Official last movie you saw thread

Kelly's Heroes (1970)

American-Yugoslav war comedy drama heist film. It's about a motley crew of American GIs who go AWOL in order to rob a French bank, located behind German lines, of its stored Nazi gold bars. Great cast (Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Gavin MacLeod, Len Lesser, Harry Dean Stanton and more) delivering great performances. Despite being almost 150 minutes long this went by surprisingly quickly. It's very entertaining and a lot of fun. Overall I can definitely recommend it.

Six Degrees of Separation (1993)

American comedy-drama film. It's about a young con man who scams wealthy Manhattan residents which involves convincing them that he is the son of Sidney Poitier. Great cast (Donald Sutherland, Stockard Channing, Will Smith, Ian McKellen, Heather Graham, Bruce Davison, Richard Masur, Anthony Michael Hall, Anthony Rapp, J. J. Abrams (yes, in the 90s he acted in small roles a few times) and more). This movie is fascinating. You almost believe the con yourself, that's how well it's told. Fun fact: It's also mentioned that Sidney Poitier allegedly wants to make a movie version of Cats. You know, the musical? Our main rich couple are actually very attracted by the idea of being extras in that supposed movie, but "only as humans, not as cats". Which is very funny in hindsight, given that there is a Cats movie now. And Ian McKellen appears in both this and Cats (2019). But back to this movie, you do feel that it's based on a play. It might be because of the lack of big inbetween scenes from one location to the next. A big part of the movie is set in the couple's apartment. Another part is set at another location. But yeah, there's no movement between them. Which, I definitely don't mind. I like movies like this. And coupled with that great cast and that fascinating story I think this one will stick with me for a long time. Overall I think this is a great movie and I can highly recommend it.

Fellini's Casanova (1976)

Italian biographical history drama film. It's about the life of 18th-century Venetian adventurer and writer Giacomo Casanova. First of all, Donald Sutherland is absolutely brilliant in this, he disappears fully into the character. This movie feels and looks so unique, it's so weird and eccentric, in a good way. It's definitely more highbrow than the movies Donald Sutherland usually appeared in, but given that it's a Fellini, I would've been surprised if it wasn't. That said, I really need to watch more Fellini, having only seen 8½ (1963) and now this. So overall I think this was a very good movie and I can recommend it, but you really have to be in the mood for a 2.5 hour weird erotic 70s Italian (but English-language) drama film like this. I'm glad I've watched it, but I'm probably not gonna watch it again.

Eye of the Needle (1981)

British spy film. It's about a German Nazi spy in the United Kingdom during World War II who discovers vital information about the upcoming D-Day invasion and his attempt to return to Germany while he is stranded with a family on an isolated island off the coast of Scotland. This is kind of a hidden gem. Well written, well performed (of course Donald Sutherland is outstanding), and overall just very entertaining. I can definitely recommend this.

Hit Man (2023)

Funny movie, from the safest side of Riichard Linklater. Closer to "Bernie" than "A Scanner Darkly"

Recommended

Little Murders (1971)

American black comedy film. It's about a woman who brings home her boyfriend to meet her severely dysfunctional family amidst a series of random shootings, garbage strikes and electrical outages ravaging their New York City neighborhood.
This is pretty much an Elliott Gould movie, given that he's playing the main character. But Donald Sutherland only has a small role as the reverend who's officiating the main character's wedding and during his monologue you still hang on his every word, that's how great he was. Of course Elliott Gould is also great, which you can definitely see in this movie. The movie is good ,but overall I'd say it's a bit too weird and too surreal for me to really enjoy. But if you're a fan of Elliott Gould or want to watch this movie purely for the great Donald Sutherland monologue, I can recommend it.

The Day of the Locust (1975)

American satirical historical drama film. It's about an art director in the 1930s who falls in love and attempts to make a young woman an actress despite Hollywood who wants nothing to do with her because of her problems with an estranged man and her alcoholic father. Very good cast (Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith, Geraldine Page, Jackie Earle Haley, William Atherton and more). Funnily enough, Donald Sutherland's character in this movie is called Homer Simpson (no relation, Matt Groening named his Homer Simpson after real people he knew) and late in the movie another character even calls him "Homie" repeatedly. Also, top-billed Donald Sutherland doesn't make his first appearance until 42 minutes into the movie, which almost made me question if I put on the right movie or not. What also caught my eye (or rather ear) was how his character was called a Nazi spy in this movie (by a young Jackie Earle Haley, who you might know as Rorschach from Watchmen (2009) but here he plays a little boy with a head full of blonde locks and he's unrecognizable) and in Eye of the Needle (1981), which I watched a few days ago, Sutherland actually plays a Nazi spy. So, at first (even after Homer Simpson enters the story) this is pretty much a William Atherton movie (you might know him from the Ghostbusters or Die Hard franchises) and at some point it pivots to Sutherland's character. Then in the end (which felt very horror) it pivots back to Atherton's character. Another fun fact about this movie is that William Castle (the legendary horror director who was famous for his gimmicks) is playing a director in this. But yeah, what will stay with me the most is the last part of this movie, the last... 20, 25 minutes or so. And also of course Donald Sutherland's performance. It's different than a lot of the other stuff I've seen him in, but he still killed it here. Overall I think this was very good but maybe it didn't have to be 144 minutes long. Still, I can very much recommend this.

