn't really pick up the western vibe myself at all.

RYM Satire time:

Gosford Park, set in 1932, is a study of the British class system of years past; on one side, the upper classes as they gather for a weekend shooting party, and the servants they depend upon. 

RYM Genre Police: This is not a period drama. 

Amusing enough comedy horror/fantasy. The genres have been blended better than this though. 

It's watchable enough I guess. A strong cast. But I probably need to stop watching disaster movies. They just do little for me and ones like this that are based on actual tragic events are even worse. To me, this is documentary subject matters tried to be turned into a media that for me should be above all else about entertainment. I just don't equate the two to being on the same page. 

This one was really good. Great cast. Feels a bit Scorsese-like.

Re-watches now:

Ever rewatchable. 

Possibly Argento's last really great movie, though I did enjoy Opera as well. Certainly my most watched of his, though I expect Deep Red will overtake it over time. Utterly foul on a level far above other films I've seen of his, but the genre mix and soundtrack are awesome.