Ridiculous disaster film with a gasp of plot punched into it. BIG Rock Vs. Earth/Plot contrivances deluxe. Building collapses and miracle escapes pepper this tall tale like a puppy with the shits. Your IQ will be lowered after seeing this crap. 😦
Star Wars Rogue One
Fab film sits neatly into the story arc. Good, though emotionally cold, characters blast their way though top visual FX. Enough details for hardcore fans, plenty to digest for casual. Really exciting to watch and much better than Force Awakens! 🙂
Nocturnal Animals (2016, dir. Tom Ford)
Meandering film about dull people living out their lives, regretting choices made and going nowhere. Meanwhile, a more violent story is told of a roadside encounter gone bad. The parallels between the two stories are flimsy and this has no direction. 😦
The Arrival (2016, dir. Denis Villeneuve)
Thought provoking sci-fi that is more about the characters than the aliens. Languidly told and carefully shot, the quest to understand why they are here is ultimately surprising and rewarding. Great performances and the emotional climax hits hard. 😀
Don’t Beathe
Blind army veteran violently takes on trio of inept burglars during robbery. Grim and gritty, with genuine slots of tension and plot twists. Annoying plot contrivances and gradual slip to familiar unstoppable killer tropes hold it back. Watchable 😐
The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016, dir. André Øvredal)
Young woman’s corpse found buried at a multiple homicide leads to Brian Cox and his son staying late to perform her autopsy. They wish they’d gone for a beer instead. From the director of Trollhunter; not as good, but still worth a watch. 🙂
Twilight
The Twilight saga, the story of a young girl/woman indecision of sexual preference, her choice to practise with both bestiality or necrophilia, during this time others become jealous and wish to join in with the fun. #younggirlcantmakemindup
