Sunday 22 December 2024




107/2418. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
The original Venom surprised me by being more of a buddy cop movie than I expected, but this one drops the ball as dumb, unnecessary, computer-animated setpiece-driven action. I never liked Carnage in the comics, either. Pass.
108/2419. Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
I wasn't a fan of the AbFab television show because Edina and Patsy were just horrible people. The movie leans into that, hard. But it also attacks the hypocrisy of a society that judges unequally based on age, sex, and income. I have to admit that I found more than a few things to chuckle at.
109/2420. Woman's World (1954)
Woman's World is more than a little reminiscent of Executive Suite (which also stars June Allyson), though with more emphasis on the spouses of the would-be executives. This one is also more comedic with the added benefit of Lauren Bacall being her glamourous self. (Not a knock against Executive Suite. It's got snarky Barbara Stanwyck, and I do like snark. They're both good!)
110/2421. The Cases of Mystery Lane (2023)
112/2423. The Cases of Mystery Lane: Death Is Listening (2024)
These are essentially television detective procedurals with a variation on the sitcom cliche of a clueless husband paired with an inexplicitly competent wife. (Arranged marriage?) They're a bit formulaic and silly, but so were the five seasons of Hart to Hart.
111/2422. The Singing Marine (1937)
Dick Powell is the title marine, and the script requires him to be both extra naive and extra worldly, so it never quite comes together. There's not much to recommend here other than Powell's excellent singing voice.
More to come.
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