Film Fight 2020: November

#FF20 Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is a bit of a tired take on Sascha Baron-Cohen's spoof characters. There's little here you haven't seen before, with empty shocks and janky setups; all merged together to form a "plot".

The laughs are few. This is a dull, dated film. Skip.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) November 15, 2020

#FF20 His House is an excellent horror film, that blends the supernatural with the psychological threats of every day life for refugees. It plays with our expectations, while putting forward messages about integration.

An exceptional debut, great performances, and a solid horror

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) November 15, 2020

#FF20 #Alive is an okay South Korean zombie film.

The characters and set-up are fine, but there's little new here. The social media framing doesn't go far enough to give a new spin.

A fine 90 minutes, but not groundbreaking.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) November 15, 2020

#FF20 The King of Staten Island is a better comedy than I expected. Both Pete Davidson and Bill Burr deliver some great moments, grounded in some emotional weight.

Good pace, good length, but with one or two dead-ends.

Pretty good.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) November 15, 2020

#FF20 The Babysitter: Killer Queen is very much a sequel to the first one, amped up.

Overstylised, ridiculous gore, over-the-top acting, and more silliness. The story is pretty flimsy, with a few set-ups for not very much pay-off.

Fine if you want something easy and dumb.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) November 15, 2020

#FF20 Hillbilly Elegy fails to deliver a compelling narrative.

There’s the heart of a good story here, brought down by Hollywood schmaltz and cliched plot devices.

Glenn Close and Amy Adam’s put in fantastic performances, but Basso less so.

Good and bad parts. Flawed.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) November 29, 2020