Sadly, it was a limited distribution and only briefly at a nearby theater. Netflicks and other sources may have it soon–maybe it will even be a selection on my upcoming flights that will last 5-12 hours.
Captain Fantastic looks interesting per the trailer. I will try to catch it on the airplane. I have 6 long flights booked so far for the year.
I’ll never forgive Rotten Tomatoes for giving Snowpiercer a 95% rating. It is on my top 10 list, maybe my top 5 list of worst movies I’ve ever seen.
Hahaha – mathmom – I saw Snowpiercer too – definitely not worth a 95%. The visual impact of some of the scenes were extraordinary, but by and large, did not deliver.
Don’t blame Rotten Tomatoes. It’s just an aggregator. Blame the critics. 
I half watched that movie when my husband watched it on dvd. Visually interesting and original but no, not a 95% but I’ve seen much worse.
I did not enjoy Sully at all, but my DH did. Probably because I watched the whole thing unfold on TV and the movie seemed to tell me nothing new.
Ooo, I didn’t realize Deepwater Horizon was available to rent on Amazon. Must see for this weekend. B-)
The Zookeeper Wife…it looks good. Good enough that I don’t want to ruin the movie by reading the book first. Movies are usually a letdown to me after the book.
Snowpiercer! That movie definitely belongs in the “interesting [eye roll]” category. I think you had to be 20-something (really 20-not-very-much-of-something) to appreciate it fully.
The mere premise of Snowpiercer was enough for me to say no.
I saw Anomalisa. At first it was interesting, largely for the technique, but it quickly devolved into creepy. I am allergic to stories about self-absorbed middle aged men taking sexual advantage of star struck younger–ALWAYS much younger–women. I really didn’t give a damn about his angst and sense of isolation and was over the clever technique by the time it took that extremely predictable turn. “But that wasn’t the point!” you may cry. “Too damn bad,” say I. B-)
Husband, son, son-in-law, and I saw John Wick: Chapter 2 this weekend. We all liked it. Action. Be prepared for a high body count if you go.
*I highly recommend you watch the first John Wick before seeing this one.
Had to look up Snowpiercer and I’ve already seen it! Obviously it didn’t make a huge impression on me.
It was different. …sort of liked it and sort of didn’t…
Ha! So funny so many of us saw Snowpiercer! I appreciated the premise but I thought the main male lead was inarticulate and poorly evolved. Tilda Swinton – underutilized. There are other, better, “end of days” films (Children of Men if I haven’t mentioned it before).
@conmama – I totally agree (not wanting to read the book before seeing the movie). Some people have to read the book; I’d rather view the movie on its own terms.
@Consolation – not familiar with Anomalisa – I’ll check it out – thanks.
@ignatius – I love a good action flick – I’ll find John Wick for sure.
Just joined a meet up group in NYC for screenwriters. Price of admission? Listing your favorite TV shows and films. All mine were at least 2 years old but here we go: TV – The Wire. The Office (original British version); House of Cards (original British Version); Big Bang Theory; Blue Bloods.
Film: (Snowpiercer purely for visuals); Manchester-by-the-Sea; Force Majeure; Foxcatcher; then reaching back: You Can Count on Me; Never Let Me Go; Frozen River.
They had a meeting tonight but I didn’t have time to read/critique the member’s TV pilot. Next meet up is in March. I’ll make that one. For sure.
^It may help to understand Snowpiercer if you understand it’s based on a 1980’s comics - so, start of realization the environment matters, getting out of the 70’s (when we discovered hijackings, political illusion and desillusion, terrorism), the detente/Brejnev part of the cold war, figuring out where the future can take humans…
Not that I liked it from the trailer or the comic book, so didn’t go see it.
Oh yea, also saw and enjoyed Moana.
Tonight we saw the $6 cheap movies–Great Wall. The movie was amazing–very acrobatic, beautiful costumes and lovely sets. It has been very well-received in China, where it was filmed. H and I enjoyed it.
@Classof2015 Appreciated the premise? That was the biggest hole in the movie! Really it’s the apocalypse and the world is going to cram into a train? Anyone who has used a commuter rail regularly know that snow and trains don’t get along. I realize it was all supposed to be a metaphor for something, but it was a stupid metaphor.
There are good movies and tv shows made from comic books. This wasn’t one of them.
@Classof2015 I’m a big fan of Manchester by the Sea and Frozen River from your list but really despised Foxcatcher. I didn’t get the critical acclaim that movie got, at all!
Frozen River was excellent. Melissa Leo is a really good actress. Never heard of Foxcatcher. Will have to check it out.
I just watched Arrival, albeit on a latptop. I found it very interesting indeed. I think it bears rewatching.
I thought Arrival was interesting, also. However, I had to go and read about it afterwards as I was confused in places.
I thought Arrival was good not great. Interesting premise. I thought the pacing and flow could be improved upon.