I love them actually, while totally agreeing with the evaluation of aceplace57. I watched, or at least had on, both of them. They are fun.
Just finished Emilia Perez (Netflix), starting our march to checking off all the Best Picture nominees (although there’s no way we’re going to watch The Substance.)
It’s certainly unique…the only Spanish-language musical about a transgendered drug lord I’ve seen this year. 
And it’s quite good – recommended.
I think it’s the first time I’ve seen Zoe Saldana where she isn’t playing an alien.
That seems like an odd choice to make about a film that was highly celebrated at Cannes last year, nominated for the Palme D’Or, won for best screenplay, and has now been nominated for five Oscars.
When my son was over on one of his rare visits last month, neither of us had seen The Substance yet, so for movie night we watched that followed by Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things. Very different films but both weirdly creative and an inspired double feature if I do say so myself!
ETA: Didn’t mean this to be critical. Movie preferences are of course a personal choice!
I mean, it’s bloody body horror. It’s great, and is my second favorite film of 2024, but if you know you can’t stomach watching that kind of material I wouldn’t call that an odd choice. It’s definitely not a film for everyone.
I agree and added an edit to say so. I guess I just meant that it’s unfortunate to deprive oneself of a great creative work.
What was your favorite? Mine was Furiosa.
Sing Sing. I liked Furiosa but it’s not even in my top 20.
A Real Pain (Hulu) Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg go to Poland.
I enjoyed it more than I thought I would; I’d give it a full-throated endorsement if it had any other 2 actors in the lead.
I’ve only seen Culkin in this, and Succession, so I have to wonder: does he only take roles where he gets to say “fucking” in every sentence? Or is that his ad-lib contribution to the screenplay?
Watched The Wild Robot. A robot gets lost in shipment and ends up on an isolated island. (This island has northern US/Canadian wildlife like moose, racoons, etc.)
The “physics” of the robot are impossible to say the least. It becomes the adoptive mother of a gosling. Has to teach it stuff esp. to prep for migration. But then the movie goes on and on and on.
It just has too many stories, one after another. It really needed some editorial pruning.
Other than that it was funny for the most part. Except for the fact that wild animals die fairly often which would be a downer for little kids to see. I am surprised that it’s 97% at RT. Good enough but not great. It’s also got an Oscar nom. But it’s common to see lesser films in that category since there is a smaller pool to draw from.
Give it 3 possum kids.
Yes, I agree. I enjoyed it, and could well watch it again, but apart from its beautiful painterly style, it was nothing new.
World War Z 2013 Brad Pitt and special appearance by Peter Capaldi as the W.H.O. doctor in Wales. 
I’m usually not a Zombie movie fan. World War Z is the exception. Excellent Thriller.
Highly recommended.
I just finished it, Emilia Perez, now. There are parts to like. Overall though I give it a thumbs down. Lots to complain about but the worst sin is that it got boring.
Prime automatically loads a recommended movie after my rental finishes.
I usually hit cancel. Tonight I continued watching The Tomorrow War with Chris Pratt. I’d never heard of it. Released in 2021
Interesting concept. People from the present time are sent to fight an alien invasion in the future. Humans are their food source.
The CGI is the best part of the movie. The interaction with the creatures is so realistic. They reminded me of the small, fast running velociraptors in Jurassic Park.
There are many plot holes and unbelievable action. I tried to ignore them and enjoy the movie.
It’s pretty good. Not great, but entertaining late at night before going to bed.
Grade C+
I haven’t seen it and I doubt that I will as it’s not the kind of movie that interests me. But I did come across this interesting article that suggests that this is one of those films that critics love but actual moviegoers don’t:
Yesterday I watched The Full Monty (1997). It wasn’t as funny or emotionally affecting as I’d expected it to be. Really the only word that keeps occurring to me is “cute”.
I went fishing for a classic and tried The Seven Year Itch. It’s a product of its time, and I found it extremely grating and the main character unlikable. Marylin Monroe is luminous, however.
I have yet to see it, but I have numerous movie-lover friends and they, indeed, thought it was pretty bad. I have heard that Spanish speakers think the acting is bad, but English speakers don’t notice as much if they do not know Spanish.
There was a bunch of those kind of indie movies that came in quick succession, such as Billy Elliot, The Commitments, and Brassed Off, where it was working class Brits trying to overcome some annoying cultural obstacle, like unemployment, with some quaint activity. Not hilarious comedies, just heartwarming stories of overcoming adversity.
Well, the Brit-speak was charming (I always think that). We were watching it with the subtitles on, and my husband said he still didn’t know what they were talking about.
Contains one of my all-time favourite lines (particularly given the context): -
“Put down and piss off!!”