MAY SUMMARY
So, as you can see, if you want to catch up on one of May’s releases, according to overall ratings, the top 5 movies to see were:
Obsession (8.9)
The Sheep Detectives (8.6)
Tuner (8.4)
Christy (8.2)
Finding Emily (8.1)
MY SUMMARY
I got to see 5 this month, these are my personal rankings and ratings:
The Sheep Detectives (8)
Backrooms (7.5)
Mortal Kombat II (7.5)
Tuner (7)
The Mandalorian & Grogu (5)
THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU
Nope. I don’t want to bad mouth a movie so I just won’t say anything.
THE SHEEP DETECTIVES
That’s more like it. What a film! What a delight! This is what going to the movies is about.
MORTAL KOMBAT II
Didn’t expect to see it and certainly didn’t expect to like it this much. What a blast!
TUNER
Tuner was a great solid movie with outstanding performances from the whole cast, the stand outs being Leo Woodall and of course Dustin Hoffman.
BACKROOMS
I still can’t stop thinking about this movie, that’s how good it is. Great concept, great actors, great debut outing for director Kane Parsons. Can’t wait to see more of his work.
SUMMARY
I didn’t see any movies until the 22nd of this month. It’s been a rough month on a personal level. On the 6th I found out I have arthritis in my back (44yo), which means big lifestyle and career changes. Then, on the 28th, I lost my beloved Karla. A Mastiff/Labrador who was the world to me, and now that world has been upended.
Anyway, transitioning back to movies, May started out kinda lacklustre but ended with some really surprising and impressive films for me.
MY HIGHLIGHTS
The Sheep Detectives
This was an absolute gem of a film, I recommend it to everyone.
Backrooms
I still can’t stop thinking about this film and that’s part of the magic about it.
Mortal Kombat II
This one really surprised me with how much I enjoyed it.
Tuner
Good little story made great by Leo Woodall’s performance and Dustin Hoffman’s enamouring presence.
MY DOWNERS
The Mandalorian & Grogu
Just no. This was my Top Pick for the month and it ended up being the worst thing I saw.
In The Grey
Didn’t see due to poor ratings & reviews.
Mother Mary
Didn’t see due to poor ratings & reviews.
I didn’t get to see Obsession because it is not showing at local cinemas and don’t wanna drive the extra miles to see it. This is still on my watch list given the reviews and ratings. I watched Curry Barker’s Milk & Serial 1 hour film and liked that. I love his YouTube videos so It only makes sense I will like Obsession. If I can still see it at a cinema I will.
Finding Emily is the only other film I would still like to catch up on, but maybe when it comes to stream.