Miranda's Victim (2023)

American period drama film. It's about the life of Patricia Weir, who was kidnapped and raped by Ernesto Miranda in 1963, which also lead to the introduction of the Miranda warning. Very good cast (Abigail Breslin, Luke Wilson, Andy García, Donald Sutherland, Kyle MacLachlan and more) delivering great performances. Interestingly enough, a character mentions The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1963) at the beginning of the movie and I watched that one just about a month ago and it's not a very famous movie so I was kind of surprised that they mentioned it. Overall I can recommend it.

Anyway, this was Donald Sutherland's final movie appearance (in just a small role as a Judge) and even in this he stole the scenes he was in. And that's the beauty of Donald Sutherland's acting. No matter wether the movie was good or bad, no matter if it was low-brow like Moonfall (2022) or high-brow like Fellini's Casanova (1976), no matter if he played the lead role or just a minor character, he hit it out of the park every single time. You can't say that about most actors. They might give it their all if they're the lead in a big movie but only half-ass it if it's some small role in a less-than-great movie, but for Donald Sutherland that didn't matter. He always gave it everything. It always felt like every project was as important to him as the last one.

With Donald Sutherland we truly lost one of the greatest actors of our time. Rest in peace.

Odd Thomas (2013)

American mystery thriller film. It's about a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities who encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces. Very good cast (Anton Yelchin, Willem Dafoe, Patton Oswalt, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Arnold Vosloo and more) in this good and surprisingly mysterious story based on a Dean Koontz novel. I feel like this could've gotten multiple sequels (the book series includes 7 novels) but sadly Anton Yelchin died a few years after this movie came out and this movie itself didn't do too well at the box office either. Overall it may not have reached quite its full potential but it's still good and I enjoyed it, so I can recommend this. (And I'll probably be on the lookout for those books now.)

Sober or UTI?
Sober: John Wick, the first one. Good bad movie.
UTI: The Fall Guy, fun movie:)

Ultraman: Rising (2024)

Very good movie from the directors of Kubo and the Two strings. Enjoyable by fans of the franchise and newcomers alike.

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)

British-American adventure comedy crime film. It's about Sherlock Holmes' cocaine addiction and Watson tricking Holmes into visiting Sigmund Freud. Great cast (Robert Duvall, Nicol Williamson, Alan Arkin, Laurence Olivier, Vanessa Redgrave, Charles Gray and more). You got all the typical Sherlock Holmes characters in this (Sherlock Holmes himself, Dr. Watson, Mycroft Holmes, Professor Moriarty although in a less antagonistic role than the character usually takes) and also Sigmund Freud. The movie is funny but not overly so. Overall it's a witty, entertaining movie that I can definitely recommend, especially with this much talent involved.

Zotz! (1962)

American fantasy comedy film. It's about a professor obtaining magical powers from a god of an ancient civilization through a coin. I mostly know William Castle for his horror movies but this one is far from horror. Very funny and extremely entertaining with some cool effects, so I can definitely recommend it. I just wish it was a bit longer.

The Dead Don't Die in Dallas
Now I love bad movies. Ask anyone that knows me. Hell, I've seen about 90% of the Tromavision catalogue.

This was bad, but in a watchable bad. I couldn't stop.
4/10

Furiosa and I loved it. Great addition to the Mad Max franchise

Turtles All the Way Down, not my typical movie but I stuck with it and analyzed what was going on. Ended up enjoying it.

Godzilla X Kong
FINALLY watched it today on MAX.
Wow, I am SO happy I didn't waste my money in theaters. It was a slog. Slow and uninteresting. Like they were trying to make a buddy movie with giant monsters instead. The only thing I liked was Kong finding his people. And Mothra just kind of felt like they just shoehorned her in to add another monster.

At least Godzilla VS Kong was a good movie. Stick with that and end the Monsterverse franchise with this one.

Sorry, I usually don't make a long review like this, it's just as a LONG time fan of these two characters, I was HIGHLY disappointed with this one.

6/1- and that's ONLY for the effects and beautiful visuals.

Stay Alive (2006)

American horror film. It's about a group of teenagers who soon find out that if they die in the new horror videogame they're playing, they'll die in real life. The movie is alright. It feels very 2006 with lots of cheap jumpscares and badly aged CGI. Good cast (Frankie Muniz, Jimmi Simpson, Sophia Bush, Adam Goldberg and more). Overall I wouldn't call this movie "good" but if you're looking for something like this you're gonna get exactly what you expect. So I can still recommend it.

