Vicky Christina Barcelona. Two women go on vacation in Barcelona, where an attractive painter tries to seduce both of them -- and does, although not together as he would like. Enjoyed the scenery (Spain is gorgeous!), and will never say no to seeing Scarlett Johannson or Penelope Cruz, but i wasn't into the story.

Boogie Nights, 1997. Star-filled cast involving Burt Reynolds trying to get Mark Wahlberg to do adult film in the ‘70s/’80s. Appearances by a bunch of known actors. Nice music. Cars were tolerable. Dug the chick on rollerskates.

Mean Streets. 1973. Early Scorcese film about the New York Mafia, featuring a young Robert de Niro (pre-Taxi Driver), as well as a youngish David Proval, better known as Richie Aprile from The Sopranoes. I was surprised he was the only Sopranoes actor I recognized. Good music, NYC at night is pretty. Possible shot of WTC towers right after construction, but not positive. Never really got into the film.

I watched half of 'Eating Raoul' two nights ago. It is terminally stoopid. I might not bother with the second half.

Eating Raoul (1982): A relatively boring Los Angeles couple discovers a bizarre, if not murderous, way to get funding for opening a restaurant.
Bad (1-4)

Resident Evil: Death Island (1/10)

Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse...it got worse. Just like Resident Evil: Vendetta, this movie has such bad writing and lack of understanding about the characters. Like there's so many things that seem out of character for Chris, Jill, Leon, Rebecca, etc. The villain has no logic behind the acts he commits. It's like poorly written fan-fiction and I hope Capcom separates these CGI movies from the games and no longer, if they ever were, consider to be canon.

From Vendetta: Oh no, you killed my beautiful bride and now instead of getting revenge on the people responsible for that attack, I'm just going cause havoc on innocent people that had absolutely nothing to do with the trauma and anguish I endured. Hahaha.

Yeah, it's that bad. The writing in the game goes like: When I was young, I found out my parents were killed in a work-related accident but when I grew up I discovered the truth and it was all a cover up from a pharmaceutical company called Umbrella. Eventually I joined the BSAA to fight against bioterrorism which is what caused my parents and all other lives demise.

And I know I'm not the only one who notices that in the CGI movies they keep using real world cities, which in the game as far as I know, they never used real cities. It's usually a fictional location alongside a real world location.

Raccoon City (A fictional mid-western town, USA) RE1/2/3
Dulvey, Louisiana (Fictional city, real USA state) RE7
Kijuju, Africa (Fictional Country, real continent) RE5
Unnamed Rural Village, Spain (Fictional rural village, real country) RE4
Tall Oaks, USA (Fictional city, real country) RE6
Lanshiang, China (Fictional city, real country) RE6
Edonia Republic, Europe (Fictional country, real continent) RE6
Unnamed village, Europe (Fictional village, real continent) RE8
Etc.

So it seems these CGI movies are mostly fan service but even then, it starts not making any sense and nothing works because it lacks cohesion and good storytelling skills.

The Wrecking Crew (2008): A celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew", a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys and Bing Crosby.
My Comment: This documentary pays a little too much attention to Nancy Sinatra, imo.
Very Good (8-10)

I’ve seen 3 movies at the theater this past summer
Longlegs - creepy, weird, I liked Gretel and Hansel from the same writer/director more but this one was okay - 6
Firebrand - It’s about Katherine Parr and Henry VIII - as a movie it was good, almost like a horror film, but as history I’m not so sure - Jude Law and Alicia Vikander were good in their roles - after the movie a woman in the bathroom was telling me that it wasn’t historically accurate (I think she drank a lot of wine during the film) and told me about her knee surgery - 8
Furiosa - loved it - the best movie I’ve seen in a.long time - amazing creative stunts and chase sequences - 10

The Informer (2019) 8/10

Not a unique storyline or anything but it was well made and I like that. The actors all played their roles well, the set and filming was good, and the plot wasn't entirely stupid (as is unfortunately common in this genre).
Would I watch it again? Yeah, probably

