24 thoughts on “Third Monday Move Post: Oscars Edition”

1. I've literally none of these.

   I have seen Nobody, though. I enjoyed it -- sort of a more self-aware John Wick.

   With the (slightly) warmer temperatures starting, Family Movie Nights haven't been as frequent. The last one we saw was The Lorax. It was crap, though the song that marks the Once-ler's villainous turn is pretty decent. Otherwise, yeah....it's crap.

2. Movies anywhere on this list that I've seen:

   Soul - It was a Pixar film.
   Love and Monsters - My favorite movie of the past year.

   That is it.

   1. I did see Soul actually. It was thoroughly all right.

3. How about that? I did at least see The Trial of the Chicago 7, and as far as the rest of the list, I've seen Greyhound and on the wait list at the library for Tenet.

   On a recommendation of a good friend I reestablished contact with re: Zoom, Mrs Runner and I watched The Way (2010), a movie that prompted our friends to walk 130+ miles on the Camino de Santiago trail. The movie was pretty by-the-book but the landscape and scenery was the star. It reminded me of The Straight Story a bit

   Mrs Runner (and I) finished watching Firefly, with Serenity on the horizon. She's reads a lot of historical fiction (ie: Period Romance) and lately is watching The Lost Kingdom -- I'm trying to convince her she's ready for Game of Thrones

   1. Watched The Last Kingdom trailer and it looks more Game of Thrones than period romance? Is that true?

      1. Well, it seems a lot more battles than romance, but I guess the scales tip one way enough to offset the other?

         1. Hmm, OK. Thanks! I can’t tell if it’s too much battle for my wife or too much period romance for me. 🙂

   2. On the TV front, I finished the first season of Resident Alien and have been keeping up with Falcon and the Snowman Winter Soldier and Debris.

   3. The Way was decent but if it inspires you to take that walk, be forewarned, the movie shows an idealized version of the trail. It is actually quite urban and touristy for a good percentage of the entire walk. I know multiple people who have done it, loved it, but commented that it is not a walk in the woods.

4. The recent MCU shows have been decent enough. While I understand it, I still wasn't a big fan of the Wanda shtick.

   I think the only movie I've watched recently was 1917. It was pretty okay. Shot beautifully, but a pretty sanitized account of WW1. Also the Germans are worse shots than Stormtroopers.

   I also finally finished Game of Thrones. While I didn't know all the upcoming plot points, I knew to prepare for disappointment, and there certainly was that. Glad I finished it all and all though.

5. The Sound of Noise is excellent. If it doesn't win for sound editing, well then just retire that category. Nomadland was very good too. I'm a little surprised that One Night in Miami didn't get some best picture/best director love. It does come across a film version of a play so that could be part of it. Lot's of dialogue.

   Mank is on my list for sure.

   1. Mank left me more film for film's sake than art for art's sake, if that makes sense.

6. We just finished the first (and only so far) season of The Irregulars on Netflix. It is a twist on the Sherlock Holmes story. I was a bit skeptical at first, as it seemed more Young Adult type of fare. However, I actually like it a lot. Whoever cast this show did an excellent job. If you decide to watch it, don't expect Sherlock himself to show up until mid-season. I would not say the writing was exceptional or very deep, however it was satisfying for my family.

7. Sheenie and I reached the top of the BBC's Top 100 comedies. They are all still quite funny (although pervy Woody Allen is even more uncomfortable now). I've looked through the ballots of the many critics who voted for that list and started pulling movies that didn't make the Top 100 from critics who seemed to have similar taste.

   The first one we watched was Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid. While knowing nothing about the movie, I was pleasantly surprised with Humphrey Bogart first appeared. Having just watched a bunch of classic comedies, it was entertaining to see several familiar faces.

   1. glad to see Kind Hearts and Coronets on that list. Alec Guinness is unbelievable.

   2. At least we got Terre Haute

8. Watched the first season of The Servant. It had some creepy moments early on but then lulled in the middle and only slightly recovered. Not sure if I will check season 2.

   About 2/3 through Wandavision. I like it while not knowing a ton of the backstory. Will try to get to those last three episodes soon.

   Watched The Stand on Paramount. It was decent and did what they could with the sprawling material.

9. I've seen some of Soul and all of Tenet

   Unless it comes on Netflix or Hulu or Prime, I probably won't see the others. And even then....

   Been catching up on This Is Us, which has not been the best season. I realize that it's always been set in present day, but the acknowledgement of the masks and COVID protocols are going to date it on subsequent views and it really takes away from the story trying to be told.

   Been watching old Survivor seasons. On 22 now (Redemption Island). After watching a string of really good seasons (including China, Tocantins, and Heroes vs. Villains), watching Nicaragua and Redemption Island are pretty weak. However, I'm enjoying the rewatches, and there's lots to keep me busy until the next new season airs.

10. I haven’t seen any of these, which isn’t unusual for me these days. I just finished ZeroZeroZero on Sunday night, however, and found it held my interest. I found two of the three principal characters, Emma (American) & Manuel (Mexican), held my interest in every scene through a combination of good writing and deft acting. Stefan, the main Italian character of the triangle, interested me less, but his grandfather Don Minu was much more provocative. Worth your time, I think, if you have a Prime subscription. Although organized crime is outside my usual realm of interest, I might see if I can track down a library copy of the source material, Gomorrah, Robert Saviano’s investigative non-fiction dive into Camorra.

11. Oh recent music docs that were pretty good:

    Bee Gees - HBO
    Tina Turner - HBO
    Finding Joseph - Prime. (Lead Singer of Bad Brains

12. We watched Nomadland last night and I was thoroughly impressed with the direction and photography and Francis McDormand's performance. This is a movie with a lot of heart and soul and I think it may haunt me for awhile. Tonight we're watching The Trial of the Chicago Seven and Sound of Metal.

    1. TOCS was too predictable, and Cohen trying too hard to be a MassHole. Not even close.

       1. Yeah, I agree, but good to bring that conversation forward at this time.

          I can't say enough good things about Sound of Metal. One of the best movies I've seen in a long time.

       2. We ended up watching Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Really good adaptation that retains the feel of a stage play, The better half wanted to see Chadwick Boseman’s last performance, it was a good call.

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