Went to see 'Sorry we missed you' the latest film by Ken Loach, on Sunday. So harrowing- but one we should all see if we order stuff on-line, via Amazon- etc.
About a young family in Newcastle- working so hard, and yet constantly falling further behind. She working all hours for an Agency, looking after the elderly in their own home. And he, after many disastrous job losses- wanting to be his own boss, and fallinf for the dreaded 'franchise' - as a delivery man. The inhumanity of many jobs today for those in precarious situations. I wanted to scream and cry at the same time.
An unexpectedly free afternoon on Monday, so DH and I went to see "Le Mans 66: Ford -v- Ferrari". It's brilliant, if rather noisy, and the lead actors (Christian Bale and Matt Damon" are superb. It's quite long, about two and a half hours, but it seemed to fly by. Even if motor racing isn't your thing, the interplay between the racing people and the Ford Suits is very interesting.
Oh yes Terribull, saw The Goldfinch, and loved it. Thought it much better than the book. Going to see The Good Liar at the weekend; not had good reviews though. We shall see, but hopeful now that I have seen that some people thought it was ok.
I will second Farmageddon, grandparents (us) and 2 small grandsons loved it. We all came out with a big smile.? It was quite a chuckle fest, light humour for the wee ones and a bit of humour for the adults that went straight over our Grandson's heads.
2040 last Sunday, a film about how if we implement certain innovations already in existence we can drastically cut emissions of CO2 and have more enjoyable lifestyles. Unfortunately it was on for 1 night only but hopefully be on tv before too long.
Dr Sleep (if you are a King fan), good sequel to The Shining. The Good Liar , my husband and I really enjoyed that one. If you are a Bruce Springsteen fan, I recommend the special screening of Western Stars. It does not have the E Street Band, but his wife Patti Scialfa performs some songs with him.
Bait Cornish villagers in conflict with tourists. British, recent 2019, B&W , bit arty. Mmm. Quirky.
Delicatessen : French, 1991, Black comedy. Post apocalypse, not bad actually.
Downton Abbey predictable, too long, Maggie Smith good if you like MS
Green Book 1918. Road movie, North to Deep South. An Italian/NY drives African/ American Jazz musician to venues in the heart of racist South of 1962. Viggo Mortensen brilliant as the Italian driver.
Last two films I saw quite recently, "Judy". Renee Zellwegger was very good in the title role, but I didn't enjoy it that much certainly not as good imo as the Elton John and Freddie Mecury biopics. The other film, was "The Goldfinch" not that well received by the critics, nevertheless, having read and loved the book, I enjoyed it and was glad I went to see it.
Sorry we missed you was painful and entertaining. We need to face up to our behaviour affecting peoples lives and our own. Saw Le Mann ‘66 long but lots of fun. If you like car racing (not F1) it is a must watch.