Once again, it is time to review the movies I caught in the cinema this year. In 2014, I watched 42; in 2015, a total of 34; and 2016, I watched... 35! This means that compared to last year, I was slightly less busy this year :) If busy-ness could be measured by the number of movies one watches...
School did seem less crazy in 2016, but clearly I was not very free in April/May, having watched only one film for each month - I was on child placement then which was quite hectic!
Here's the list!
16/1 - Room
19/1 - The Danish Girl
23/1 - Spotlight
27/1 - The Big Short
2/2 - The Hateful Eight
8/2 - Long Long Time Ago
11/2 - The Dressmaker
19/2 - The Revenant
3/3 - How to be Single
8/3 - Zoolander 2
11/3 - Hail! Caesar
8/4 - The Jungle Book
24/5 - Eye in the Sky
2/6 - X-Men: Apocalypse
17/6 - Now You See Me 2
24/6 - Central Intelligence
28/6 - Finding Dory
29/7 - Apprentice
3/8 - Sing Street
6/8 - Suicide Squad
11/8 - Nerve
23/8 - Lights Out
12/9 - The Secret Life of Pets
19/9 - Cafe Society
5/10 - Florence Foster Jenkins
14/10 - Deepwater Horizon
15/10 - Sully
2/11 - A Tale of Love and Darkness
9/11 - Doctor Strange
17/11 - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
25/11 - Moana
5/12 - Nocturnal Animals
14/12 - La La Land
16/12 - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
28/12 - Passengers
My top movie friends are:
Gabriel, Alex, Junie, Justina, Ericson
The most convenient (but also my favourite) cinema has to be Shaw Lido - I watched 15 movies there! (9 at Cathay and 11 at Golden Village)
My top 5 picks of the year
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Nocturnal Animals
A really stylish, mind-boggling, unsettling film.
Watch if: You enjoy analysing details, interpreting symbols,
and reading too much into everything.
and reading too much into everything.
The Revenant
Beautiful cinematography
Leo goes full-on crazy (in the "I will survive!" way) when he discovers he is left for dead
Watch if: You have patience, enjoy the 'magic' of long uncut scenes,
and don't mind gruesome images (e.g. bear attacks)
and don't mind gruesome images (e.g. bear attacks)
Sing Street
Low budget Irish film set in the 80's; great original music composition
Watch if: Ye love music (like Hall & Oates, Duran Duran) and ye love the Irish accent.
Watch if: Ye love music (like Hall & Oates, Duran Duran) and ye love the Irish accent.
Room
In which Brie Larson shows why she deserved the Oscar!
Watch if: You love shows with the theme of hope;
or need ideas on how to past time with limited resources
or need ideas on how to past time with limited resources
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Spotlight
Intellectual and thrilling investigative drama; also - Rachel McAdams!!!
Watch if: You like to watch underdogs work in teams
to bring down corrupt institutional systems
to bring down corrupt institutional systems
