I thought I really liked this one but I probably confused Waterworld with The Postman. This one, I still like but not very much. The first half is good when the world is built. Nice ideas although looking back at it nowadays it’s hard to believe that this one was one of the most expensive movies ever at its time. I guess it were the costs of building everything manually instead of generating it in the computer.

What marred my enjoyment, was the end. There is a dryland and it’s a South Sea paradise? Come on. It’s hard to believe that humanity adapted to the flooded Earth for a hundred years but didn’t come across dryland before. Although the way they adapted is occasionally really funny like the bandits rowing their rusted tanker.

Which brings me to my last issue. It wasn’t clear to me that this in fact is an environmentalist movie. Good Kevin using windcraft, the bandits moving on the last oil. Finally discovering a sustainable future in dryland. Not that I’m criticizing it. The movie was at least 20 years to early with Global Warming now being the name of the game.

Maybe, I wasn’t in the right mood when I watched this as I just was bitten by a dog and had too much aggression myself. Maybe, I was a bit disappointed as I really liked the book and the film felt like a thinned down version of it that needs the knowledge of the book to fill in gaps while not providing its own interpretation. It still was ok with a nice style but it didn’t feel extraordinary in the sick way of the book.

Might be my favourite bad movie of all time. Everything’s so voluntarily campy that it’s stylish again. The plot seems to be a typical simple action movie plot but there’s a lot of irony at work here which might not always be obvious. I really enjoyed it when I watched it at cinema on release and a handful of times since then on TV. Paul Verhoeven’s direction just is aligned with my taste. Do you want to know more?

Watching this movie physically hurts. It’s one of those movies where you see terrible things coming and want to shout at the actor not to do it. But it always will happen. A great movie about a heroic loser.

A very sensual movie. The sensuality of perception, of food, of doing the daily chores, of erotic tension. To give room to this sensuality, the storytelling is slow but in focus. The imagery is carefully constructed, rich in detail but held in muted colours. Scarlett Johansson never has been more memorable than here. The movie has aged and could need a contemporary HD treatment. But there’s so much to discover that I don’t mind and its one of those movies I could jump into somewhere in the middle whenever it runs on TV.

I haven’t read the book. That might have helped my impression of this movie as I couldn’t be disappointed by a lack of depth. Thus, the movie entranced me by the time it concluded. The final scene really got me and evoked a deep feeling of loss. What more could you ask for in any media than this. And I liked the story akin to those great 70’s SF movies even if it isn’t more than a setting.

Titane is out to shock you. Gory scenes with announcement are a staple here. Violence is the name of the game with Titane compulsively killing people. Nudity is frequent but the longer the movie lasts the more absurd it gets. Like seeing the monster from Alien naked.

Titane is also out to grab you. First, the music has to be named. Lots of great songs and there are scenes where the interaction of a song and setting is highly fascinating, albeit mostly in a weird way as well such as the all-male firefighter party. Speaking of the scenery, it’s striking how much the well-worn teal and orange look is used. Good parts of the movie could be taken as stills and immediately posted on Instagram.

The major weakness of Titane is that it doesn’t lead anywhere. It’s all effects, sound and eye candy but ultimately the plot can be told in a few sentences. Cronenberg’s Crash meets Alien in an exploitation movie. But it does many things so well that I don’t care about its weaknesses.

Fantastic trash movie when it’s celebrating the trash part. The initial scene is a good example. Approaching Mega City 1 is so over the top and so cheaply made that it’s great. Also, the final scene with Sylvester riding away on his judge bike in his Versace costume is so ridiculous that it can’t be anything else than outstanding.

Where the movie falls short is in its action parts when it aims to match more ordinary action movies. Most notably, this is obvious in the last third when Judge Dredd hunts down Judge Rico with the chase and the fights. I ignore these parts in my rating as I love the garish comic style of the rest so much.

I watched this the day I registered on Tinder. Nowhere else than on this platform and in this movie it becomes as obvious how you are a mere product as a single human that is to be sold. It’s a calculating cold effort, no matter what all the advertising for partnership sites and apps wants to make you believe.

The Lobster is pure genius. Laconic, subcooled, merciless in atmosphere. A great setup with the hotel you are registering with once you are single, giving you 45 days to find a partner or else be transformed into an animal. And a most relentless resolution that made me cringe on the couch.

I completely forgot this one but it was one of my favourites in the 90’s and it’s still comfort food today. The characters aren’t deep or particularly original but hey, they are my generation and the movie features young Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Aniston.