The Panda

To be fair, his height was a major aspect of the character. Dinklage is interested in Mildred pretty much because he's limited in who's interested him in the town. Now the same type of character could have been written for normal height actor with a few alterations.

It's pretty amazing how far visual effects have come. I saw a scene from Avatar on TV and I was shocked to notice how dated it looked.

Speaking of Dinklage, I really hope when GoT wraps up that he can get some more meaty roles in film. He's honestly one of the best actors in the business, and I'd hate for him to be limited on what roles he can have because of his height.

Oddly, both this and Three Billboards are movies that could have excellent sequels (yet they likely won't get them).

Didn't Boyhood get close to 200 reviews without a negative?

What we really need is a remake of Tokyo Drift. That'll save the industry.

To be fair to both of them. We don't really know what was Whedon, Snyder or some of both. It's also hard for a new director to come in mid-production, especially one with a very different style than the old one.

Speaking of Dark Shadows, that's another underrated Depp Movie. Definitely a solid B-.

Could Wonder pull a Blind Side?

Does anyone else think Darkest Hour will disappoint? With the new system and members, movies with lots of love seem to do better than the more generic Oscar bait. The reviews seem to only praise Oldman, which will be good enough for a nomination and maybe a win from him, but I don't see the love for it in any other cat.

I'm still expecting Darkest Hour to do lackluster numbers overall, as well as disappoint for awards. I could see Gary Oldman being its only nomination.

I think the last movie I have bought a physical copy for is The Force Awakens? I'll probably get Rogue One at some point too, just so I can have a complete physical media collection.

Haven't seen Coco yet but Inside Out is not only easily my favorite Pixar movie but animated film as well. It's genius.

One of my favorites from this year, so far.

I can deal with people making quick comments to themselves. This guy was literally giving me nerd lectures about the comics, and I just tried to pretend like I wasn't hearing anything he was saying.

I think one of "bold predicts for 2017" was that Coco would be the top grossing animation. That's a possibility now, wow.

When I saw the Winter Soldier, I ended up between my friend and some random guy. Throughout the movie he'd turn and make comments (I assume to either me or this other couple that clearly weren't with him) about the history of the characters in the comics, or pointing out any reference, or during the end cutscene he said "That's Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, they are blah blah blah". Maybe the reason why I didn't like Winter Soldier didn't have anything to do with the movie itself...

Meanwhile, me and the two friends I saw Thor: Ragnarok with sat silently while we were trapped between two families letting their toddlers run wild in the rows at a 10:55pm showing

Trailer reactions are the best kind, because for those you really don't care so the humor works. I definitely get annoyed though when a wannabe narrator decides he needs to make loud attempts at jokes throughout the film for everyone to hear.

This happened in a showing of either Fences or Manchester by the Sea (can't remember) for me. It's during a part where there's quite a bit of loud profanity. A phone starts ringing, you hear an old dude pick it up and yell, "Hello! No, I'm not saying shit, I'm at a movie, it's the movie. I can't talk right now, I'm in a movie."

I was mostly being facetious. Old people are louder than 5 year old children. Especially since half of them have phones but don't know how to turn them on silent or deny a call.

Watching movies with old people is the best. They mostly shut up, except for an occasional snore and "Who's that guy Barbara?" "He's the main character Walter, shut up and watch the damn movie!" "Oh okay... But who's that guy?"

Been a while since I updated this A Baby Driver Blade Runner 2049 The Big Sick Dunkirk Get Out IT Lady Bird Logan Mudbound Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri War for the Planet of the Apes Wonder Woman B Alien: Covenant Beauty and the Beast Detroit Gerald's Game Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 John Wick: Chapter 2 Kong: Skull Island The LEGO Batman Movie The Lost City of Z Megan Leavey Okja Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Raw Spider-Man: Homecoming Split Thor: Ragnarok C Annabelle: Creation The Case for Christ Despicable Me 3 A Dog's Purpose The Fate of the Furious Free Fire Ghost in the Shell Gifted The Hitman's Bodyguard Kingsman: The Golden Circle Life Murder on the Orient Express The Wall D 47 Meters Down Baywatch Before I Fall The Dark Tower Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Longhaul The Great Wall mother! The Mummy The Shack Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets The Zookeeper's Wife F All Eyez on Me The House King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Monster Trucks Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

Three Billboards is dark and humorous look on ideas of mourning, suffering, the justice system and sexual assault. It's crude but in a way that etches in your memory, and scenes that seem like narrative comments on social issues going on right now. It's a timely piece of art, and despite being labeled as a comedy, it's heavily dramatic in its material. It shows glimpses of human decency in a society riddled with issues. McDormand feels like a jaded narrator giving voice to McDonagh's irritation of the state of certain issues in society. The ensemble is impeccable, and McDormand is sensational in this film. Rockwell also gives a striking performance and a solid character arc. I thought it was an interesting way to end it all, as a way of McDonagh having McDormand and Rockwell take Justice into their own hands as a middle finger jester to what's been done about sexual abuse cases in the country. It's definitely a movie I can see grow on me. It's shot beautifully, the score is brooding, and there's a powerful voice given through each character. I need some more time to think on it, but a solid A for now.

McDormand is a revelation in Three Billboards. She deserves the Oscar.