Recently Watched Films

Over the top fun. 

adg211288 wrote: I got distracted by a Reddit argument half way through

Do you mean the one on r/StardewValley? I saw your posts. For what it's worth that other person was pushing double standards and using gender stereotyping as their 'evidence'.

Doesn't feel that long ago since I saw this but I just added it to my growing anime blu-ray collection. The movie really holds up well. 

I've never been that interested in seeing Top Gun but given all the rave reports for the sequel I decided to finally watch it. No comment as yet though because I got distracted by a Reddit argument half way through so I'm going to need to go back to the point Maverick goes to Charlie's house and pick it up again. 

A documentary about the Church of Satan. Not terribly deep or revealing, but it's an interesting look at it.

From the dark side of anime. This one really plays up body horror elements, with visuals draped with noirish vibes as it weaves its story of a human world and a demon world trying to co-exist. A very graphic movie in every way imaginable. 

Contained within the same set as the previous film this explores some of the same themes and is by the same director, but it's not actually a sequel to Wicked City. Certain aspects including the horror are toned down compared to that film, but it's still a solid dark anime for adults only. 

Last film out of my recent Indicator haul. From Nicolas Roeg, who made better known films including Don't Look Now and The Man Who Fell to Earth. Known for weird films, this one is comparatively grounded, though it's still a full-on psych drama. A difficult film to really say I liked, because of its hard subject matter and over the top performances, but I respect what it was trying to be and for the most part it succeeds. 

And here we have a contender for the biggest headtrip movie of all time. Wasn't entirely sure what I was letting myself in for with this one, and it's not as expected in some ways and about as I imagined in others. Not a movie for everyone and certainly has some distasteful stuff, but is also oddly fascinating. An extreme anime art film.

Another gem from Indicator. Like Bellman & True, bugger all people have rated this film online. 

Michael Crichton created some great techno-thrillers. This isn't one of them. People in gorilla suits and magic diamonds are silly at the best of times. Laura Linney does her best, but Tim Curry's character is complete cringe, and having Bruce Campbell in such a minor role is criminal!

Quite a gut punch. And an unusual role for Robert De Niro.

Such an insanely talented cast for such an insanely meh movie. 

Columbia Noir 5 Disc 4: Sirocco

I actually owned this one on DVD already so it's a re-watch. A little known gem of Bogart's filmography.

Columbia Noir 5 Disc 5: The Family Secret

The only film in the set Bogart isn't in: it was produced by this production company. Very little known film that turns out to be pretty solid. 

It's supposed to be satire, but mostly it's just a cringe movie that isn't as funny as it thinks it is.