Watched and Learned: My Take on Films from Whenever and Wherever

Thursday, August 28, 2025

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)

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I wanted something different from my usual viewings, and I found it. It's rare enough to have movies set in Africa ; it's rarer stil...
Saturday, August 23, 2025

Superman (2025)

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The reason I waited this long to watch was that the friend I wanted to accompany was busy. It was no longer in a nearby theater, so we strea...
Thursday, August 21, 2025

To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)

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For some reason, it seems I've watched more comedy-dramas centered on girls or young women from 2018 or thereabout than from other p...
Sunday, August 17, 2025

Flushed Away (2006)

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The very starting premise of a rat going down a toilet turned me off, but an acquaintance assured me the excremental gags are very few and r...
Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Bad Shabbos (2024)

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This saw limited release in December last year, as reflected by a Christmas tree on screen, but got wide release in late May. Now a local th...
Saturday, August 9, 2025

Midway (1976)

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I considered saving the last U.S. war movie left on my list for a patriotic holiday, much as I like to save horrors for October. But in all ...
Sunday, August 3, 2025

Man on Fire (2004)

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Not to be confused with Man on Wire , this title had turned me off for a long time. When I saw that I could watch it free on Hulu, I looked ...
Wednesday, July 30, 2025

The Sugarland Express (1974)

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When I saw that this was about to leave Netflix, I finally got curious about it. I knew only that it was the first wide-release feature dire...
Monday, July 21, 2025

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

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I was a little surprised when this became slightly more popular than its predecessors , especially with critics. I thought that Shadow the ...
Saturday, July 19, 2025

Now You See Me (2013)

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When I picked this out, I did not know that it had a threequel coming this year. I just wanted something rather different from what else I...
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