In an attempt to stick to our movie-related New Years resolutions, Jess and I plan to keep an weekly record of our progress towards our goal. See if we hit our goal this week and what movies we watched. You can also check out our initial resolutions post here.
My big goal this year is to watch three types of movies a week:
- 1 New Movie (anything that has come out in the last 3-4 months)
- 1 Movie From My Netflix Queue (it has to be from the list I cemented in stone at the beginning of 2014 to count)
- 1 Movie I’ve Been Meaning to Rewatch
Lets take a look at what was watched this past week.
New Movies:
- Black Sea – A decent enough little movie. Nothing terribly exciting, but I agree with everything Rob wrote in his review.
Re-watched:
- Silver Linings Playbook – Not the most inspired pick in this category considering I’ve seen it so many times, but it just feels like comfort food in the form of a movie at this point. I promise to re-watch something I haven’t seen in awhile next week!
Off the Queue:
- We Are The Best! – Started the first half hour of this at the beginning of the month and then fell off for some reason. Went back for a full watch finally and I’m glad I completed it, as the ending was my favorite part. This movie has spunk for sure.
New Movies:
- Inherent Vice – The sporadic moments of hilarity never exceeded my level of utter confusion. I tend to like mysteries with a purpose so this wasn’t for me. Unfortunately, my least favorite Paul Thomas Anderson flick.
Re-watched:
- Wet Hot American Summer – So funny. Still as utterly ridiculous and goofy as I remembered. Essentially just a collection of scenes and one off jokes and you’re either with it or not.
Off the Queue:
- Arbitrage – Decent little thriller that I didn’t regret watching but isn’t especially standout either. Nice cast & performances.