the shallows (2016)

7/10

@spurge yep new jackie movie with that guy from jackass lol

train to busan (korean)

7.5/10

samurai rebellion (japanese)

7.5/10

mike and dave need wedding dates (2016)

7/10

rampage president down (2016)

6.5/10

The 100 7/10

It's kinda dumb in a lot of places yet it kept me watching 2 episodes a day. The pacing is good which makes up for all the nonsense. The 3rd season was more like 2 seasons jammed back to back, fast enough to get past all the why/how/ugh stuff. The last episode had me laughing out loud though, so contrived and unbelievable it ventured into parody. Whatever, it was a fun ride and I'll definitely try season 4 when it comes to Netflix.

I wonder what's next, we already had Water world, Game of thrones, Bioshock, and the murderous AI / Matrix trying to take over the world.


Mockingjay part 1 6.5/10

Kinda predictably moving along, not as nice to look without the bright colors of the previous movies. Great sound design however. Best part, relaxing during the end titles with the music cranked up. That's where a home theater beats the cinema, no people hurrying out while enjoying the music.

Mockinjay part 2 6.5/10

It wraps up the story and isn't bad, but it didn't really grab me with too much sign posting ruining any chance at surprise. At times I felt like I was watching video game cutscenes. Perhaps it was intentional to make it look so gamey, yet everything looked fake, a city of badly strung together set pieces.

Anyway it was entertaining to see the rest of the story.


Dark Matter season 2 5/10

Started off decent with some good episodes, ends with a big cliffhanger unfortunately after already losing my interest 3 episodes earlier. Hopefully season 2 of the expanse will be better.

the wailing (korean)

definitely something to talk about as it is open for interpretation and with many genres mixed together its something you can watch over and over ...

8.5/10

hunt for the wilderpeople (2016)

7.5/10

the good neighbor (2016)

7.5/10

until the end of the world (1991)

7/10

arq (2016)

6.5/10

battlefield baseball (japanese)

6.5/10

i gave up on dark matter long ago ..

Mr Robot Season 2 9.5/10

Awesome show, the only minor down point being that the very end was too predictable cause of end of season cliffhanger conventions. Of course they can still turn it around, you never know what's real. Now the long wait for season 3.

ghostbusters (2016)

6.5/10

swiss army man (2016)

7/10

tell me how i die (2016)

7/10

the neighbor (2016)

6.5/10

mr robot (s2)

8/10

Stranger things 8/10
I watched the rest alone, too scary for my wife. Great show, well made. Is it a rule that these weird military experiments always have to be set in the past?

Spotlight 8.5/10
Already known story of course, yet nice to see how it all came together. Very well acted, kept me glued to the screen from start to end. A bit thin on the extras though, they could have added a couple of folos on the disk.

ARQ:
3/10

Suits:
5/10

How To Get Away With Murder:
7/10

The Revenant 7/10

Amazing looking movie. The landscapes look phenomenal and rival the nature shots in Samsara, 4k cameras have finally equaled 65mm film. The Arri Alexa 65 6K camera really delivers. (At least when viewed downsampled to blu-ray, have not seen the 4K version) The revenant is one of the best looking blu-rays I have and the higher quality source really stands out. Surround sound starts of strong too right from the beginning, best viewed on the big screen, very immersive experience.

The story, hmm, very simple. Felt more like a thread to show off the nature photography. I started checking how long the movie still was half an hour before the end, not a good sign. And according to the documentary it was an anti capitalism movie... It felt more like Gravity with a revenge bit tacked on. Very pretty anyway.

three (chinese)

7/10

complete unknown (2016)

7/10