Re: Movies
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:44 am
158 - My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) - 7/10 - Omar is a young British/Pakistani man who is given a rundown laundrette to run by his uncle. He enlists the aid of his white boyfriend and they clean the place up and make a go of it, with a few side jobs along the way. There is also conflict with another family member, a shady man named Salim. This isn't a bad film, but it does seem to meander around a bit.
159 - Inherent Vice (2014) - 7/10 - This was a long strange trip through a drug filled Los Angeles in 1970. I enjoyed visiting this world and Joaquin Phoenix was excellent as always. I also thought that Josh Brolin and much of the supporting cast was good. The movie didn't always make a lot of sense, but it was still nice to visit. I thought it went on a little bit too long, though.
160 - The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) - 7/10 - Gary Cooper stars as Billy Mitchell, an Army officer and pilot who pushed for advances in the Air Service back in the 1920s and clashed with leaders in the Army and Navy. He was court-martialed for comments he made about the leadership. About half of the movie is a courtroom drama centered around Mitchell's trial. It's a decent movie, though I think it has aged a lot.
161 - The Barbarian Invasions (2003) - 7.5/10 - Rémy is a college professor in his 50s who is dying from liver cancer in Montreal. He is visited in the hospital by his ex-wife and she contacts their son who flies in from London where he is a successful businessman. Family and friends start visiting with regularity to spend time with Rémy and to reminisce. The movie is a sequel of sorts to The Decline of the American Empire and while that film wasn't bad, I enjoyed this film much more.
162 - Wing and a Prayer (1944) - 7/10 - A serviceable drama about an aircraft carrier that is given a decoy mission after Pearl Harbor to travel over the Pacific, but not engage the Japanese in order to convince them that what is left of the American Fleet is scattered all over the Pacific. Most aboard are unaware of their mission and get frustrated by the tactics used. Not great, but watchable.
163 - American Splendor (2003) - 7.5/10 - This biopic covers the life of comic book writer and file clerk Harvey Pekar who published comic books based on his life for over 30 years. Paul Giamatti does a great job as Harvey, but having the real Harvey Pekar narrate and be mixed in throughout the film was very good, too. It's a nice movie.