Passengers

«A malfunction in a sleeping pod on a spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet wakes one passenger 90 years early.»

Hope I will like this a little better this time.

Excalibur…oof such a mess. The second half at least got a little more interesting, but overall plotting, dialogue etc…rough.

I think it’s an interesting movie, but lacks something to make it a really good movie.

the John Boorman movie? i just produced a podcast bout him, and was surprised on how little i remember that one. I do remember it looks glorious. I need a rewatch.

Yes that one.

Renfield.

I had fun. I liked how violent and gory was, and of course Cage is awesome. It needs way more Cage. Awkwafina is truly awful tough and the worst of the movie comes from her.

I really dont know why the hell Awkwafina is in the movie with such an awfull character.

it feels like they only had a 45 minute skit and not a movie without Awkwafina's part; I don't think she or her plot are terrible but they don't go as hard as plot A

MUBI's movie of the day, at least in the US, is Hyenas, a really great African movie from Djibril Diop Mambéty (of Touki Bouki fame). I saw it myself for the first time a few months ago, and I'd recommend it highly. Very playful movie

Star Trek: Beyond

Always thought this was the worst of the trilogy. Still third time seeing it.

Dare I ask why you would watch a movie you don't like 3 times?

The most important reason for watching it as part of my 2016 run, it is that I love Star Trek, and I enjoy the reboot trilogy as a whole. I also don't dislike this movie. I gave it a mid level rating.

Besides that, I have rewatched movies I like less in the past two weeks. I am trying to get a proper experience of the movie year 2016, and that has involved a few lesser movies at the start. Worst was probably Allegiant (my wife had never seen it, and we've seen all the other big YA movies), and Independence Day: Resurgance, which I had only seen in the cinema before. There too I love the original.

Trying to build towards the end though. Now I've only got 35 rewatches left, including my top 30 of the year, most of which I've only watched once before. I've also got 46 movies left that I've never seen before. Really look forward to it, and enjoying this as a project.

good luck in your journey.

Thank you.

Last night I watched Ex Machina and tonight I watched The Magnificent Seven (1960) with my parents.

Enjoyed both of them.

You know, despite some qualms and my usual issues with movies of its ilk, Knock at the Cabin was pretty good.

Yeah, I enjoyed it.

It would have been better with Alex Wright than Bautista, though.

Two guys with famously big dicks

The Light Between Oceans

«A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from a drifting rowing boat.»

Remember this as a well made, well acted movie. Not sure the story fully sold me the first time. Maybe a second time will make a differrence. It’s been a few years.