What is the Best Film You Watched Last Week? (03/14/26 – 03/23/26)

Rental Family. Touching film about the power of human connection. Brendan Fraser’s acting is great. Would suggest for anyone looking for an uplifting movie.

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die Sam Rockwell was great and I enjoyed the unique story and over the top ridiculousness. It oddly felt both too long and too short. Would have liked similar "flashbacks" to the rest of the characters that didn't get one so felt that could have been fleshed out just a bit more. I also felt a few parts dragged and the direction was a bit all over the place between action and comedy and drama and swung wildly between them. But overall a great movie and something different

saw "everything everywhere all at once" last week and it was wild, like a mind-bending trip. loved the multiverse concept and how it tackled family dynamics, legit gave me all the feels.

Project Hail Mary. It's a beautiful rendition of the book. Leaves out a lot of the details (but omg the book had SO. MANY. DETAILS) but keeps the essence so well: of humanity, hard choices, love. Much more than a dry science fiction movie.

I finally sat down and saw Marty Supreme. I did *not* feel the tension that everyone else claimed to feel. Uncut Gems had my heartrate up the entire time, but not this time. Still fantastic on two viewings.

Watched Hoppers with my kid and really enjoyed it.

I watched two 5-star movies last week: Little Amélie or the Character of Rain and First Reformed. Gun to my head, I'd say First Reformed was the best, but they're so different it probably just depends on the mood. Edit: Ethan Hawk's performance was unbelievable, the movie is gorgeous in terms of cinematography, and the portrayal of this man's descent into despair was so dark, it made me sick to my stomach by the end. The tension of the final sequence was borderline unbearable.

Just looking over my log entries and The Martian is it for me. I rewatched it after watching Project Hail Mary for the first time. I’d summarize my love of The Martian as being due to an incredible story of survival and perseverance with a near perfect mix of story, pacing, humor, writing, acting and problem solving. It blends nerdy science with humor SO well. It balances tension, hope, happiness and fear SO well. It’s one of my favorite movies. And it was a great reminder of why and reassured me that it can stay in that list of top 30. Easily. I love it.

I watched "The Ugly Stepsister" (Norway, 2025) on Hulu this weekend. It actually had a nomination in this year's Oscars (Makeup/Hairstyling - lost to "Frankenstein"). I enjoyed the film because it's a really warped twist on "Cinderella." I'm not one for period pieces, but when they're this off-the-wall, count me in. It's equal parts funny and gross, and has a couple of scenes that made me wince to the point of uproarious laughter. Would be a great double-feature with "The Substance."

Watched "Weapons" last night. Like original films.

Watched The Florida Project for the first time last night. Just heartbreaking. Everybody was so phenomenal in this movie, it felt like I was watching a documentary. >! It was so touching seeing how much Dafoe's character cared for these people even though they acted so awful twords him and made his life much more difficult. And he knows there is nothing he can do to save these people but he still leads with compassion. One of my favorite moments was Dafoe shooing away the Sandhill Cranes. No harm no FOWL. And then the miserable cherry on top was poor Moon saying goodbye to her best friend at the end through tears. !< Just outstanding film making by Sean Baker

**Relay** — Solid movie. https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/s/wWbI34sWeD

Snatch, I love the humor and the quick editing and the way all stories came together. Guy Ritchie has such a cool style of filmmaking.

Last night I watched Breakfast at Tiffany's. I haven't seen it since I was a kid, and boy, the racist Japanese caricature really sucks. It's such an iconic movie (the costumes alone are worth icon status), but in 2026, it's pretty hard to look past the racism. But, it was made over 65 years ago, so obviously it's 'of its time'. I also read that Paramount didn't reveal that Mickey Rooney was playing Yunioshi, but that a Japanese comedian named "Ohayo Arigatou" ("Hello" and "Thank you" in Japanese) would be playing the role. Ya so that's not ok, so do with that info what you please.

