Movie viewing from the current year back to 2021 is listed below.
Older movie viewing is covered on different page(s): https://douginnc.com/r-n-r/movies/movies-2017-2019/
https://douginnc.com/r-n-r/movies/movies-2020/
- Movies are listed alphabetically within year viewed.
- Some are linked to a page of brief commentary.
- My “Star” ratings preface each title, e.g. … 7*=Seven stars.
->I’ve been told I’m harsh with my ratings! (I softened in 2021) - ‘Ten stars’ is for epics like Doctor Zhivago, which excels in history, acting, scenery, story, and score.
All movies viewed in 2023, alphabetically:
->A few received my commentary; those have links.
*(star) ratings are my own … 7*=Seven stars (maximum 10 stars)
- 7*; 500 Days of Summer (2009) -Zooey Deschanel; cute angst
- 8*; Across the Universe (2007) -E.R. Wood, Beatles Music, Quirky
- 6*; Body of Lies (2008) -DeCaprio, Crowe, CIA, Afghan/Iran
- 7*; The Brothers Bloom (2008) -Brody, Ruffalo quirky comedy
- 7*; Burn After Reading (2008) -F.McDormand clever comedy
- 7*; Calvary (2014) -Brendan Gleeson strong lead, shocking end
- 7*; Dilwale Duhania … (1995) -aka DDLJ Bollywood love story
- 7*; French Exit (2020) -M. Pfeiffer, NYC to Paris, Quirky
- 8*; Hello, My Name is Doris (2015) -Sally F., Quirky, NYC
- 6*; I Used to Go Here (2020) -G. Jacobs, writer returns to college
- 8*; Just the Ticket (1999) -A.McDowell, A.Garcia ticket scalper
- 7*; Last Chance Cafe (2006) -K.Vernon; woman on run & cowboy
- 7*; Like Crazy (2011) -Felicity Jones fails U.S. Visa, exile to U.K.
- 8*; Mont Saint-Michel: Resistance … (2016) -Historical doc
- 6*; Person to Person (2017) -NYC, Murder, Watch, News gal
- 8*; Promising Young Woman (2020) -C.Mulligan ala K.Cuoco
- 9*; Refuge (2021) -C. Buckley Doc Lafayette / Clarkston, GA
- 7*; Spawn of the North (1938) -Retro Alaska cinematography
- 7*; The Score (2001) -De Niro Thief, Norton, Italy
- 8*; Top Gun (1986) -Tom Cruise
- 7*; Top Gun Maverick (2022) -Tom Cruise; predictable rehash
- 7*; Transcendence (2014) -Johnny Depp, AI takes over
- 7*; True Crime (1999) -Eastwood, Reporter, Crime Solver
- 5*; Wall-E (2008) -Tech showcase, nothing more
- 7*; A Walk in the Woods (2015) -Redford, Nolte
- 8*; The Wife (2017) -Glenn Close, Writer, Nobel Prize
- 9*; It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) -James Stewart subtle classic
All 57 movies viewed in 2022, alphabetically:
->A few received my commentary; those have links.
*(star) ratings are my own … 7*=Seven stars (maximum 10 stars)
- 7*; 1776 (1992) -History on Stage; Musical may distract some
- 7*; Barefoot (2005) -Til Schweiger, Johana Wokalek; mental
- 8*; Belle (2013) -English slaves; very enjoyable YA film
- 9*; Being the Ricardos (2021) -Nicole Kidman fantastic here
- 7*; Belfast (2021) -Solid family focus in a Historical time
- 7*; Blood and Wine (1996) -Nicholson, Caine; watchable
- 8*; Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) -Audrey Hepburn, my fave
- 8*; Carol King James Taylor (2022) -Modern Doc of Legends
- 7*; Closed Circuit (2013) -British who-dun-it, good acting
- 8*; Cold War (2018) -Polished Polish romance; subtitled
- 9*; The Current War (2017) -Cumberbatch; Cinema! history!
