The Da Vinci Code
{4/5} “People rarely notice things right in front of their eyes, don’t you find?” The Da Vinci Code, released in 2006 Robert Langdon is a symbologist giving a lecture in Paris. He’s called to the Louvre where a murder has taken place. The man who was murdered left a cryptic message in his own blood […]
Welcome to Marwen
{5/5} “‘Does she have a cow?’ ‘Got caught in the crossfire. Cowlateral damage.’” Welcome to Marwen, released in 2018 Mark likes wearing women’s shoes and for that was beaten up badly by five guys. Now he only goes out to specific places where he knows people. He spends much of his time on his model […]
Sorry to Bother You
{4.5/5} “I feel like these metaphors have not been cleared for this pep rally.” Sorry to Bother You, released in 2018 Cassius gets a new job as a telemarketer. The old guy next to him gives him a suggestion — use his “white voice.” Once he starts doing that, he makes a lot more sales. […]
X-Men: Days of Future Past
{5/5} “Would you believe me if I told you I was sent here from the future?” X-Men: Days of Future Past, released in 2014 In the future machines called sentinels are wiping out mutants and all who help them. It’s a war that’s being lost. Professor X and Magneto come up with a plan — […]
Interstellar
{5/5} “The only thing that can move across dimensions like time is gravity.” Interstellar, released in 2014 Cooper was a pilot, until the world didn’t need pilots any more. It needed farmers, so he became a farmer. Until a gravity anomaly led him to a top-secret facility — NASA — where they want him to […]
The Fifth Element
{4.5/5} “Anybody else want to negotiate?” The Fifth Element, released in 1997 Evil is threatening the galaxy, and only the Fifth Element can stop it. Through a complicated series of events Leeloo, the Fifth Element, crashes into Korben Dallas’s taxi and he rescues her instead of turning her over to the police. They travel to […]
Prospect
{4/5} “You know, eventually you’re going to have to trust me.” Prospect, released in 2018 Damon and his teenage daughter Cee have been in space for years. When their ship experiences trouble and they land unexpectedly, Damon locates a gem that other prospectors have carelessly left behind. Cee thinks they should cash in and leave […]
Captain Marvel
{4.5/5} “You know anything about a lady blowing up a Blockbuster? Witnesses say she was dressed for laser tag.” Captain Marvel, released in 2019 Vers is a Kree soldier, dedicated to serving her commander and Supreme Intelligence, the AI that rules their society. She doesn’t have any memory before 6 years ago, though. When she […]
Jason Bourne
Here are all of the movies in this series, which stars Matt Damon as the title character. Except for The Bourne Legacy, which features Jeremy Renner as a different character similar to Bourne. I’ve seen all of them more than once. The first one is loosely based on the book by Robert Ludlum, and there […]
Directors worth keeping an eye on, part 12
This list continues from part 11. Jon Amiel Amiel directed movies like Tune in Tomorrow… and Creation. He also directed episodes of TV shows like Once Upon a Time and Outsiders. Masterpiece Sommersby Great movie Copycat Bad movie Entrapment David Frankel Frankel directed the movies Marley & Me and One Chance. He created the TV […]