Since I’ve started logging all of my reviews on my Letterboxd account, I can’t help but feel jittery about those movies logged in my film diary that I didn’t write anything for. I like things like that to be all uniform and neat (why I can’t apply this to my house I don’t know) and so I think a monthly round-up of the movies that forgotten about is a good idea. I get to write a little about everything I’ve seen, and my film diary will be satisfying to look at.
Of course, it’s already mid-February so I best catch up quick! There were 4 movies I saw in January that never got any love on the blog, so here they are now in brief…
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
I missed Bad Times at the cinema, they only showed it for about a week and always at weird times, so I was desperate to finally give it a watch. I thoroughly enjoyed the weirdness of it all and the performances all-round were stellar. Highlights were the scene with Cynthia Erivo singing and clapping to hide Jeff Bridges digging up the floorboards, and Chris Hemsworth in all his glory. Sign me up for his weird Fight Club!
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Shamefully I’ve never seen the original Mary Poppins, so I think I enjoyed this sequel(?) more than the average blogger. The sets and costumes were gorgeous and the whole movie had a wonderful charm about it. It’s just a shame none of the songs were particularly memorable, although enjoyable at the time. Lin-Manuel Miranda is an absolute treasure and I demand he be more present on our screens!
Stan & Ollie (2018)
I’m slightly too young to appreciate the comedic duo Laurel & Hardy so I was really looking forward to seeing Stan & Ollie, almost as an educational watch more than anything. The movie was interesting enough, the performances absolutely fine, but I’m baffled at how a movie about comedians turned out to be quite so dull. The only thing I really loved about it was Stan’s wife’s cold, deadpan humour. She was ace.
Widows (2018)
How/why I missed Widows at the cinema is beyond me. I was so excited to see it, and oh boy it did not disappoint. Viola Davis was absolutely terrifying, I would 100% not mess with her. The political side-plot got me confused for a while but I caught up eventually. Plus, isn’t it great when a movie pulls a sudden twist on you that you never saw coming? I can’t recommend this one enough – it would have been in my Top 10 of 2018 if I’d watched it earlier.
I still haven’t seen Stan and Ollie and Mary Poppins Returns. I’ll definitely rent the former, if the latter comes on TV, I’l probably watch it then. LOVED Widows and enjoyed Bad Times too.
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I’m still kicking myself for missing Widows at the cinema. That would have been a great experience!
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Nice picks! I really need to see Widows. And I feel the same way about my Letterboxd page, I just gave up posting reviews on there altogether. š
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I might resort to that if I can’t keep up, ha!
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I still haven’t seen Mary Poppins Returns š Your review just gave me another nudge to finally check it out!
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I don’t think it got the best reviews overall but I really enjoyed it – I hope you do, too!
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The dog owned Widows and revealed the twist š I wasn’t a big fan of El Royale but yeah I’d join that fight club too! š
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I still can’t get over the fact that it’s the same dog in Game Night!
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I really want to see Widows. Mary Poppins I will give a miss to–I saw the trailer among a lot of others when I saw The Nutcracker–most of them were Disney films, and this was another in a long list where the mom was dead. What is it with Disney and dead parents, usually mothers?!
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Oh it’s just never ending, isn’t it??
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Nice reviews! A few of these I still have to see, but I loved Mary Poppins Returns too. It’s been years since I’ve seen the original, but I still felt like the sequel was a nice match. Emily Blunt and Lin were terrific together.
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They had such good chemistry! I’m looking forward to giving it another watch š
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I am so annoyed that I missed my tiny window to see Stan and Ollie. I adore Laurel & Hardy and can’t wait to finally check it out.
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If you’re already a fan of theirs I’m sure you’re guaranteed to love the movie! I hope you get to catch it soon š
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Nice post! I like the first pic ha ha. I came on here to look at your run down of 2018 post! I just saw your comment thank you š
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