Has anyone seen any good movies lately? What would you suggest?
3 Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri....but then, I am a Huge Frances Macdormand fan!
Darkest Hour was excellent.
Three Billboards was very good if you can tolerate some artfully portrayed violence.
These are both high quality “films”, not just entertainment.
"Shape of Water," "Lady Bird," and "I, Tonya."
And "The Last Jedi" - but I'm a Star Wars nerd.
Lady Bird was absolutely great, I enjoyed The Last Jedi, despite all the negative fan reviews. It has flaws, but I still liked it. Shape of Water was beautiful, dark and disturbing and also hopeful at the same time.
I truly loved "The Shape of Water." Beautiful cinematography, and a good message about understanding and tolerance.
I know his work on Pan's Labyrinth and something else he did. It is a surreal atmosphere were reality and fantasy mesh into one. It is a style of writing from years ago in the spanish language. Nobel prize Writer Garcia Marquez comes to mind, having said that he is an accomplished writer already. But the movie only has one ending possible and no gray areas.
I cried at the end..
@Charlene So did I.
Darkest hour (If you like British history) also Lion, that movie made me weep like a baby. Wonder Woman because I am in love with Gal Gadot.
Saw the darkest hour and fell asleep on it. I knew too much I guess about the events leading to it and surrounding it... I like war period movies with a lot of war on it. like any good soldier or sailor boy... but an oscar winning performance for sure. Lots of makeup.
I watched Harlock: Space Pirate last night. It was a pretty fun sci-fi movie. Itvwould make for a pretty interesting video game.
It may seem corny but the "Gardians of the Galaxy" movies i think would be super entertaining for everyone. Lots of jokes. Lots of action. Even romance. Both were very good.
Phantom Thread is the best movie I've seen this year.
I just saw one on Netflix. It's called "The Good Catholic". It's about a young priest who meets a woman and becomes conflicted and starts to ask why he became a priest in the first place. It's light and is billed as a comedy. Fortunately, this happens a lot.
Netflix keeps producing original movies and series, and their algorithm, as in Facebook, showcases new content in its pop-up previews that they know I'd probably like.
For instance, I keep getting offered quirky new space time continuum movies and shows, and watched one last night.
I liked "Call Me By Your Name." It was quite thoughtfully and artfully directed. It pushed new ground It was difficult for me, as a straight man, to fully appreciate but I believe I did and that is to the credit of the director.
Not a film for someone looking for casual entertainment however.
Seen "the shape of water", "all the money in the world", "the post". All 3 recommended but neither a real date movie.