Cinema Joy

I hear Talk to Me might be worth seeing but we did Barbenheimer last weekend, haven't decided if we'll hit the theater or not, or just take in something from the back catalog.

Bladerunner (and 2049) has a special place in my heart. There are so many classics that stretched film photography. Lawrence of Arabia. Alien. The Cell. Night of the Hunter. Dunkirk. 2001: A Space Odyssey. Just to name a few. What movies are your favorites that aren't as known?

For me it’s Karl Urban, Angelica Houston, Ryan Gosling, Tilda Swinton, Gary Oldman, and Jeff Bridges. Honorable Mention to Weird Al Yankovich.

I was blown away by Oppenheimer. Best picture of the year so far for me. I am excited to see it again so I can start ingesting all the morsels.

Been a long time since I double featured!

I actually went on a tear this weekend.

The new Mission Impossible movie was my theater viewing. It delivered on everything I expected it too, and even managed a few surprises.

I watched Evil Dead Rise which weirdly kinda worked as a proper Evil Dead movie. I tend to put most of my horror film watches in the guilt category as they rarely transcend their genres and are so often just schlock, but I can enjoy a film in almost any genre. If you like horror films, or more specifically the Evil Dead genre style, this one works. It manages to feel close enough to a Sam Raimi made installment.

I saw a low budget thriller called Unseen which was strong for its premise. And had several great moments (although I did feel there was a big gap in how one of the minor characters was handled).

And watched two other terrible Horror films:

• There's Something Wrong with the Children -- not good at all, skip
• The Deep House -- also terrible, but was interesting to see a horror film shot almost entirely underwater in scuba gear. An interesting experience in that sense.

I have to say I am very excited to be jumping back in to the mission impossible-verse! Promising to deliver wild stunts and a fun thrilling plot. These movies are a joy to watch. You won't be studying these in film school any time soon (probably), but I am looking forward to a good time.

For me it's Fargo. I remember hating it when I say it 20 years ago, but after about a 10 year break I gave it another shot and can't imagine how I ever hated it in the first place. Now one of my favorite movies of all time.

For a little more context, I think when I was a younger person I found myself trying desperately to route for the characters in the film and found myself increasingly frustrated that they all seemed to make worse and worse choices until they descended into little hell's of their own making. I suppose after a decade of exposure to the real world and a fresh set of eyes, I was able to see the movie for what it is. A rather humorous farce that tells the story of terrible people reaping terrible rewards for their terrible motivations. And a damned well told story.

Director Damien Chazelle managed to create moments from NASAs history in such a way that it feels like you are there in the cockpit experiencing the same incredible feats performed by those pioneers of the space program.

Undoubtedly there are better movies about NASA and the early space program, but this one was the first to place me there so completely. If you have chance to watch, this is an experience movie. Make Sure you aren't distracted. Watch on the biggest screen you can manage, and envelop yourself in sound.

I know most of us have seen it, but if you haven't (or it's been a very long time), this is your assignment this weekend. Watching this film with the reverence that it deserves will leave a lasting impression on you.

We are probably going to see Joy Ride . I also just picked up First Man and give it a watch if I have the time.

Consensus is so far is that it is an emotionally difficult film, and also has the potential to be the best picture. Nolan rarely disappoints. Also, I might try to see the Barbie movie in the same day.

If you haven't seen it, you will be doing yourself a favor to give it a go. There are scenes in this film that I still consider chilling, and moments that give me goose bumps.

I have several, but whenever someone mentions guilty pleasures, Event Horizon is one of the first ones that pop into my head. While no masterpiece the film is incredibly well shot and made an impression on me when I was younger. And it's a lot of fun in a certain kind of way.

Whether or not Wes Anderson is your kind of filmmaker, this movies is painterly throughout.

For me, a great deal of Blade Runner inhabits my imagination, this scene in the Tyrell office leaves me in awe every time I see it.