Tag: three sentence movies

When a movie is still this good the third time through, it’s a classic in the making. I still marvel at the deft spinning between comedy and drama. And I love watching Ronan and Metcalf spar.

Cost: $3.00 (Last second-run show at the Laurelhurst)
Where watched: Laurelhurst Theater with S. North.

poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2017/lady_bird.html

Toni Collette’s musician boyfriend up and disappeared 10 years ago and her life has been on a downslide ever since. Desperate circumstances and an internet video of a guy who might be the missing boyfriend cause her to make an attempt to locate him; she enlists rich, retired internet guy Thomas Haden Church in her quest. This is full of woman character development and Collette is as fun to watch as she usually is.

Cost: Free from library
Where watched: at home

poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2014/lucky_them.html

I wanted to see this not only because it was written and directed by a woman, but also because it’s so rare to see May-December relationships with the woman the December* part of the equation. I happen to enjoy watching movies about wealthy people with no money woes and the cast was quite engaging.** This is one of those gentle movies, which I will struggle to remember five years from now, but greatly enjoyed watching.***

Cost: $1.25 from Letterboxd (this was the movie I added on for “just 50 cents more!)
Where watched: at home

*Though in this case, I’d say it’s more of a May-October relationship.
**Lake Bell! Candice Bergen!  And the delightful trio of Nat Wolff, Jon Rudnitsky and Pico Alexander.
***And when I do eventually figure out which movie it was, I would probably enjoy watching it all over again.

poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2017/home_again.html

Of late, Mr. Linklater’s movies have me wondering just how much longer than 120 minutes the film is; this was no exception. The performances were solid, but the story dragged on past my point of interest. There were memorable scenes, but they did not weave together into a cohesive whole.

Cost: $1.25 from Letterboxd
Where watched: at home

poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2017/last_flag_flying.html

Having enjoyed Nick Robinson so much in every single movie I’ve seen him in* I decided to catch up with some other performances.** And he was, well, okay in this.  It was one of those moments where the movie isn’t super strong and left me feeling like Nick Robinson has his Nick Robinson thing and there might not be much more than that.

Cost: free from library
Where watched: at home

*Kings of Summer, Everything Everything, Love Simon
**People seem to know him from Jurassic World, but I did not see that particular picture show.

poster from: https://www.amazon.com/Being-Charlie-Blu-ray-Nick-Robinson/dp/B01KOSRHTY

This is one of those movies where there is a very clear episodic setup and then the movie marches through that setup. In this case, it works well, giving all major players their turn in the spotlight. I particularly enjoyed Lana Turner’s story and found her shrieking breakdown to be mesmerizing, though not super realistic.

Cost: $2.99 through Google Play, part of Filmspotting’s Minnelli marathon.
Where watched: at home

poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2018/love_simon.html

Another film in my project to catch up with Alden Ehrenreich before Solo: A Star Wars Story is released.* Both Ehrenreich and Collins were good in their roles, and it’s always nice to see Annette Bening, but overall this movie was not very good. This movie could not decide if it was film about two people who work for Howard Hughes, or a film about Howard Hughes.**

Cost: free from library
Where watched: at home

*He seems to have an inherent stiffness–which I find delightful–that seems to be directly in contrast to Harrison Ford’s laid back Han Solo. I’m very interested to see what happens with the movie.
**Probably because Mr. Ego was both directing and playing Howard Hughes.

poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2016/rules_dont_apply.html

This movie offers another great performance by Nick Robinson and a delightful supporting cast, including Alexandra Shipp as Abby and Katherine Langford as Simon’s best friend Leah.  While the movie was a tad bit slow, overall, it contained a great rollercoaster of feelings.  Even when things are good and life is easy, coming out can be hard.

Cost: $5.35 (but free due to gift cards)
Where watched: Regal City Center Stadium 12 with S. North

poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2018/love_simon.html

The rotating triangles may make this my favorite dishcloth so far.