Hereditary

A horror drama starring Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne. The daughter Charlie has some sort of disfigurement. Acts rather oddly. Mental health problems run in the family. The grandmother had died and the story follows on a week later. The actor playing the son Peter was in Jumanji 2. There is a workshop in the house. They make doll houses and figurines. There are clues and foreshadowing in the film. The girl that Peter likes isn't very likeable. I might mention Mother's Day, The Purge, Winchester, Sinister, Insidious, Thoroughbreds, In Darkness, We Are What We Are, The Woman, A Quiet Place, Paranormal Activity series, The Sixth Sense, Ouija, Signs, It Comes At Night, Lights Out, The New Daughter, The Last Exorcism, From Within. Features some graphic and shocking scenes. One scene in particular I was surprised at what happens and how the family would deal with it. Check out the soundtrack. It's about love and loss. Quite morbid. A great cast of actors. Moves at a slow pace. Great effects. Creepy film. Look at the trivia and discussion afterwards. Alex Wollf, Milly Shapiro. 

 A long time ago in a galaxy far far away. We know how Han Solo's story ends well this is how it begins. Han is in his early 20s. On his home planet. Working for criminal gangs. It is like the slums. He has a girlfriend named Kira played by Emilia Clarke. This is a prequel with plenty of action and comedy. It makes nods to the original films. Alden Ehrenreich does a wonderful job as Han. Donald Glover as Lando. Woody Harrelson plays Tobias. He is a thief and owe's money to Paul Bettany's character. Brilliantly plays the villain. Thandie Newton as his partner in crime. Warwick Davis is in this too. Phoebe Waller-Bridge provides some of the humour as a droid. This is an origin story. How he comes to meet Chewbacca is interesting. The actor that plays him Joonas Suotamo. I copied some of the cast list from Google/IMDB. Stunning visual effects. There is what could be a wormhole and a black hole in one scene. You may have watched Firefly and a few westerns amongst them crime dramas. Directed by Ron Howard. I like the main theme. Some original songs from previous films were used. I will look at trivia and audience reactions. Something that sent snowflakes off was Lando being bisexual. So what? I found the train running on a suspended bridge cool with it having carriages underneath too. The team had to smuggled some weapons for the boss in order to pay off a debt. There are twists. Cert 12. I wasn't sure if I was going to watch this. I have watched every other film in the series. I will watch Episode 9 when it is out. Worth checking out.

Alden Ehrenreich. Han Solo. Joonas Suotamo. Woody Harrelson. Beckett. Emilia Clarke. Donald Glover. Lando Calrissian. Thandie Newton. Phoebe Waller-Bridge. L3-37 (voice) Paul Bettany. Jon Favreau. Rio Durant (voice) Erin Kellyman. Linda Hunt. Lady Proxima (voice) John Tui. Korso. Andrew Woodall.

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Fahrenheit 451 is a SciFi thriller starring Michael B Jordan and Michael Shannon. It is an HBO film based on the novel by Ray Bradbury. Cert 15. Set in the future. Art, history, literature are destroyed. Could call it post apocalyptic. Preventing people from thinking for themselves. You may have seen The Book Of Eli, Oblivion, 1984, The Time Machine, Momentum, Blade Runner, The Matrix, The Purge, Total Recall, Running Man, Hunger Games, Demolition Man, Judge Dredd, RoboCop, Repo Man, In Time, Black Mirror, Lost. There is the saying "knowledge is power" These guys are firemen. Got to look at the back story about this world. There are rebels/resistance groups trying to preserve history and they are referred to as Eels. People's identity and individuality are removed. Sophia Boutella plays an informant. She is stunning. The internet exists. It is called the Nine. A civil war started this new revolution. The firemen have their own reality TV show. They act like corrupt cops, they don't put out fires but start them. Age of fake news and propaganda. Misinformation. They mention Benjamin Franklin. There is a film of the same name from 50 years ago. Best to see IMDb trivia. So many books are referenced. Great cast of actors.

I rented Revenge from the local library. I put it into the DVD player and it is skipping. Barely got to the actual menu. This is an independent film. Starring Matilda Lutz. She has a fantastic body, as does her boyfriend. The protagonist is spending time away with her boyfriend in a remote location. This is an action thriller. Jennifer is American. Her playboy boyfriend is French. Two of his associates drop by. Interesting cinematography. Good cast of actors. Dome shots focused on her ass. The friends are interested in her. The boyfriend Richard isn't telling her everything. One of the chaps is creepy. Unable to handle rejection. There is a sexual assault. There are some weird camera shots. After an argument she does a runner. She is left for dead. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
You might also like I Spit On Your Grave, The Revenant, The Woman, Tomb Raider, Columbiana, Jungle. Some dialogue is in French with subtitles and the rest is in English. I will look up trivia and discussion. There is a hunting expedition. DVD skips in scenes. Batter the person that had it before. It has violence and nudity. Cert 18 Kevin Janssens plays the boyfriend Richard. Vincent Colombe plays Stanley and Guillaume Bouchede is Dmitri. A film by Coralie Fargeat.
Left Me For Dead - Rob Dougan