Recent Viewings, Part 2

[Rev. Powell]

I am an English teacher and I run a theatre camp every summer and sometimes during the year. Thanks for asking!

 

P.S. I like I SAW THE TV GLOW a lot better than you did. I found it one of those movies that gets better as you think back on it. I originally gave it a 3.5 and later bumped it up to a 4.5.

[FatFreddysCat]

"Who's Harry Crumb?" (1989)
A bumbling detective with a knack for disguises (John Candy) is summoned to L.A. to find a kidnapped heiress. Slap-sticky silliness ensues. Candy seems to be enjoying himself but the movie was not one of his better efforts. At times, "Harry" feels like a knock off of Leslie Nielsen's "Frank Drebin" character from the Naked Gun series.
Watchable, but not a must-see.

[Rev. Powell]

LUCE (2019): A high-achieving adopted African high school senior develops a grudge against a stern teacher; is he plotting an elaborate revenge, or is there an innocent explanation for the bad things that happen to the teacher? A decent dramatic thriller that supplies an uncommonly nuanced look at racial issues. 3.5/5.

Mainly logging this because this was a rare re-watch from me, and even rarer, a re-watch of a movie I didn't remember I'd already seen! I kept thinking this is familiar, but I don't quite remember all the details... I decided I had probably just seen a very spoilery trailer. When I went to log it into IMDB/letterboxd this morning, I noticed I'd already rated it! I orginally gave it a 4/5 but decided to mark it down to a 3.5; if it had really been a 4 I surely would have remembered it more firmly. Is this normal, or is Alzheimer's coming early?