BLOURNAL
Impossible Missions and Killer Ballerinas
I went to the cinema for another double bill yesterday… Ballerina (also known as From the World of John Wick: Ballerina for some reason) and Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (which is supposedly the final film in the long-running Mission: Impossible franchise, but we live in a climate where franchises never end so… we’ll see).
Monday morning
So, that’s another weekend done and dusted.
Surfing and superheroes*
I saw both Thunderbolts* and The Surfer at the cinema yesterday.
Sinners
I finally got around to seeing Sinners yesterday, and sorry to disappoint anyone who expects me to be a contrarian but yeah, I thought it was bloody brilliant. Possibly my favourite film of the year so far.
Novocaine
I had a lot of fun watching this in the cinema.
I’ve always been a sucker for action-comedy and this one does delivers the goods. It’s unabashedly goofy and doesn’t take itself seriously unless it needs to…
April Fools' Day
Yep, it’s that time of year again and nope… I don’t have any jokes. Then again, it’s hard to top the current state of the world, which itself feels like an overly indulgent and drawn-out April Fools joke with no end in sight.
Mickey 17
I saw Mickey 17 last week. I would’ve written about it much sooner but I’ve been struggling to articulate my thoughts on it.
Oscars
So, I stayed up late last night to watch the 97th Academy Awards. I don’t know what the overall consensus for this year’s show is, but I greatly enjoyed it.
No more monkeying around
Lately, life’s been pretty quiet and uneventful, but I did see The Monkey last Friday, and I thought it was an absolute blast.
Nosferatu
Just got out of Nosferatu.
It's either my favourite movie of 2025 (so far) or my third favourite movie of 2024.