★★★★½ Watched 09 May, 2020 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a very bizarre film. I find it surprising that I’ve never watched Edgar Wright’s work and based on my first impression, what can I say? I’m a fan. A manga adaptation video-game musical movie shouldn’t work. Not only does SPvtW work, it does so spectacularly. It’s one of the best examples of style over substance, … Continue reading Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
★★★★★ Rewatched 08 May, 2020 The Marvel Cinematic Universe exists because The Avengers is as good as it is. I’m going to try and break down all the little things that make this movie as good and as iconic as it is. First of all, the superhero nerdgasm aspect, I remember watching this when I was 9 and having my mind blown. 8 years later, it … Continue reading The Avengers (2012) – Blast From the Past : Chapter 13
I decided to re-read the Harry Potter series for the 21st time. My first time in about 2 to 3 years, so I had lost a lot of memory of these books. Of course, if I was gonna re-read the books, I was obviously going to rewatch the movies. Here is Book 3: The Prisoner of Azkaban.
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★★★½ Watched 03 May, 2020 I don’t really know why I watched this movie. It’s a documentary about Amish kids during the development period of ‘Rumspringa’ and how they experience life. It’s over an hour long and I found it while going deep down a rabbit hole on Wikipedia. It’s a good documentary, with mediocre production quality. It’s length definitely helps it. The most important character … Continue reading Devil’s Playground (2002)
★★ Watched 02 May, 2020 A movie with Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams amongst others directed by Mike Nichols (one of the few winners of an EGOT – Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) and written by Aaron Sorkin should be a recipe for a masterpiece, but Charlie Wilson’s War is one of the most mediocre films I’ve ever watched. The dialogue is brilliant as … Continue reading Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)
★★★★ Rewatched 01 May, 2020 I forgot how great this movie is! Captain America: The First Avenger is genuinely one of the most enjoyable and charming film in Phase One of the MCU. Chris Evans as Steve Rogers is BRILLIANT! He’s so convincing and takes a character that isn’t supposed to work in theory and makes him so interesting and nuanced. His innocence and lack of … Continue reading Captain America : The First Avenger – Blast From the Past: Chapter 11
★★★★★ There was a time where books were my primary source of entertainment. This was a very large period of my life, in fact, ranging from age 3 to 12. I was an extremely vociferous reader. But I haven’t read that much fiction in recent years. Other than the occasional Agatha Christie novel, or whatever book I was reading to impress some friend, I have … Continue reading An Absolutely Remarkable Thing – Hank Green (BOOK REVIEW)
★★★★ Watched 30 Apr, 2020 As I continue to watch the development of Aaron Sorkin, I’m left in awe. Pulling off a love story is hard. Pulling off a comedy is hard. Pulling off a political drama is hard. And somehow this film does all three of those things extremely effectively. So effectively in fact that you don’t really notice that it’s doing any of these … Continue reading The American President (1995)
★★★★★ Mindhunter makes it to my Top-5 favourite shows ever, in one phenomenal season. That’s saying a lot because I have really deep feelings about all the shows in that Top 5 bracket, but Mindhunter is just THAT good. David Fincher directs 4 out of 10 episodes of this show and they are MAGNIFICENT! Asif Capadia, Lindholm and Douglas all do great jobs as well. … Continue reading Mindhunter (2017) Season One Review
★★★½ Rewatched 28 Apr, 2020 Thor is a really fun movie! It has so much heart and wit that you find yourself getting lost in this world. Kenneth Branaugh (of Gilderoy Lockhart fame) directed this movie and his direction is frankly incredible. It’s a beautifully shot and composed film. You never get bored. It also breezes through, it’s short and very fast paced. Even the slower … Continue reading Thor (2011) – Blast From the Past : Chapter 10
★★★★ Watched 27 Apr, 2020 Man, this movie is FUN! I really liked Extraction. It’s not a movie with high artistic quality or filmmaking by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s still very entertaining. Chris Hemsworth is a phenomenal actor, and he shows why in this movie. But he’s not alone, in this cast of mainly Indians (which was great to see), Randeep Hooda and … Continue reading Extraction (2020)
I decided to re-read the Harry Potter series for the 21st time. My first time in about 2 to 3 years, so I had lost a lot of memory of these books. Of course, if I was gonna re-read the books, I was obviously going to rewatch the movies. So here they are, my reviews and analysis of the first two Harry Potter books and their respective movies.
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SPOILER ALERT! DUH.
Watched 23 Apr, 2020
What did I just watch? I don’t like Frozen II one bit. I don’t like at all. I love Frozen, so I’m not just a hater. I really wanted this to be a good movie. I gave it a chance. But it’s disappointing. I don’t think I can review this movie without spoiling it. Before I rant about how bad this is, I want to point out a few positives. This is a very gorgeous movie. It looks really really good. The color palate is so interesting. But that’s about it. Let’s get to the negatives now, cause boy, are there a lot of those!
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★★★★ Rewatched 22 Apr, 2020 The last time I watched Iron Man 2, I was pretentious, I thought I was some ‘film connoisseur’ and to be honest, I had no idea what I was talking about. And maybe I still don’t but I don’t think Iron Man deserves the 2.5 stars I gave it last time for sure. Iron Man 2 is a blast! It is … Continue reading Iron Man 2 (2010) – Blast From The Past: Chapter 7
½ Rewatched 22 Apr, 2020 I remember this being bad, I just forgot how bad. I think this terrible movie had to happen for the beautiful Mark Ruffalo Hulk to exist. So I think that’s a positive! But other than that, I’d have to be reaching for positives. I think Thunderbolt Ross is a compelling character and I’m glad he comes back in the MCU, but … Continue reading The Incredible Hulk (2008) – Blast From The Past: Chapter 6
Reviewland by Arnav 