Saw 2 more movies in the theater -

Speak No Evil - an okay entry in the don’t-ever-go home-with-or-visit-people-you-just-met-even though-they-seem-so-great genre - 7
The Substance - like a fairy tale - a very, very weird fairy tale - about the entertainment industry and trying to stay young looking - the ending is way over the top - 6

We need to talk about Kevin (2011) - This is like watching a car crash and I can't look away. It's a well-made movie that left me confused and with an itching feeling of discomfort. (It is based of a book, which has been on my to-read-list years ago. I've forgotten about it and now I want to read it.)
Would recommend, but be aware of the topic.

Has anyone seen any good horror movie lately?

I watched that a couple of years ago and rated and commented on it on page 35 of this thread. Meh, I thought it was on the low end of mediocre.

As for horror films, I've long given up on them. It's all been done, there's nothing new.
That said, I sometimes like to mention a film that scared the bejesus out of me when I was 5-6 years old, and still creeps me out to this day. It's not actually a horror film, but a Spanish religion-themed film from the 1950's with an English title of 'The Miracle of Marcelino'. It tells the story of an orphan boy raised in a monastery. The monks admonish him to never enter the attic of their monastery, which of course he eventually does, and that's when it gets creepy.
Surpisingly, it's actually on TubiTV right now, in English, here .

Heretic - pretty good psychological horror with intriguing characters - 8

Murder by Contract (1958): A cold-blooded hitman traveling across the country to kill a woman about to testify against his boss comes to find a target on his own back.
My Comment: Fast-moving Noir film, and not boring.
Good (6-8)

The Last Detail (1973): A troubled Navy recruit, sentenced to the brig for lifting a polio charity box, is given one last hurrah by the sailors tasked with his escort.
My Comment: Typically overacted by Jack Nicholson. He's another actor who always comes across as the same type of character no matter what role he plays.
Mediocre (4-6)

The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973): Eddie's friends are numerous, but the term "friends" is suspect. As a small time hood, Eddie is about to go back to jail. In order to escape this fate, he deals information on stolen guns to the feds. Simultaneously he is supplying arms to his bank robbing/kidnapping hoodlum chums. But who else is dealing with the feds? Who gets the blame for snitching on the bank robbers?
My Comment: Complicated tale of cops & robbers to which I had to read the Wikipedia plot writeup to have any clue to what's going on. Maybe that's why it wasn't popular with moviegoers back in the day.
Mediocre (4-6)

Rolling Thunder (1977): A recently-returned Vietnam POW loses his family and his right hand during a violent home invasion, and seeks retribution against those responsible.
My Comment: On the north end of Mediocre. William Devane and a young Tommy Lee Jones.
Mediocre (4-6)

Leave the World Behind (a Netfix adaptation from 2023)

Movie description : Leave The World Behind is an adaptation of Rumaan Alam’s novel of the same name and tells the story of two couples who are trapped in a small space together when an apocalyptic event occurs. One couple, Amanda and Clay Sandford (Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke), have rented a luxurious AirBnb, but during the night they are surprised by the other couple, George H. and Ruth Scott (Mahershala Ali and Micha’la Herold) – the owners of the property, who find themselves in the house at the exact moment when the electricity in the entire country (and then the entire world) goes out. As people completely dependent on electrical appliances, both couples must figure out how to survive, but also have to deal with their own internal prejudices and tensions.

In my opinion, it’s a decent movie, but not so great. If Julia Roberts hadn’t been in the lead role, it likely would have flopped, because most of the cast is overacting too much throughout the film. The intoduction of the movie is weak - it could be better done, because this part is the most important.

