I haven't been watching movies much lately because I've been watching Twin Peaks, but here's what I got.
The Big Sleep - Not sure I'd call this the Greatest Black And White Film Ever Made, but I really liked it. By now, this type of story has been done a million times, but Bogart was still pretty great and his chemistry with Bacall was pretty fantastic, too. Trying not to get sucked in to wanting to watch every noir flick that shows up on TCM, but this is making it difficult.
Jerry And Tom - Joe Mantegna is a calm, cool veteran hitman teaching a young, rambunctious Sam Rockwell the ropes.You've seen this story a dozen times, and you can guess how it's going to end about 10 minutes in, but the performances, and there are a lot of great character actors in small bits here, and the way the story is told work really well. I don't plan on buying this, but I thought it was solid and worth watching. I think Mantegna is a really good actor who never really gets much attention and I really like seeing him in roles like this.
The Hangover Part 3 - Actually enjoyed this more than I expected to, though it wasn't all that funny (it had it's moments).
G.I. Joe: Retaliation - I don't know why I bothered, honestly. I did make it all the way through, so I guess that means it was better than the first one, but that's a pretty low ****in' bar.
I Am Waiting - Japanese noir. There wasn't a whole hell of a lot about this movie that was notable, other than the charisma of a young Yujiro Ishihara and an attractive Mie Kitahara. I liked it well enough, but don't care if I ever see it again.
Why Don't You Play In Hell? - Sion Sono is *this* close to being my new favorite director alive. This is a ****ing blast of insanity from start to finish. Loved every second of it.