The Last 10 Movies – August 2025 edition.
Somewhat slower with my movie watching ATM. I blame the heat.... New (to me!) movies in BOLD.
John Wick (2014)
Blown away by the trailer so a bunch of ‘The Guys’ went to see this extravaganza of mayhem. Lost count of the bodies dispatched. Silly violent FUN.
Margin Call (2011)
Surprisingly gripping story around the 2008 financial crash. Amazing how the acting & camera work made a group of people essentially talking in rooms in hushed tones could be SO mesmerising. A very surprise hit with me.
Spartacus (1960)
Sword & sandal epic from the Golden Age. Reasonable in parts but has aged BADLY.
John Wick 2 (2017)
I’m always rather wary of a sequel to a movie I enjoyed a great deal. Although this wasn’t as ‘fresh’ as the first outing it still rocked, and I really enjoyed ‘discovering’ more about the Wickverse.
Back to the Future (1985)
Still FUN after all these years. A well-made and thoughtful Time Travel film. What more could you want....
Stargate (1994)
Where it ALL started. A little ‘lacking’ in parts but I forgive any problems with the original film that gave rise to some of the best TV I’ve seen in decades.
Kill Command (2016)
I’d seen clips from this movie on YouTube and finally took the plunge. Despite being MUCH wrong with the plot from beginning to end it still turned out to be fairly watchable.
The Guest (2014)
I’ve watched this 4-5 times now and still enjoy it. Both the male & female leads ROCK and its lots of fun if rather violent at times.
Back to the Future 2 (1989)
Set partly in the future (in 2015 with flying cars and FAX machines which was SO funny) and partly back in good old 1955 this was, I think, the weakest of the trilogy. But I still remember being impressed by Doc Brown’s explanation of alternate timelines.
Wind River (2017)
Impressive crime/western I watched essentially because I liked the director (Taylor Sheridan) who was responsible for both Sicario & Hell or High Water – both of which I was VERY impressed by. This movie was 3 for 3 for me. I remember thinking “My GOD, Elizabeth Olsen can actually ACT!”
8 comments:
I've not seen any of these.
We probably have VERY different tastes in movies!
Margin Call is SO good. A surprise hit for me, too, but Jeremy Irons is wonderful -- and Quinto was no slouch. Never saw the Big Short, which was based on the same events.
The Back to the Future trilogy is a classic for our generation! The consistency of the lore across movies is impressive.
I always thought that the Back to the Future "trilogy" is essentially one movie - or quite possibly the same movie made 3 times. Part 2 is probably the 'worst' (but still good) but I prefer 1 & 3. I do so LOVE the way that parts of the movies are 'Easter eggs' for bits in the others.....
I was both very impressed and very surprised by Margin Call. 'Big Short' is on my list to watch. Presently re-watching ' Gladiator' AGAIN.
To me Wind River was robbed of a Best Picture nomination, it was that good. Unfortunately it was produced by H. Weinstein and came out at the same time as the accusations against him. The movie came and went with zero promotion. It's one of those movies that has always stuck with me, heartbreaking.
Thanks for that Stacy. I wasn't aware of the Weinstein connection. THAT certainly helps to explain why it was on 'limited release' when it came out. I think I had to buy it on DVD to watch it!
VERY good film. Great plot, very good acting all round, tense if rather depressing at times. I was MOST impressed.
Gladiator is great. Not seeing enough merit in the sequel trailers to bother. Would agree on Back to the Future being one movie. Currently rewatching Reeves' " The Devil's Advocate".
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