- 8*; Dear Evan Hansen (2001) -From stage to screen solidly
- 7*; The Debt (2011) -J. Chastain, H. Mirren; solid start to ’22
- 7*; Down Periscope (1996) -Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly
- 6*; Down With Love (2003) -Zellweger; silly ’60s scenario
- 8*; The Dressmaker (2015) -Aussie, K. Winslet; J. Davis excels
- 9*; Elvis (2022) -Austin Butler; History and music(!) stand out
- 6*; The Englishman who went Up a Hill … (1995) -Hugh Grant
- 6*; Fatale (2020) -Hillary Swank; crime with decent ‘twists’
- 4*; Forrest Gump (1994) -T. Hanks, cool music, nothing more
- 7*; Geostorm (2017) -Gerard Butler, Andy Garcia; respectable
- 6*; The Good German (2006) -Blanchett, Clooney; dated
- 5*; The Hangover (2009) -Moves along; happy to see it go
- 7*; In Secret (2013) -E. Olsen; Dickens-era setting but darker
- 8*; The Inheritance (2020) -Lily Collins; thriller not too gory
- 6*; The Jackal (1997) -Big actors, not quite Forsyth thriller
- 7*; Jobs (2013) -Kutcher; worthy but not dynamic film
- 8*; Mr. Jones (2019) -James Norton, reports Ukraine famine
- 7*; Julia (Child) (2021) -Interesting hour, but dragged to two
- 8*; Jumping the Broom (2011) -Swept us up; fun and sweet
- 8*; The Last Bus (2021) -Aging Brit via local busses; on plane
- 7*; The Last Waltz (1978) -The Band ends their run; so old?
- 6*; Limbo (2020) -Syrians, Scotland, Slow, Slow; not ‘comedy’
- 6*; Lucy and Desi (2022) -A.Poehler doc; view ‘Ricardos’ 1st
- 8*; Memphis Majic (2019) -Art in context; solid characters
- 5*; Mission Impossible Fallout (2018) -Dragged out chases
- 6*; Outbreak (1995) -Hoffman, Russo; trite and fanciful
- 8*; The Outfit (2022) -Tailor, Mob, Chicago ’20s; on plane
- 7*; Queen Marie (2019) -Roxana Lupu; end of wwI; subtitled
- 5*; San Andreas (2015) -Get a piece of ‘The Rock’; little else
- 8*; Shutter Island (2010) -DiCaprio; good cast/story; a bit long
- 8*; Sneakers (1992) -Redford, Akroyd, Kingsley spies
- 8*; Surrogates (2009) -decent Sci-Fi that compels thought
- 9*; They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) -fabulous film creation
- 5*; Ticket to Paradise (2022) -J.Roberts, G.Clooney, K. Dever
- 6*; Tristan & Isolde (2006) -Story and film seemed archaic
- 7*; True Crime (1999) -Clint Eastwood solid psych thriller
- 9*; Voyage of the Damned (1976) -Jews boat to Cuba
- 8*; Wag the Dog (1997) -Hoffman, Deniro; clever, entertaining
- 10*; War Horse (2011) -Wonderful gem; exceedingly rare 10*
- 7*; Welcome to Mooseport (2004) -Hackman, Romano mayor
- 7*; West Side Story (2001) -Ariana DeBose; great story
- 6*; What’s Up, Doc (1972) -Streisand, O’Neal; slow silly 70s
- 9*; The Who Tommy (2017) -Live at Royal Albert Hall
- 7*; The Wiz (1978) -D. Ross, M. Jackson; finally saw this
- 8*; Woman Walks Ahead (2017) -J. Chastain ok here; history
- 7*; Young Adult (2011) C. Theron; excellent acting, as usual
All 59 movies viewed in 2021, alphabetically:
->A few received my commentary; those have links.
