A Complete Unknown
Finally got around to watching this. Only took a couple of months. I thought it was a pretty good movie. Knowing absolutely nothing about Bob Dylan, I personally learnt a lot about his life events, his music and understood somewhat of the impact he had and why a movie was made about him.
I was also intrigued by his background which they teased but left ambiguous. At first I found that a bit annoying cus I wanted the puzzle all pieced together but upon reflecting on it, I don’t think that was ever an intention of the movie makers.
Also, incredible acting by Timothee Chalamet and Edward Norton who I haven’t really seen around in a while. The movie also motivated me to listen to Highway 61 Revisited for the first time.
Yay or Nay: Yay
Devil May Cry
So I’ve never played the games, but I remember seeing the trailer and being intrigued so I gave it a go. On the positive side – I thought some of the action sequences were very nicely done, especially in the first few episodes. I also thought the backstories for some of the characters was exquisitely done, particularly The Rabbit and the Lady but I’m not a 100% if that’s just adapted from the games.
On the less positive side – there’s a fair bit of 3D animation used here which I don’t mind but on a few ocassion it just looks a bit off and distracting. The pacing I thought started off nice but a couple of episodes in it kinda just shifted and I didn’t really find that a welcome changed.
If the series, characters, or plot interests you I’d recommend giving this a shot. It’s definitely a good fun series for casual viewing.
Yay or Nay: Yay
Sinners
There’s certain movies that balance style and substance perfectly to serve up an extremely entertaining and engaging experience. John Wick comes to mind straightaway, along with The Harder They Fall. Sinners is one of those movies that belong in this category.
Not going to dwell too much on who’s in it and making it cus that information is readily available everywhere.
A huge surprise for me, not having watched the trailers, was the role that music played in this movie. All in all, this movie was a damn good time.
Yay or Nay: YAY
Havoc
I’m a huge fan of Gareth Evans mainly thanks to the two incredible The Raid movies he made with Iko Uwais. While Havoc has the same director, it is of a different caliber to The Raid though, focusing slightly more on the story. This however does not mean that the action seqeuence, when they do come, are of any less quality. Again, the choregoraphy, the set pieces, the brutality – it’s all just a notch above what you would commonly see in most movies these days. This definetly wouldn’t be for everyone but if you are a fan of Evans movies, The Raid or John Wick style action, this definetly deserves your time.
Yay or Nay: Yay
Warfare
One way to guarantee I watch a film – put the letter and numbers A24 in front of it. This is just filmmaking done with a pure vision on what the movie would be. For me, that was offering you a place right next to the Navy SEALs involved and giving you a glimpse of the carnage, brutality, loss, bravery and brotherhood involved without holding your hand through it.
This ones definitely not for anyone, but is a piece of art that is of the highest quality and a must watch for anyone interested in these kinds of movies and genres.
Yay or Nay: Yay