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Belle (竜とそばかすの姫) I finally managed to procure a 4K copy and had time to watch this film and I really loved it for what it was. It was visually stunning, especially when the main characters were their AS counterparts and the story itself is more of a series of characters overcoming their own...

Who Can Kill A Child (¿Quién Puede Matar a Un Niño?). Was a pretty decent Children of the Corn style film. Mostly about a couple who plan to stay on a small island in a foreign country. They arrive on the island only to find that the children are not behaving as one would expect. As far old...

I can totally see why people wouldn’t like it, but for me, Killer Klowns From Outer Space is a great movie because it’s so terrible! It’s so over the top goofy for a horror film and that’s what makes that movie the cult smash hit that it is! The last movie that I watched was The Changeling...

Baby Bump (2015) Polish coming of age story about a boy who tries to fight against the onset of puberty. This is shown through surrealist and absurdist fantasy sequences that affect different aspects of the way the film uses its semiotics to convey the plot. It’s definitely a strange film, but...

La Mala Educación (Bad Education) This film happens to be my favourite Almodóvar film out of those I’ve seen just because of how messed up the plot of this one gets. It deals with child sexual abuse and addiction wrapped up in a modern film-noir style of a film complete with melodramatic over...

The Big Gay Musical Perfect satire of the story of creation. Through the musical “Adam and Steve—Just The Way God Made ‘em”, the play within the movie reflects the struggles that the actors are dealing with in their personal lives and manages to be comedic and somewhat cliched, without dipping...

Wild Tigers I Have Known Interesting LGBTQIA themed Arthouse film about self-discovery and accepting yourself; from the fractured and warped point of view of a high school outcast. Has some odd trope moments thrown in and attempts to be less obvious about the clichés it still keeps, but managed...

Recently watched Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean and was very pleasantly surprised. I had very little expectations going in, but knew that it starred Karen Black, Mark Patton, Cher and Kathy Bates. It was a film about a group of friends making good on a pledge to meet up 20...

Hævnen (In A Better World) [Dir. Translation is apparently Vengeance] This film was great. It showed a parallel of violence in an African war zone contrasted to that in a more domestic setting. The story focuses in on two families and how their intersected lives and ideals of morality and...

Jongens A really great coming of age LGBT themed film from the Netherlands. Had some of the expected tropes of the genre, but at the same time, it managed to not fall into the same traps that other stories in this category tend to. Characters and relationship progression were definitely...

海よりもまだ深く (Official Eng Title: After The Storm) Was a pretty decent Japanese drama about a broken family struggling to be amicable with one another after a divorce. As always, I enjoyed that the ending didn’t feel forced and that issues were pretty resolved, which is atypical of a Japanese...

Get Real, based on the play What's Wrong With Angry by Patrick Wilde. There was nothing special or different about the plot to make it stand out. However, for what it is, it felt real enough and works very well; it was a great film to be absorbed in. Major props to it for being an LGBT film...

Love, Simon I’ve seen plenty of films and read many a novel with similar themes to Love, Simon and by comparison, I think it was a pretty good film. It still suffered from some of the usual cliches that plague LGBT themed films but they weren’t quite as glaring as they can be. The film itself...

Brokeback Mountain I remember the controversy surrounding this film when it was first released but it's actually pretty tame by today's standards. The movie is a little on the slow side, but I didn't really mind so much with this one. The acting is pretty solid, with Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath...

Dream Boy Some of the acting was a little underwhelming apart from the times a few of the actors slipped into melodrama but I thought the lead actors did a really good job portraying the relationship between Nathan and Roy. This movie didn't have the same impact for me as the novel did and cut...

Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho This movie was amazing. It's based on a short film that I saw a few years ago, so I was really excited to learn that it had been turned into a feature film. The story follows Leonardo and Giovana who are two best friends that do everything together. One day a new...

Wer Früher Stirbt Ist Länger Tot This German film is a black comedy about an 11 year old boy who becomes obsessed with death. After he learns that his mother died giving birth to him, he begins to blame himself for her death and seeks out immortality so that he won't be judged for the crimes he...

Transamerica The movie focuses on Bree, (played by Felicity Huffman), who's a preoperative MTF transsexual. One day, Bree learns that she has a son which causes her counsellor to withhold the consent she needs to finish her transition in order for Bree to make sure she has no unfinished...