*(star) ratings are my own … 7*=Seven stars (maximum 10 stars)
- 7*; Accidental (2017) -short; French Horn and Cello “collide”
- 7*; Battle of Little Bighorn (2020); adequate slant on history
- 9*; The Bear (1988) -Director Annaud; GREAT nature/story
- 7*; A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) -Tom Hanks
->Link to Commentary - 7*; Beneath a Sea of Lights (2020) -Abu Dhabi; solid piece
- 7*; Broken City (2013) -Wahlberg, Crowe; solid suspense
- 6*; Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) -Chris Evans
- 8*; Cast Away (2000) -Tom Hanks
- 8*; Chef (2014) -Jon Favreau
- 6*; The Circle (2016) -Emma Watson; cute is not enough
- 7*; The Courier (2020) -Benedict Cumberbatch
- 7*; Dark Blue (2002) -Kurt Russell, Brendan Gleeson
- 7*; Deep Impact (1998) -Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni
- 7*; Dream Lover (1994) -Spader; like “Leave,” but lesser
- 7*; Edison (2005) -okay; better Timberlake is “In Time”
- 8*; Enemies (1989) -Angelica Houston; solid period film
- 6*; Eye See You (2002) -Stallone
- 9*; Ford v Ferrari (2019) -Matt Damon, Christian Bale
->Link to Commentary - 7*; A Frosty Affair (2015) -Alberta, Canada; simple tale
- 9*; Ghandi (1992) -Ben Kingsley, classic, better with age
- 7*; A Good Year (2006) -Russell Crowe
- 8*; Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway (2017) -docu
- 7*; He Said, She Said (1991) -K. Bacon; beats Just Marr..
- 9*; Hoosiers (1986) -Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey
- 7*; How to Build a Girl (2016) -Sophie Kuether (Brit)
- 6*; The Humans (2021) -J. Houdyshell; play is far better
- 8*; Hush … Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) -B Davis’ eyes!
- 6*; Just Married (2003) -Aston Kuchar; slapstick silly
- 8*; Ladies in Lavender (2004) -Judi Dench
- 7*; Land (2021) -Robin Wright is good not great
- 9*; The Last Vermeer (2017) -Guy Pearce as Painter
- 8*; Leave (2011) -Topic stars; what’s required to ‘leave’
- 7*; Life Itself (2018) -Mandy P.; int’l lives interwoven
- 7*; Man Up (2015) -Lake Bell blind date comedy (Brit)
- 8*; Miss Sloane (2016) -Jessica Chastain
->Link to Commentary - 7*; A Month in the Country (1987) -C. Firth; better book?
- 8*; Nobody’s Fool (1994) -Paul Newman, Melanie Griffith
- 7*; Outbreak (1995) -D. Hoffman, M. Freeman, R. Russo
- 8*; Paris Blues (1961) -Newman, Woodward
- 8*; Paris, je t’aime (2006) -Vignettes with bright spots
- 8*; The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) -Enchanting
- 7*; Picture Perfect (1997) -Jennifer Anniston comedy
- 7*; Pink (2021) -Alecia Hart doc, Wembley Stadium
- 5*; The Princess Bride (1987) -Mandy Pantinkin
- 8*; The Queen (2006) -Helen Mirren; History w/o sobs
- 7*; Rebel in the Rye (2017) -JD Salinger’s story
- 8*; The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012) -Riz Ahmed
- 7*; Schultze Gets the Blues (2003) -German; subtitled
- 7*; Slow West (2015) -Scottish lad searches Colorado
- 7*; Sound of Metal (2020) -Drummer; Riz Ahmed
- 7*; Stillwater (2021) -M. Damon, imprisoned daughter
- 7*; Sunshine Cleaning (2008) -Amy Adams, Alan Arkin
- 9*; Their Finest (2016) -WWII England Movie Making
->Link to Commentary - 7*; Unfinished Sky (2019) -Aussie farmer and lost girl
- 9*; White Christmas (1954) -Crosby, Kaye, Vera Ellen!
- 8*; Wilmington On Fire (2015) -Good history, tho dry
- 8*; The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) -Leonardo DeCaprio
- 5*; The Wolfpack (2015) -Kids locked inside in NYC
- 6*; They Call Me Mr. Tibbs (1970) -Sidney Poitier’s prime
Older movie viewing is covered on different page(s):