Andrew POE!

Movies today....do you like noir? Well I watched a bunch of 'em today. The Breaking Point (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 4.5/5 stars Thieves' Highway (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 4/5 stars Odds Against Tomorrow (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 4/5 stars Out of the Fog (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 0.5/5 star

They may or may not be better than what I watched.

Movies today.... Dumb Money (Netflix, leaving on 7/12) - 4/5 stars Miss And The Doctors (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 3.5/5 stars Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (HBO Max, leaving on 7/31) - 2.5/5 stars The Beach (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 3.5/5 stars MILF (2018) (Netflix, leaving on 7/15) - 1/5 star

Movies today.... The Neon Highway (Netflix, leaving on 7/10) - 2/5 stars Crossfire (1947) (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 4/5 stars He Ran All The Way (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 3/5 stars

All three of those are on The Criterion Channel. I guess whenever I get done with the "death races" for the month, I'll branch in those.

I want a David Cronenberg Criterion box set now lol

I'll look for Z whenever it reappears on Criterion Channel and I'll do that other version of Q that was talked about. I might have seen Forbidden Planet, but I'm not sure.

I guess I need to complete the Robert Shaw Trilogy and maybe do the Michael Douglas trilogy. It's My Turn could be part of that, right? Movies today.... The Big Night (1951) (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 2/5 stars O (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 4/5 stars Suzhou River (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 4/5 stars M (Criterion Blu Ray) - 5/5 stars The Black Vampire (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 4/5 stars

My worst theater going experience in recent memory had a kid meowing like a cat loudly during the first Garfield Movie. The things I do for my Letterboxd account....

If it shows up on Criterion Channel or I can find it somewhere, I will.

Movies today... The Deep (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 2/5 stars Gun Crazy (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 5/5 stars Bernice Bobs Her Hair (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 4/5 stars

Having seen Uncharted recently, Tom Holland did fine with stunts and looked debonair enough while wearing a suit, but there's more to playing Bond than looking good in a suit. Holland's character of Drake never really won at any fist fights during the movie. If Holland ends up as Bond, they're obviously trying to make the Bond movie even more of an 'origin story' than Casino Royale was or possibly make it more modern. They got to get Mads Mikkelsen back though, so Holland and Mikkelsen can do a dance off. (Oh God, that's a terrible idea)

Movies today....had to drive a bit today for one of the movie showings I saw. The Tutor (Netflix, leaving on 7/8) - 0.5/5 star Uncharted (HBO Max, leaving on 7/15) - 2.5/5 stars 28 Years Later (saw in the theaters) - 4/5 stars - rewatch, original rating 3.5/5 stars Raising Victor Vargas (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 4/5 stars

Movies today....having to call it early sadly. Body Heat (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 4.5/5 stars This Is Spinal Tap (saw in the theaters) - 4.5/5 stars Wild Things (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 3.5/5 stars

I saw the undergarments but wasn't sure of the significance. Powell & Pressburger's filmography is another hole in my film watching that I need to rectify lol.

Movies today.... Psycho (Netflix, leaving on 7/31) - 5/5 stars Jurassic World Rebirth (saw in the theaters) - 2/5 stars The Hater (Netflix, leaving on 7/5) - 4/5 stars Frenzy (Netflix, leaving on 7/31) - 4/5 stars Intruder in the Dust (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 3/5 stars

I may get back into trophy hunting with this, but I don't know. Dealing with the average trophy hunter on PSNProfiles doesn't seem like something I want to do. (Oh and I got banned from their leaderboards last year, but I'm finding I don't care to debate it with them)

That sounds totally on brand for Melvin Van Peebles. He did direct Watermelon Man and Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (which I still need to see). I think if a different director or a different writer had made the movie not about a shark getting revenge, but did a 'bait and switch' with the shark to do what they wanted, maybe they wouldn't have. Or maybe they would've still, this is Melvin Van Peebles we're talking about lol.

Movies today.... The Wolberg Family (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 3.5/5 stars The Bitter Stems (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 5/5 stars Native Son (1951) (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 2/5 stars Jaws: The Revenge (Peacock, leaving on 7/31) - 2.5/5 stars None Shall Escape (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 3/5 stars

I actually have a cushy gig in a work from home job. The movie watching is before work, during lunch sometimes, and after work.

Movies today... The Beast Must Die (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 3/5 stars Bridget Jones's Diary (HBO Max, leaving on 7/31) - 4/5 stars Jaws III (Peacock, leaving on 7/31) - 1.5/5 stars The Keep (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 2/5 stars

Just need Manos: Hands of Fate in 4K and that Mexican Santa Claus movie in 4K.

Tom Holland, Jacob Elrodi and Harris Dickinson are rumored to be in the running for Bond: https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/james-bond-wishlist-denis-villeneuve-report-1235135636/ Tom Holland is said to have been picked. If that's true, I won't go see it. Tom Holland is the most charisma-less actor I've seen end up in major features. There's a reason why he gets called "Spider-Boy" and not Spider-Man. I guess he'll be "James Bond Jr" and not the actual James Bond in my mind.

I've done the Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie version, but not the OG version. That will happen soon lol if I can find it somewhere on streaming.

I will likely see the B&W 1934 version of The Man Who Knew Too Much sooner than later because I'm basically a Hitchcock devotee. Thanks for the kudos, Curt on Do The Right Thing. I tried to look for the Criterion Collection today at my local B&N and it got sold out. I guess it's Amazon for me. Movies today.... An American Crime (Netflix, leaving on 7/1) - 2.5/5 stars 80 For Brady (Netflix, leaving on 7/3) - 3/5 stars Never Open That Door (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 3.5/5 stars Jaws 2 (Peacock, leaving on 7/15) - 3/5 stars If I Should Die Before I Wake (Criterion Channel, leaving on 7/31) - 4.5/5 stars