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019)

South Korean action crime film. It's about a crime boss and a cop joining forces to catch a serial killer, but they're facing challenges from their respective enemies at work. I'm not the biggest action movie fan but I thought this one was really good. Ma Dong-seok might be the perfect modern action star. His gangster character may not be the main character in this movie but he definitely steals every scene he's in. But Kim Mu-yeol as the cop and Kim Sung-kyu as the serial killer are also great. Overall this is very entertaining, has a great story and awesome action scenes, so I can definitely recommend it!

IF (2024)

American fantasy comedy film. It's about a young girl who goes through a difficult experience and then begins to see everyone's imaginary friends who have been left behind as their real-life friends have grown up. It's a similar premise to the American live-action/adult animated black comedy/action-drama television show Happy! (2017-2019) which was cancelled way too early (and I'm still angry about that) but that one was of course rated TV-MA and it was a lot more geared towards a 31 year old guy like me, while this movie is obviously made for children. But despite it being "just" a children's movie it still could've been better. (I feel like they could've put more effort into it.) I don't know why exactly, but it didn't really reach its potential in my opinion. The cast was great (Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Steve Carell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., Awkwafina, Emily Blunt, George Clooney, Bradley Cooper, Matt Damon, Bill Hader, Richard Jenkins, Keegan-Michael Key, John Krasinski again, Blake Lively, Sebastian Maniscalco, Christopher Meloni (who interestingly enough also played the main character in Happy! (2017-2019), Matthew Rhys, Sam Rockwell, Maya Rudolph, Amy Schumer, Jon Stewart and more) but I feel like all of those big stars mustn't've been cheap, despite most of them only having to do voicework for this. Maybe that's why the rest of the movie suffered a bit. Anyway, the last third was definitely the highlight of the movie and the ending when the adults get their imaginary friends back is a nice emotional thing to end on. Overall I can't recommend this movie, though. It feels a bit like nostalgia-bating which would not make it "for children" anyway and it's definitely not geared towards adults either.

The Great Train Robbery (1978)

British heist comedy film. It's about a master criminal in the 1850s who aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold, which seems to be an almost impossible task because of incredibly tight security. Rewatched this yesterday and it's still very good.

The Secret of Kells (2009)

Irish-French-Belgian animated fantasy drama film. It's about the making of the Book of Kells, an real-life illuminated manuscript from the 9th century. Stunningly beautiful 2D animation. Fascinating story. When I watched Wolfwalkers (2020) for that year's Oscars death race I knew I'd watch the other movies these people made as well. It's been a while but I've just gotten around to it now. And it definitely didn't disappoint. Very good movie. Can recommend!

Fun fact: This was nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film that year with the other nominees being Coraline (2009), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), The Princess and the Frog (2009), and Up (2009) (what a line-up, right?) with Up (2009) eventually winning.

Vice Versa (1988)

American comedy film. It's about a divorced executive and his 11-year-old son being body-switched by a magical Tibetan skull. Good cast (Judge Reinhold and Fred Savage as the two leads, with the rest of the cast consisting of Jane Kaczmarek, Swoosie Kurtz, David Proval, Richard Kind, James Hong, Jane Lynch, Elya Baskin and more). It's all around an entertaining, but lesser known 80s movie that I can only recommend.

I Saw the TV Glow (2024)

American psychological horror drama film. It's about two troubled young friends whose connection to their favorite television show drives them to question their reality and identities. Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine are both absolutely brilliant in this. You might know Justice Smith from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), Detective Pikachu (2019) and/or Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) and Brigette Lundy-Paine from Downsizing (2017), Bombshell (2019), Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) and/or from the Netflix series Atypical (2017–2021). But I'd say they both delivered their best performances in this movie. But it's not just a movie, it's much more than that. It's an experience. It is slow when it should be, but never boring. It is bursting with style, but the substance is there, too. While watching this I thought it felt similar to We're All Going to the World's Fair (2021) and then I found out that they're both by the same director. Overall this definitely isn't a movie for everyone. Hell, I'd say this isn't a movie for most people. If you're not a horror fan you probably won't find anything about this that you'll enjoy. And even if you're a horror fan this might not be the type of horror you like. But if you do like that slow, mad, weird horror you'll love this. Personally, I think this is (so far) probably the best horror movie of the year. So yeah, this is definitely a hate-it-or-love-it kind of movie and you'll just have to find out for yourself in which category it falls for you.

Don't Look Now (1973). British horror/thriller movie. It was ok, pretty good acting. And i watched like half of Mulholland Drive (2001), but it wasn't that interesting at first and i did not manage to finish it, but i plan to eventually, since it got better when my rent period ended :(