Two words: foreign films!!!
I'd ended my A*List, and started my reboot of 2025, with "Detective Chinatown 1900", which was partially in Chinese, partly in Native American, and totally excellent!
On Tuesday, I saw "Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera" after my luncheon with Dawn.
One note: it's been six years since the first movie came out, so I really didn't recall much of nothing about the story line between Gerard Butler and Oshea Jackson, Jr. for this sequel.
So what had finally drawn me to see this?
The majority of the setting was in France... and, I admit, it was nice to see Nice again.
After all, my trip to France was back in 2002, so it's been a while.
I also loved having that little inside joke in my back pocket!
(smile!)
Also, I netted 1000 Bonus Points for seeing it!
I know, AMC has the date wrong, but I kept my ticket stub, so... hooray for me!
(smile!)
Oh, wait... nope, I missed that deadline.
That's okay, as I very much liked the movie anyway.
It had a definite Stepford Wives vibe, along with attention to Isaac Asimov's Laws of Robotics, plus some excellent music.
I'd gladly see it again!
I can't say I'd see the other two twice, though.
"The Seed Of The Sacred Fig", set in Tehran, Iran, was a film that became increasingly tense as it went on, as it was a family drama ostensibly about a missing gun, but actually about a father that had missed out on much of his now-teenaged daughters' lives.
The Arabic title translates to "Today I Am Angry", which seems appropriate.
Oddly, that title reminds me of one of my favorite foreign films, although it was science fiction and much lighter than this historical piece.
Anyway, the 2024 Irani film was last Friday.
Today's movie was from 2023, Angel Studios' "Brave The Dark", on its last day in town.
Based on the true story of Stan Deen, a high school teacher who made it a point to help struggling students, to the point of becoming a legal guardian to one who was headed for a life in jail after years in the foster care system.
The movie was good, but not quite as realistic as it should be.
Then again, this production studio does tend to soft-pedal bad news.
And what lies ahead for me at AMC?
More foreign films, as well as more films new to me!
Good!!!
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