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Terminator : Salvation (DVD 2009) : ‘’ In 2018, a mysterious new weapon in the war against the machines, half-human and half-machine, comes to John Connor on the eve of a resistance attack on Skynet. But whose side is he on, and can he be trusted?’’
I found the acting to be mediocre but overall it’s an OK action movie. 6/10
Grand theft Parsons (2003 DVD):’’ When legendary singer Gram Parsons dies, Kaufman (Johnny Knoxville) steals the body to keep a promise he made as his friend and agent. A chased ensues in this desert adventure based on a true story.’’
It was well made enough to be enjoyed mildly but what really made this a special watch was Michael Shannon’s presence on screen as the hippie. 6.5/10
Middle Man (2016 Netflix):’’ Lenny Freeman's dream of being a famous comedian is about to become a nightmare. Not only is he stuck in a dead end accounting job, Lenny has a bigger problem -- Lenny is not funny. When his mother suddenly dies, he quits his job and heads to Vegas in search of fame. But along the way, a mysterious hitchhiker lures him into a desert-town killing spree with dark and twisted results - as the bodies pile up, Lenny becomes funnier and funnier.’’
There were some good moments here and there but overall it felt a bit cheap and predictable. 5.5/10

Iceman (Bing feng: Chong sheng zhi men 2014 Netflix): ‘’An imperial guard and his three traitorous childhood friends ordered to hunt him down get accidentally buried and kept frozen in time. 400 years later passes and they are defrosted continuing the battle they left behind.’’
Interesting concept, the action and the humour was well balanced and the effects were acceptable. I didn’t enjoy Donnie Yen’s performance though and he’s the main character. The story was all over the place too. 5.5-6/10

The Babysitter (2017 Netflix): ‘’ The events of one evening take an unexpected turn for the worst for a young boy trying to spy on his babysitter.’’
It’s my second McG movie this week. It was easy to enjoy but it lacked the creativity to really make it outstanding. It’s more of a comedy than horror and the humour was not always on point. Good acting and fun gore. 6.5/10

One flew over the cuckoo’s nest (1975 DVD): ‘’ A criminal pleads insanity after getting into trouble again and once in the mental institution rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients.’’ I guess this one’s about the heart, because it’s purely dialogue driven. And to ace this kind of film, you need to have the heart at the right place. That one’s a bullseye for me. Plus, I always crave movies that take place in an asylum. 8-8.5/10
The color purple (1985 DVD): ‘’ A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades. ‘’ First time for me to watch this masterpiece. Yep, that’s what I think, plain and simple. Unbelievable film debut performance by young Whoopi, Young Glover is profound like never after and a tour-de-force performance by young Oprah. The movie is so good that I forgot the small flaws. Amazing story + Spielberg = 8.5-9/10
Se7en (1995 DVD): ‘’ Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.’’ It was my third viewing of this I think. It must have been over 10 years since the last one. This is one of my favorite ‘rainy movies’. I dropped my score a tiny bit but I still think this is some fine work. 8/10
Tai Guk Gi: The brotherhood of war (2005 DVD): ‘’ When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.’’ This is an intense, brutal and entertaining war drama. There is a lot of cheese but it’s the good one. 7.5-8/10
Bone Tomahawk (2015 Netflix): ‘’ Four men set out in the Wild West to rescue a group of captives from cannibalistic cave dwellers.’’ I think this was a good modern western with good’Ol Kurt Russel. It was not always fun to watch a cowboy with a cast on his leg and a crutch travel the desert for days but the characters, the dialogue and the atmosphere made this a good experience. Plus, this movie offers some useful everyday life advices. Ex: If you want to read a book in the bath, keep a towel nearby so you can dry your fingers before turning the pages. 7/10

The Christmas Chronicles (2018 Netflix) : This movie was like a good bag of chips that’s been left open one day too many. The recipe is there and yet, the flavour is not. Or, this movie is like a teenager; it lacks the heart of a child and is not serious enough to be grown-up but it’s still pick our curiosity. 5.5/10
Roma (2018 Netflix): For most part of this movie I felt like I had found someone’s old family tapes and spied on their ordinary souvenirs. With the black and white, the distant camera angles and the low-key acting combined, I failed to connect with any of the characters and after an hour and a half I still felt as if I was watching some stranger’s home tapes. That guy dancing with his penis flapping around was not a memory I wanted. The dead baby’s arms and legs flapping around is an image I did not need to see. It took what seemed like forever for the movie to actually start so that was a bad sign. The zoom on a floor being washed was fun for a bit. Oh, look, we see a plane in the reflecting water. Maybe something else will happen. Nop, more water and… more water. Yes I get it; sometimes we feel we’re just a grain of sand in a world of rocks. And yes, I found pleasure at looking at the action in the background of some scenes but what was on the foreground made me feel like I was wasting my precious grains of time in a world of clocks. 4.5-5/10 (Y tu mama tambien and Children of men are two of my favorite movies)
Fighting (2009 Netflix): Although very cliché, the story never feels forced and the actors do a good job to keep it realistic. Terrence Howard is one of my favorite actors but I wasn’t sure about his character at first, then after a while he grew on me. There are some good dialogues but the movie is too heavy on the corny drama. “Oh, you hit your father 10 years ago; let’s talk about it all the fucking time, bla bla Bla…” I would have liked a bit more fighting and less wining. 6/10
Hereditary (2018 DVD): Synopsis: “A boy gets freaked the fuck out by his mother and her friend”. First of all, I hereby grant this movie cinematography of the year. Colette delivers a powerhouse performance, Byrne is in total control and shows his experience and Alex Wolff played the perfect victim. I was entirely enthralled and enchanted by this movie. 8.5- 9/10
Spider-Man: into the spider-verse (Theatre 2018): I went to see this with my 13yr old nephew and my 4yr old, all dressed-up as spider-man. He was so proud. As for the movie, it’s a lot of fun, it looks impressive and the soundtrack is kicking but I failed to be amazed by the story. I enjoyed it, but I wasn’t amazed. I think the villains were so-so and the humour a bit childish. Too much “ouch I slammed my face into a window” humour. My 4 yr old was laughing a lot but me and my nephew, not really. Also, the finale (how he beat the big bad guy) left me slightly unsatisfied. My rating: 7.5-8/10
Le Pacte des Loups: First, you need compelling characters and you need great actors. Secondly, you need someone with avast imagination and wicked ideas plus a budget to realise the vision. After that you must find some fine costumes, epic setting and search for a bunch of cool camera angles. Finally, you insert a harmonious soundtrack a few proper fight scenes and you get this movie. It’s like The Last of Mohicans meets Dances with wolves meets Cyrano De Bergerac. I saw this movie in the used dvd bin at the store and remembered someone here talking about it so I grabbed it. Found myself a masterpiece, thanks. 9/10
heard from a dozen of real people claiming they saw things moving in their houses. Because for 95% of the film that’s ALL there is... things moving in the house. WOW! My rating: 5/10

Cooties (2014 Tubi): Pill was overacting, Wood was underacting. Cooties is overrated and underwhelming. It was colourful and filled with good intentions but was not really funny. Overall it was a lame production with uninspired characters, shitty love story, cheap make up and poor special effects. Actually there was one gore scene that was worth it and it’s the one with the kid sitting on the top of the truck near the end. That one was crazy! My rating: 4.5/10