#FF19 Knives out is an excellent, and different, whodunnit. If you're a fan of the genre, you'll easily solve most of the mystery but that's not the point.

Strong, dry, comedic performances from the main cast. Excellent pacing. Some really nice shots, but not overt.
Very good.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) December 7, 2019

#FF19 The Irishman is the story of a mob enforcer, over many decades.

This is classic Scorsese: an epic cast, showy camera work, confessional narration, and a sprawling story.

It's slow, but evenly paced; lengthy but engaging; and ends in the right place. Good stuff.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) December 7, 2019

#FF19 Marriage Story is at times beautiful, bittersweet, infuriating, delightful, difficult; a rollercoaster, evoking the ups and downs of a real breakdown.

Beautifully shot, with fantastic performances by the leads in particular.

Excellent.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) December 14, 2019

#FF19 The Report is a worthy biopic/documentary about attempts to conceal or reclassify torture by the CIA.

It's a solid telling of an interesting story, but most scenes could use a bit more room to breath and a bit more character building.

Decent.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) December 14, 2019

#FF19 Motherless Brooklyn is beautifully done, in terms of its art direction and cinematography.

The performances are excellent, with Gugu Mbatha-Raw as a stand-out.

There is some dead weight in the plot, and some overly convenient detective work.

Worth seeing.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) December 21, 2019

#FF19 6 Underground has some beautiful 4K HDR moments.

It’s terrible in almost every other regard.

Badly paced, awful musical cues, terrible dialogue, thin characterisation, choppy editing, cheap CG etc

Worst of all: the action is poorly done. All noise, no clarity.

Bad.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) December 16, 2019

#FF19 Star Wars: #riseofskywalker has some solid action sequences and big set pieces.

However, it's full of exposition, painfully crammed in cameos, and plot contrivances that come out of nowhere. It's also visually dull, especially compared to The Last Jedi

Meh. Disappointing

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) December 23, 2019

#FF19 The Two Popes is a surprisingly up-close look at the presumed differences between Popes Francis and Benedict.

Hopkins and Pryce are great as the leads, with their gentle, verbal sparring.

Beautifully shot, lightly funny, dark in places. A little slow, but worth seeing.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) December 29, 2019

#FF19 The App is a dull, mess of a film.

None of the characters are particularly interesting, or well rounded. The big reveal at the end is cliche, and obvious from the start. It's remarkably slow for an 80 minute movie.

Resolutely boring from start to finish.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) December 29, 2019

#FF19 Dolemite Is my Name is the true story of a man desperate to make it in showbiz, through whatever route he can take.

It's surprisingly heartwarming as he never gives up and tries to take his friends with him. Well performed, fun, light.

A very solid two hours.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) November 3, 2019

#FF19 In The Tall Grass is a decent enough horror idea, that works well enough. The film does a good job of making us as lost in the situation as the characters.

It does have a McGuffin that it indulges a bit too much, and the night scenes are a little hard to say, but it's fine

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) November 20, 2019

#FF19 21 Bridges is a fine, somewhat flimsy action film. The lead performances are solid, the camera work is grounded, and the pace works very well. The score, however, is incredibly overbearing.

You'll see the twists coming, so just relax and let it wash over you. Okay.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) November 24, 2019

#FF19 Joker is an odd film. Joaquin Phoenix puts in another fantastic, mesmerising performance as the titular character, emerging slowly over the film.

The nods to the wider lore are painful, and the nods to Taxi Driver make for unfavourable comparisons

Unsubtle but fascinating

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) October 10, 2019

#FF19 Ad Astra has a great aesthetic and atmosphere. Lonely and isolated. The pace is appropriately slow, dragging a little in places.

The biggest issue is the genuinely awful voice over; constantly telling us what we can or should see. Aggrevating.

Decent-ish.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) October 20, 2019

#FF19 The Day Shall Come sees Chris Morris once again explore an aspect of radicalism, but in a far more mundane way this time. It's absurd, with excellent dialogue, and some great performances.

A little more dry than previous efforts, but still worth seeing.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) October 20, 2019

#FF19 Terminator: Dark Fate has some decent ideas, executed in the most budget action of ways.

It has dependably bad dialogue, poor CG (especially at the start), and Some reasonable action scenes.

A forgettable action film, wearing the long, dead husk of a much better franchise

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) October 24, 2019

#FF19 The Laundromat is a fun, docudrama in the vein of The Big Short.

The cast is fantastic and look like they’re having a good time, the direction is great, and the story moves at a decent pace.

A little slow towards the end, but very worth watching.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) October 26, 2019

#FF19 Zombieland: Double Tap is... fine. The main plot is fairly bare, and the side stories are pure filler. There are some fun action scenes, and decent jokes.

One of the new characters steals every scene she is in, but some of the older characters get short shrift.

Okay.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) October 27, 2019

#FF19 Between Two Ferns: The Movie is pretty much what you’d expect if you watched the series. Awkward interviews, some laughs, a super-thin plot.

Light entertainment but not much more.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) September 30, 2019

#FF19 In The Shadow Of The Moon is a decent enough detective thriller with a sci-fi bent.

The twists are a little predictable and info dumped, but the film is reasonably well made.

Worth seeing.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) September 30, 2019

#FF19 Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is difficult. On one hand, it's self-indulgent, needlessly lengthy, doesn't particularly go anywhere, and has a cop-out ending.

On the other, it's beautifully shot, has a fun relationship at its core, and some fantastic scenes.

Mixed feelings

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) August 30, 2019

#FF19 American Factory is a documentary about the culture clash between Chinese and American works at a newly reopened factory in Ohio.

The perspective is relatively neutral. It's somewhat slow-paced. There's no over-produced drama.

It's a pleasant enough watch for the length.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) August 30, 2019

#FF19 Point Blank is an action film with a generic plot and dialogue that'll never surprise you.

Some of the car sequences are decent, but over-edited. Some of the fights work well. Some of the framing is actually pretty good.

It's entirely forgettable but watchable for 90 mins

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) August 30, 2019

#FF19 Good Boys is an entirely forgettable comedy about kids getting ready for big moments in their lives.

It never really gets any big laughs, but there are enough small jokes scattered throughout that it's not a chore.

Fine, but probably watch-once material.

— Gary Fleming (@garyfleming) August 31, 2019