Mr. Holmes
is such a quiet film, it's hard to "love" it I think. On Letterboxd, I put in the ridiculously large 3-star group, which includes everything from
An Honest Liar
to
Magic Mike
to
Age of Ultron
and
Jupiter Ascending.
At some point I really need to upgrade/downgrade some of these by a half star.
The top 2015 movie for me so far is
The Diary of a Teenage Girl.
And then, on a less serious note,
Mad Max Fury Road
and
What We Do in the Shadows.
I imagine that will change when Oscar season rolls around.
I may have to throw
Mission Impossible
into that mix. That was a damn fine action film. With a woman who kicks all kinds of ass and has the sense to take off her shoes when needed. What's more, she's treated as a peer and there are no puppy eyes to be found.
I loved the scene in RED where Helen Mirren dumps the heels for a pair of boots--weren't they white, too?
Shaun the Sheep is the expected whimsical delight from Aardman Studios. It's interesting that there's essentially no dialog in the entire movie.
I did like
Gods and Monsters.
Just saw
Mr. Holmes.
A lovely film. I cried, as expected. It was sad and uplifting and had mysteries to be solved and was just excellent all around. Recommended.
There were more people in the theater than I expected, too. All "mature" folks of my generation or older, but that certainly makes for a quieter theater. Them younguns don't know what they're missing.
Oh, Mr. Holmes is showing only 30 miles from me! Maybe I can make that happen.
-t, I'm at the New Parkway right now AIFG! Thanks for letting me know about it. (I'm about to meet javachik and rewatch Spy).
Shaun the Sheep is the expected whimsical delight from Aardman Studios. It's interesting that there's essentially no dialog in the entire movie.
I saw this over the weekend, and thought it was utterly adorable. The
Silence of the Lambs
shout-out had me crying with laughter.
