Man in the High Castle - B-, Bolshoi Babylon - A- and The Thin Man and After the Thin Man A and A+ (Spoilers)
Posted by
Mel Profit (aka mel profit)
Jan 4 '16, 07:12
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MitHC doesn't really do anything with it's premise although they may be on a S1 slow burn. But I found myself not caring at all about the non-historical characters. I wanted the love interests to get caught and tortured by the SS. The ending was interesting however...is Hitler the Man in the High Castle? He lived in a literal castle and seemed to have canisters of film?
Bolshoi Babylon is a documentary about the famous Russian Ballet company and the acid attack on their director of the ballet, a former star dancer. It's a fascinating look into a national institution. Ultimately, I wanted to slap almost all involved. They were self absorbed assholes.
And of course The Thin Man. I really like the original but the first sequel is the high point. It's where they all knew what worked and gave it to the audience. It's wonderfully charming.
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rewatch of Happy Feet Too, it's still an annoying mess, but the cgi is really impressive. More so than Good Dinosaur I think.
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Max
Jan 4, 07:32
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We watched a lot of stuff, but very little new: Weekend at Bernies, Dirty Dancing, Serendipity x2, Earth to Echo, American Ultra (B+)
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oblique
Jan 4, 07:18
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finished Ken Burns: Prohibition, A -- nm
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znufrii
Jan 4, 07:17
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SW:TFA for the third time (this time with the kiddos): still gets a B, but the flaws are more glaring with each rewatch.
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ML
Jan 4, 07:16
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The Big Short: A, Trumbo: B+ -- nm
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Krusty
Jan 4, 07:15
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