Rate: 6.5/10

More (1969): In the late 1960s, after graduating in Mathematics, the German Stefan Brückner hitchhikes from Lübeck to Paris to see the world without any money. He befriends Charlie in an arcade and they go to a party. When Stefan meets gorgeous American Estelle Miller at the party, Charlie advises him to stay away from her. However, the straight Stefan falls in love with Estelle and, after breaking in to a house with Charlie to rob it, he follows her to Ibiza. Stefan seeks the hotel of his fellow citizen Dr. Ernesto Wolf where Estelle is lodged and asks her to leave the place and stay with him in an isolated seaside house. Before leaving the hotel, Estelle steals some money and a pack from Wolf. Soon, Stefan learns that Estelle had stolen 200 doses of heroin and he decides to try one fix with her, in the beginning of his trip to hell.
My Comment: Second time I've watched this in the last couple years (see page 30 of this thread). I like the 1960s atmosphere and it's just an interesting story that takes place in interesting locations. Also, the title is a hotlink, and the film description says it is an "erotic" movie, which it certainly is not, although there is female nudity.
Also, for those who care, the soundtrack is by Pink Floyd.
Good (6-8)

Mulan (Live action movie, Disney, 2020).
Genre: Action/Fantacy/Adventure

To keep her ailing father from serving in the Imperial Army, a fearless young woman disguises herself as a man and battles northern invaders in China.

Comment: If you have never seen the original then you probably won't be that disappointed. The problems with this movie are the stale acting, the lack of comedy from the original film, the removal of the outstanding soundtrack and the beautiful storytelling through singing, and the lack of care placed into making the characters. Is it weird that I don't really care what happens to the characters in this? If you've never seen the original, you'll probably think of this movie as okay.

Rating : 5/10

Mulan (Animated movie, Disney, 1998)

Comment: There are two things I love about this movie, aside from its stunning and beautiful animation. One is that I love the fact that Disney is exploring legends from other cultures and I am so glad it brought us this one. The other is that I just wanted to stand up and cheer at this great heroine. I was thrilled to see strong female character surviving because of her own integrity and strength rather than because of her looks.

Rate: 9/10

Mulan II (Animated movie, Disney, 2004)

Comment: I watched Mulan II and i will have to say that it was abit disappointing. Mulan is back,and is engaged to be married to her fiancé,General Shang. When all of a sudden,they are given a mission to escort three Chinese princesses abroad. The music is great,but the animation was weak and at times went overboard with the details. The voice cast were'not as good as the first movie with Eddie Murphy out of the picture as Mushu and the other originals as well. But I loved the music, the exceptional characters and how the story went. It wasn't as dramatic as the first but there was some parts that truly reminded me of the first.

Rate: 6/10

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Genre : Cyberpunk, Science Fiction, Action

Comment : With great acting, great screenplay, incredible cinematography Blade Runner 2049 is one of the best sequels ever made!

Rate : 9/10

Attack of the Stobe Hobo (2018): An account of one of James Stobie's early freightcar-hopping trips across the northern tier of the country - Denver, Chicago, "the Crapital", New York, Buffalo, Chicago, Minneapolis, Fargo, Butte, Cheyenne and back to Denver, circa 2011. All footage filmed by Stobie himself. An hour and forty minutes of seeing the right profile of his face is a bit much in these earlier clips and I think his train hopping adventures are better followed in the 20-minute increments on his channel. His cinematography also got better over time.
Stobie had a bachelor's degree in music and played the piano. His later videos often include his piano accompaniments, but this one only has music toward the very end. I'll rate this mediocre, but I'd highly recommend watching the shorter vids on his channel, many of which are very good.
There are two additional longer videos which I plan on watching.
Mediocre (4-6)

Canada by Cargo Train (2018): Another video compilation of longer duration (1hr 21mins) by James Stobie, documenting his freightcar-hopping adventure across Canada, west to east, from Vancouver to Toronto. This is a much better production that the previous one I watched (above), with more piano music accompaniment and good cinematography of all the places along the route. I'm not sure when this trip took place, sometime in the early to mid 2010's I would guess. His YouTube channel is here.
Good (6-8)