Just watched "Sideways" from 2004, it was OK, but nothing I'd consider giving a re-watch.

97% rating on rotten tomatoes, overrated if you ask me.

I went to see Spiderman far from home, not much of a Spiderman fan but this was a great film, well worth a watch

Joker 10/10 must see.
Once again a film that rotten tomatoes critic's pan, while the audience loved it, all because this comic book film was more grounded in reality so the violence (which there is far less than in other films) hit too close to home for the liberal woke bell ends.
I left the cinema knowing I liked it but not sure how much I liked it , this film stays with you for days as you try to anylize Joaquin Phoenix's brilliantly portrayed character and the more you do you start to realise this is a masterpiece and the strange thing is everybody seems to have a different take on this facinating character study.

Joker - bit of a strange one this; the first part of the film is almost a case study of mental illness, and how society neglects and further alienates sufferers - with shades of the loner/incel thing, which is very zeitgeisty in the US. It has small elements of the Batman mythos clumsily crow-barred in, but they don't detract from a tour-de-force performance by Joaquin Phoenix - who is painfully good; he's difficult to look at in many scenes.

The second part takes all that and turns it into a comic book supervillain origin story; it does it very well, but I'm not sure the two parts go together - it almost feels like the conclusion cheapens the beginning?

Anyhow - I watched it almost a week ago and I'm still thinking about it; and you can't say that about many comic book movies. 8/10

Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker; at times the late addition of JJ Abrams to tidy this up is obvious and clunky - and at other times it's a brilliantly nostalgic trip down memory lane, with more call-backs and nods to super-fans that you can shake a stick at. It appears to have got those neckbeards very exercised for its leaps away from what is known as 'canon' - but as someone who ran out of the cinema in 1979 wanting to actually *be* Hans Solo, this was a satisfying and enjoyable conclusion to a story that I've been watching, with varying degrees of enjoyment, for 40 years; into which I recruited my infant son, and was able to watch the finale with him, now an adult.

You'll watch it any way, and you'll enjoy it if you allow yourself to. 7/10

1917
Everyone should see this, and how joker got more Oscar nominations than this, I have no idea.

1917. A proper war film.

Maybe the first proper British war film for years.

No glorifying war or happy endings.

Just war as it is ,brutal, sad, often pointless where lots of people die.

Jo jo rabbit.

Funny , poignant ,political , entertaining.

Loved it 9/10.

Trial of the Chicago 7. 8/10.

The Gentlemen. 8.5/10.

Tenet

Don’t just don’t incomprehensible gobbledygook . You have been warned .

0/10 and usually I can find something in any film.

Cruella

As someone who loved Maleficent, I was very excited to hear that they were FINALLY doing another movie starring the villain, as someone who finds them more interesting. I was also a bit skeptical because Disney hasn't been doing very well in live-action adaptations, but watching the movie made me very relieved because I was definitely satisfied & I really think they did justice to the Villainess of Fashion.

There's so much to love about the movie. The music, the cast, the filming locations & most importantly, the FASHION. You can tell that every item of clothing was well thought through, which made it that more enjoyable to watch, especially those worn by Cruella. The outfits reflect the time period very well & I think it was genius to set this movie in the 70s, a prominent time for the fashion industry, showcasing 2 polar opposite styles trending at the time. My only critique is the lack of fur since it was such an important part of the character in the cartoons. I do hope it'll be included in the sequel.

I know that there are a lot of similarities & parallels to The Devil Wears Prada which is understandable, but I don't really see that as a bad thing. There are so many other movies taking place in other industries with similar scenarios, it just so happens that these 2 movies revolve around the same one.

The movie made quite a few changes from the original material, which I honestly don't mind, but maybe an issue for some who are particular about things like this.

There are a few things I would improve on, like showing instead of telling which happens a lot when Cruella's explaining things, but this movie's perfect example of the good outweighing the bad. I think everyone cast for this movie did such an AMAZING JOB. Both Emmas were excellent in their respective roles, as well as Joel & Paul who made amazing henchmen. Special shoutout to John McCrea, I hope to see more of his projects.

8.5/10

Dio Just watched the Dio documentary, released 2022, and thought that it was a decent enough piece of documentary film making. I was one of the ´Sabbath can´t be Sabbath without Ozzy´ brigade but I have to admit that on reflection he was a refreshing change and they did some great stuff with him up front. His solo career was even better (the early albums). Came over as having been a decent bloke and by heck did he have a great voice. 7/10 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11851698/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

Dio Just watched the Dio documentary, released 2022, and thought that it was a decent enough piece of documentary film making. I was one of the ´Sabbath can´t be Sabbath without Ozzy´ brigade but I have to admit that on reflection he was a refreshing change and they did some great stuff with him up front. His solo career was even better (the early albums). Came over as having been a decent bloke and by heck did he have a great voice. 7/10 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11851698/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

On the Line Watched the new Mel Gibson offering, another lockdown film with a small cast and fewer locations and it´s a bit meh! It has some good reviews on the film sites but you can see the twist coming from very early on, although that did elevate it a little beyond a run-of-the-mill ´psycho takes your wife hostage and you have to get her back´ yarn. It´s watchable, but nothing more than a solid 5 or generous 6. 5/10 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14824590/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

On the Line Watched the new Mel Gibson offering, another lockdown film with a small cast and fewer locations and it´s a bit meh! It has some good reviews on the film sites but you can see the twist coming from very early on, although that did elevate it a little beyond a run-of-the-mill ´psycho takes your wife hostage and you have to get her back´ yarn. It´s watchable, but nothing more than a solid 5 or generous 6. 5/10 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14824590/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Gods Creatures I watched ´Gods Creatures´ yesterday and I´m still thinking about it today, which is a good thing. It stars Emily Watson who puts in a breathtaking performance as the stories main character and while the cliche of the ´small Irish fishing village´is one with which we will all be familiar, this particular story plays out in a way that is quite novel and interesting. The plot synopsis is; A mother tells a lie for her beloved son that rips apart their family and close-knit Irish town -- ultimately testing her own sense of right and wrong. Well worth a watch, but it´s not an easy one. 7.5/10 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10375396/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Gods Creatures I watched ´Gods Creatures´ yesterday and I´m still thinking about it today, which is a good thing. It stars Emily Watson who puts in a breathtaking performance as the stories main character and while the cliche of the ´small Irish fishing village´is one with which we will all be familiar, this particular story plays out in a way that is quite novel and interesting. The plot synopsis is; A mother tells a lie for her beloved son that rips apart their family and close-knit Irish town -- ultimately testing her own sense of right and wrong. Well worth a watch, but it´s not an easy one. 7.5/10 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10375396/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

The Banshees of Inisherin This is a ´must watch´ and it is spellbinding from the first moment of dialogue to the last through all the intervening pregnant pauses. Beautiful scenery, excellent funny script, brilliantly acted. Just watch it. It should win a basket full of Oscars. 9/10 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11813216/? ... _sr_srsg_0

The Banshees of Inisherin This is a ´must watch´ and it is spellbinding from the first moment of dialogue to the last through all the intervening pregnant pauses. Beautiful scenery, excellent funny script, brilliantly acted. Just watch it. It should win a basket full of Oscars. 9/10 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11813216/? ... _sr_srsg_0