I loved Ready or not: here I come. The complaints are valid but it was pure enjoyment for me. I had a great time. 

Death at a Funeral. *Quick 90 minute comedy.* Damn, that was funny. I don't remember seeing it before although the Centurion bit does seem familiar. The whole cast was excellent, and Alan Tudyk could pass for British. Plus lots of familiar British actors from a variety of TV shows and movies.

We rewatched Nacho Libre last week. It's one of our faves. It's funny but it's also a gorgeous looking movie. The casting director found so many interesting faces to be extras and the scenery is simply beautiful. It goes without saying that Jack Black is hilarious. IMO, Nacho Libre is probably Jack Black's most underrated movie.

Re-watched Neill Blomkamp's *District 9*. Still waiting for the sequel. 😒

The Bourne Supremacy.  Admittedly, the competition wasn't very tough (the others that I watched were Shelter, a Jason Statham movie that was just okay, and The Godfather Part 3, which wasn't as bad as I was led to believe but had some disturbing/weird subplots), but I was hooked from start to finish. I'd seen the Bourne Identity a while ago, though I didn't think I'd seen the other Bourne movies.  I'd watched a few James Bonds since then, and it was interesting to contrast the two and how they handle the concept of spywork.

[**Without Name**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Without_Name) (2016) A slow(very slow)-burn piece of folk horror. It was certainly not what I expected, and it will definitely frustrate many, but I found myself immersed and compelled. The soundtrack is extraordinary as is the camera work which turns the Irish forested landscape into its own character.

Watched the original Karate Kid. Has been an icon since I was a kid-Daniel San learns discipline, balance in spite of the adversity from the Cobra Kai. Mr. Miagi seals the deal with his character. Plus, I used to watch this while studied for my Anatomy & Physiology finals: always got an A

The Strawberry Blonde [1941] A friend of mine suggested it. I was expecting just another 40's Cagney movie but I was pleasantly surprised. The dialogue was excellent and Olivia de Havilland's character had some opinions that were decades ahead of its time.

**The Boy and the World** (rewatch) -- So clearly from a child's perspective and yet entirely grown-up, this Brazilian dialogueless (any words the characters speak are gibberish) movie perfectly captures the beauty, joy, despair, and darkness of its cityscapes. As well, the animation style is night and day compared to the polished CGI that you see in most productions. I watch a lot of foreign animation, and this is still my absolute favorite!

The Art of Racing in the Rain. Maybe I’m biased cause I had to put my dog down last week and spent the weekend feeling miserable and watching sad dog movies but it had a cute story and who doesn’t love a good dog movie even if the ending turns your insides out.

Loved DHURANDHAR: THE REVENGE!

Only had time to watch one: Rise of the Planet of the Apes. It's been maybe a decade since my first watch, and it holds up.  Caesar's character arc is one of my favourite in all of film. Him gradually learning more about how the world works, then struggling to reconcile his good human relationships with some cruel, clear realities.  That, and his dynamic with James Franco is wholesome. I also thought the fake science was subtle enough, so I could suspend disbelief and fill in gaps with imagination. 

Smokey And The Bandit It’s a testament to the charm of Burt Reynolds, the sexiness of that Trans Am, and the legs of Sally Field that this movie works. Way more of this movie is steeped in CB culture than you remember, and the plot (you know, hauling cases of Coors beer from Texas to Atlanta fer them thirsty boys) is laughably dated. The modern equivalent would involve trafficking cocaine internationally, and well, honestly I’d still root for the Bandit. But it absolutely does work. It’s a shame that Sally Field only played harpy shrew types for 40 years, because young Sally Field could awaken something in Elton John. And I guess, so could Burt Reynolds to be fair. Anyways, fun, quick paced, and Sheriff Buford T Justice is always fun on screen. 10/10 even with the somewhat cringey CB montage.

Project Hail Mary, but everyone needs to calm down comparing it to Interstellar. It’s good but not on the same caliber.

Rental Family > Project Hail Mary