{"id":13945,"date":"2024-12-15T11:56:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T16:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/?p=13945"},"modified":"2024-12-15T11:56:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T16:56:39","slug":"weekly-movie-roundup-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/?p=13945","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Movie Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I watched 9 movies last week:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2049403\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-2-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"Beetlejuice Beetlejuice\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-2-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-2-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-2-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-2-1036x1536.jpg 1036w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-2-1382x2048.jpg 1382w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-2-scaled.jpg 1727w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0024120\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dragnet Girl\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2-2.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt21651430\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The People&#039;s Joker\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/3-2.jpg 790w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>In Tim Burton&#8217;s defense, I don&#8217;t think I could have come  up with a compelling story reason to make a <em>Beetlejuice<\/em> sequel either. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2049403\/\">Beetlejuice Beetlejuice<\/a> has some fun moments, mostly thanks to Michael Keaton&#8217;s manic energy in the role, but it also has way too much plot\u2014most of which gets waved away more than actually resolved or connected\u2014and too many sequences that feel like tepid retreads of the original. The movie at least (mostly) understands it&#8217;s supposed to be a wacky comedy, which is more than you can say for some legacy sequels, and the cast around Keaton is at least (mostly) good, but its less funny and less wacky than the original, and that absolutely shows.<\/li>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<li>I think, overall, I prefer Ozu&#8217;s quieter and more contemplative non-silent films, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0024120\/\">Dragnet Girl<\/a> is a lot of fun, and if nothing else, it&#8217;s fascinating to see this glimpse of 1930s Japan.<\/li>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt21651430\/\">The People&#8217;s Joker<\/a> is incredibly rough around the edges\u2014and it&#8217;s arguably all edges\u2014but it&#8217;s also a deeply personal exploration of gender identity, that&#8217;s by turns both thoughtful and silly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0031608\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Maisie\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4-2.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt9352178\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-2-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Primevals\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-2-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-2-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-2-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-2-1036x1536.jpg 1036w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-2-1382x2048.jpg 1382w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5-2.jpg 1493w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt28821371\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"MadS\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6-2-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s a little remarkable that they made ten movies in a series, in less than ten years, but the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0031608\/\">Maisie<\/a> film is good fun, thanks largely to Ann Sothern&#8217;s spitfire performance.<\/li>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<li>While it&#8217;s obviously indebted to 1950s and &#8217;60s Ray Harryhausen stop-motion animation, and to even early Edgar Rice Burroughs stories, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt9352178\/\">The Primevals<\/a> very much feels like a movie of the 1990s, when its principal photography was completed. It&#8217;s decent enough fun as that\u2014a Sci-Fi Channel-caliber movie\u2014and Juliet Mills is actually quite good in it.<\/li>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/mads-movie-review\">Brian Tallerico<\/a> describes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt28821371\/\">MadS<\/a> as &#8220;George A. Romero&#8217;s &#8216;Run Lola Run,'&#8221; which perfectly describes the film&#8217;s propulsive and bloody energy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0028691\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/7-2-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Captains Courageous\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/7-2-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/7-2-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/7-2-768x1167.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/7-2-1011x1536.jpg 1011w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/7-2.jpg 1322w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt21382296\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-1-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"Carry-On\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-1-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-1-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-1-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-1-1037x1536.jpg 1037w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-1.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt28015403\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/9-1-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"Heretic\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/9-1-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/9-1-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/9-1-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/9-1-1037x1536.jpg 1037w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/9-1-1382x2048.jpg 1382w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/9-1-scaled.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0028691\/\">Captains Courageous<\/a> feels oddly dated in ways I can&#8217;t quite put my finger on\u2014though it does feel like the kind of boy&#8217;s adventure movie you wouldn&#8217;t remake nowadays\u2014but it&#8217;s still reasonably moving, and Spencer Tracy&#8217;s good in it.<\/li>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt21382296\/\">Carry-On<\/a> is fine, not completely unenjoyable as a diversion. But it&#8217;s also over-long, and nowhere near as clever or suspenseful as a movie like this needs to be. Mostly, it&#8217;s the kind of movie you forget you watched almost immediately after doing so.<\/li>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<li>Hugh Grant is a lot of fun in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt28015403\/\">Heretic<\/a>, but the film wouldn&#8217;t work half as well without strong turns by both Chloe East and Sophie Thatcher. The movie doesn&#8217;t have as many surprises as you might expect, but I enjoyed it quite a lot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I also enjoyed rewatching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0101410\/\">Barton Fink<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I watched 9 movies last week: In Tim Burton&#8217;s defense, I don&#8217;t think I could have come up with a compelling story reason to make a Beetlejuice sequel either. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has some fun moments, mostly thanks to Michael Keaton&#8217;s manic energy in the role, but it also has way too much plot\u2014most of which &#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/?p=13945\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13945"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13945"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13946,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13945\/revisions\/13946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}