The 40-year-old Virgin (Re-watch)

Still pretty funny. 8/10

Donnie Brasco (Re-watch)

Wise guys carry their money in a roll.

Forget about it. 8/10

Get Shorty (Re-watch)

Never gets old. 8/10

Misery (Re-watch)

Classic hobbling. 9/10

Cat People

Well... this film was slightly weird...

After watching another film by Paul Schrader (Blue Collar), this film I did not enjoy so much. Just a little too weird and creepy for me.

But not bad. 6/10

American Graffiti

I'd been meaning to watch this one for a while, and I was expecting a lot.

I found the setting to be extremely strange – all these 18-year-olds driving around in cars, not really doing anything.

The small town vibe was oppressive, and while I can see how someone might be nostalgic for this kind of childhood, I just couldn't relate to any of the characters who didn't want to get the hell out of that town.

It frustrated me to see characters who had an opportunity to leave and go to college, who didn't. The ending saved the film for me, and I did enjoy the sense of pathos. 7/10

Dr. Strangelove

Yeah... this is one of those films that I should have watched ages ago, but just didn't get round to.

I thought it was funny in parts. Peter Sellers was amazing in it (in all of his parts), but the plane scenes were so long and drawn out. The effects during the plane scenes have dates so badly, whereas the scenes from inside the base and the war room look so clean and ahead of their time.

Nice to see James Earl Jones on the plane! 7/10

Blue Collar

This film was a little rough around the edges, but I really loved it.

The final scene was spectacular. Will write more later. 8/10

Phantom Thread

Great film. 9/10

The King of Comedy

I've been getting annoyed with myself recently -- sitting watching YouTube for hours. Watching pointless videos that make me feel nothing but depression and emptiness.

So I'm going to try to get back into watching more films, and trying to blog a bit better about them.

So I came home from work yesterday, and I was tired, but I decided to put this film on. And I'm really glad I did, because it was one hell of a ride. I'd heard about the film before, and always thought (incorrectly) that it was just a straightforward comedy about a comedian.

It wasn't.

It was a strange film about obsession and fame. It was disturbing, and it felt a little bit like Taxi Driver, like there was this violence, aggression or madness bubbling underneath the surface of it all, that at any point it would all just come gushing out.

But I really enjoyed this. I spent most of my time watching it with my hand on my head and my mouth open in incredulity. 8/10

The House of Small Cubes

Nice little short Japanese animated feature. 8/10

My Best Fiend

I'd seen bits of this documentary before, but I decided to watch it all from start to finish. It's a fascinating watch.

Klaus Kinski strikes me as just being a plain dickhead. Apologies and everything, but I just don't see him as a great actor. In fact, I find his performances too over-the-top and silly.

But what I really do love, is that Werner Herzog can make a film about making a film with this shithead. It's so funny and disturbing in parts, and just a really great study of the man and his craft.

I love how Werner Herzog starts riffing on stuff in such a misanthropic way. There's this one bit where he reacts to how Kinski used to describe the jungle as "erotic", and then Herzog goes off on one of his wicked rants about, "When I look around the jungle all I see is death and decay, cannibalism and obscenity." Some shit like that, and then he's all like, "But I love it. Klaus didn't, despite his claims that he did."

And that's his way of stitching Kinski up -- he shows his absurdity, his disconnection with reality, and his hypocrisy, whereas Herzog's view of things is equally manic, but more in touch with reality, and more realistic. Or something.

There's love for Kinski in there too. And he doesn't just focus on the overblown, exaggerated elements of Kinski's outbursts on set. He tries to paint an entire picture of the man. 9/10

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

This film was decidedly weird. 7/10

Ed Wood

I couldn't believe this was based on a true story at times.

Truly unbelievable. 8/10

Lady Bird

Nice film. 8/10

The Disaster Artist

Fun film. Also pretty moving in its message regarding following dreams. 8/10

Erased

Don't usually add series to my blog, but this one was really enjoyable. I liked the atmosphere and the gripping storyline a lot.

It was nice to watch something in Japanese again too. For my reference, the Japanese title was 僕だけがいない街 (boku dake ga inai machi - The town where only I am).

I liked it a lot – good characters and fun plot. The ending scene on the bridge with the fireworks was a little cheesy, but overall it was great. 8/10

Get Out

See -- this is how bad I've neglected this blog recently.

I completely forgot to add this amazing film I saw!

Will write more soon. 9/10

John Wick

Great action flick. 8/10

Adaptation (Re-watch)

Good. 8/10

Eye in the Sky

Brilliant and tense exploration into the politics, legality and ethics of a drone strike. 8/10