I thought that was Jinnah about the first Prime MInister of Pakistan.
Wicker Man was his best movie he said. Jinnah his best and most important role.
Witness for the Prosecution (1957). I’d seen it before, the big surprise ending was not a surprise…but it was still a ton of fun, especially Charles Laughton chewing up the scenery.
It’s set in England, all the characters are English, and everyone has an English accent – except the star, Tyrone Power. They don’t try to wave it away by making his character an American - they just ignore it.
(I started watching on March 30; it was free, included “with your Amazon Prime subscription”. i finished it on April 1 and it was now $3.99. Bastards. 
The Whale. Liked it; didn’t love it. The story is a bit trite and also contrived (the resolution of the visiting missionary’s story is implausible in the extreme). And I’m getting kind of tired of the “angry teenager lashing out at parents” trope.
But great performances by Brendon Fraser and Hong Chau.
I was going to add to its flaws the fact that the single set was apparently lit by a 20 watt light bulb … but the final scene makes it obvious that that was an intentional directorial choice.
The Nightingale (2019)
I’ve been re-watching some of my best reviewed movies to see if they live up to my initial viewing. Yes, The Nightingale is one of the best movies of the past decade. If you haven’t seen it, you need to.
It is only fair to warn everyone that the movie has moments of extreme intensity. It is not a horror movie, but it has a villain in it that rivals Hans Landa from Inglorious Basterds. I mean, this guy is horrific, but the movie is not just grim.
Jennifer Kent is one of the directors I have on my “must watch” list. She has only made The Babadook and The Nightingale, but both are pretty amazing, the Nightingale being downright incredible. How did this movie not get more attention and win Oscars? Just totally overlooked.
Essential viewing for anyone.
This is a big favorite of mine, but I’m seriously surprised that it’s one you enjoyed. You have more layers than I guessed. 
And I have to add when I think of Sam Neil, I always think of Reilly: Ace of Spies and My Brilliant Career.
We watched The Great Race (1965; Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood) on Prime a few weeks ago.
Check out the excellent, and much grittier, 2016 BBC version, which focuses on Vole’s solicitor. Very good stuff.
Well, The Dachshunds explained it to me, and defined the subtle nuisances, subtexts and allegories. They taught me that some films make you think, while others make you feel.
Doxie used to love Bad Santa.
Ah, I still love Bad Santa. Dachshunds have good taste, but they can be a little snobby.
Your post inspired me to watch The Wicker Man (1973). I quite enjoyed it. The pagan rituals were well done and creepy. Apparently, the Nic Cage version eliminated the Pagan theme and turned it into something about honeybees. 
Although it’s fun to watch Cage’s over-the-top acting in some films (e.g. I liked him in Moonstruck), I have no desire to watch The Wicker Man (2006). But, I laughed at the funny YouTube review.
We’ve also watched 2001: A Space Oddity Idiocy Odyssey recently.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
I have no idea why this movie was so poorly received by some folks. It’s a solid sequel. Worse than Last Crusade, better by quite a bit than Temple of Doom. Not as good as Raiders, but a solid sequel that sits on the shelf next to the other three without embarrassing anyone.
Are there flaws? Oh, sure. That vine swinging, CGI monkeys, awkward dialogue while in the sinking sand pit.
But it mostly holds up as a very fun and great Indiana Jones movie.
I do wish Indiana Jones killed more people. I’ve always noticed he only kills:
- the guy he punches into the ants
- the guy he…somehow reverse blow darts(It’s poison on both sides of the dart?)
That is it. Others die around him, but I think he kills two people, which is definitely a low number for an Indiana Jones movie.
Good movie, though.
I’m probably the only person in Arkansas who loved ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’
Big sigh when it comes on around here.
Can’t say I love ‘Bad Santa’
But I sure laughed alot.
they can’t all be winners
Picnic Tables At Hanging Rock
I visited Hanging Rock a couple of months ago. You can certainly believe something tragic might happen there.
As I was clicking around yesterday, I came across Hacksaw Ridge (directed by Mel Gibson/2016). Luckily it had just started. I am in not a fan of war movies, but this was a great movie. Based on the true story of WWII hero Desmond Doss.
No joke, best part of the movie was when the real life guys talked about Desmond Doss at the end. They show the general who thought Doss was just a coward and you can hear him admit that he is well aware that the guy he called a coward was the bravest of all and saved his life.
Powerful stuff. Doss was one tough guy.
I watched The Americanization of Emily this morning. I only remember it from the previews when I was a kid, and I thought it was just about the romance between Julie Andrews and James Garner, and that was part of the plot, but it was so much more.
I watched it because someone (I’m blanking on who) was praising it in one of those little interviewy thingies they do on TCM. I can’t remember because it was a while ago, and I just noticed it playing and recorded it. I’m glad I’d heard that recommendation. As the credits started to roll, I saw that it was written by Paddy Chayevsky (sp?), so I figured it wouldn’t be awful. It was a bit dated and a bit sexist (but probably true to its era – WWII), but the performances and the script were really good.
Interestingly, the character Garner played was a “dog-robber” which is very similar to the “Scrounger” character he played in The Great Escape. Wonderful performance by Julie Andrews, too.
Judy Carne popped up in a cute small scene.
Nothing could be better than this movie remake starring Nick Cage, nothing.
Nothing, an endless void without sight or sound. That could be better than watching this movie.
Yes, the end was very interesting. It’s just unbelievable what he did.