I did a double feature today. RoboCop (1987) I've seen this film countless times as I own the trilogy on DVD. It's a fast paced SF/action cross over with enough gore to satisfy anyone (should the craving for such imagery strike). And it also sports a rather well put together plot. With dated...

Jack Robin Williams plays the eponymous Jack, a ten year old who was born with a disease that causes him to age at four times the normal rate of humans. The story showcases the struggles Jack faces as both he and his parents come to terms with his disease. Considering that the majority of...

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy This movie was very interesting to watch. It's not usually the type of film I'd go for, but it came highly recommended by a very trustworthy source, so I thought I'd check it out and was not disappointed. Gary Oldman plays Mr Smiley, an MI6 agent called out from...

Her Joaquin Phoenix plays Theodore, a man who falls in love with his new advanced OS Samantha, played by Scarlett Johansson. While the plot of this movie sounds like nothing new, this film was far from clichéd in its approach and I feel that it managed to avoid falling victim to the trappings...

Patch Adams Robin Williams plays Hunter "Patch" Adams in this comedy drama and I quite liked it. It had a strong setup and a solid story with a good balance between the comedic and the dramatic scenes though a few of the comedic ones felt a bit too over the top for my personal preference. It...

Ender's Game Going into this movie I was not expecting too much from it, but I have to say I really enjoyed it. Asa Butterfield, who played the eponymous Ender, is consistently good at everything I've seen him in, from the TV series Merlin to the film Hugo and was able to carry the story really...

Cube Zero I'm a huge fan of the first two installments, but this movie failed to impress me as much. It's supposed to be a prequel to the first film and whilst I appreciate the tie-in, I don't think it was truly necessary. I also found the majority of the movie lacking in the general...

Gravity I'm a huge Sandra Bullock fan so I may have been a teeny bit biased going into this one. Right off the bat, the visual effects were "believable" (meaning they didn't look too CG). I felt that the story was well-paced but the movie dragged quit a bit before it hit the first turning...

Beautiful Creatures Though the story itself is not bad, I couldn't help making comparisons to Twilight whilst watching this film. It starts off rather slow but after the first turning point, begins to pick up pace and keeps moving with just enough momentum to keep the story interesting...

((After doing some back reading of this thread, I decided to fix this post up due to broken BB Code. And as it's one of my longest, I want it to look presentable.)) Finding myself with way too much time recently, I watched four movies today. Lilo & Stitch I saw this movie many years ago when...

The Croods I did not like this movie as much as I thought I would. It wasn't a bad movie but it wasn't a great one either. I found the soundtrack to be a bit lackluster and almost out of place at times, the jokes were alright (which is to be expected of a family film) and the animation was...

I had almost nothing to do today so I thought I'd watch a few movies back-to-back. Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki (Wolf Children) I have now seen this movie four times in the last couple of weeks, the most recent being earlier this afternoon, and I love this movie so very much. It is every bit...

I finally had a chance to see Frozen and my word was I hyped up for this film. Where do I even begin with this movie? I loved the animation, I loved the soundtrack and I really enjoyed the plot. I also love the majority of the voice actors and having Jonathan Groff, Kristen Bell and Idina...

I watched two movies back-to-back late last night. James and the Giant Peach and BASEketball. James and the Giant Peach was a favourite of mine as a child and rewatching it yesterday, I was sadened that my memories of this film were tainted. For those unfamiliar with the story, the film is a...

John Waters' Hairspray. Having finally gotten the opportunity to see the original film that the Broadway musical was based on, I can honestly say I was not disappointed. The characters were all archetypes and the actors played these stereotypes to their advantage and to great comedic...

I saw a couple of movies over the last few days so I'm gonna dump 'em all here: The Human Centipede (The First Segment) This movie is awful. The acting is either over the top or completely underwhelming. The surgery scene in which the crazy doctor sutures them together also lacks gore, horror...

I just watched one the the worst movies I have ever seen in my life. SyFy really needs to stop with the low budget flicks. The one I just recently caught was Arachnoquake. Basically a giant earthquake disrupts the habitat of these fire-breathing spiders who can walk on water and they go on a...

The JHorror, Suicide Club (unrated) (自殺サークル [Jisatsu Sa-kuru]). I would give this movie a 9/10. It definitely had a "creep factor" as The only downside is the ending is slightly confusing. I highly recommend this movie for any JHorror fan with a strong stomach.

I watched Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close last night. Based on the book of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer which I too have read (before I saw the movie). Usually I am extremely picky when it comes to watching movies based on books I really enjoy reading due to all the changes that they...