What I Watched – May 7-26

Time to relaunch my weekly log of the films I watched, which will now have an easier to read format.  It's been six weeks since my last post, so I am going to save myself a lot of trouble and just post the films I saw after Hot Docs ended (you can always see my full log over on Letterboxd). Theatrical Screenings

• Iron Man 3 – It was an OK enough film, though the characterization of The Mandarin lost some points for me.
• Room 237 (rewatch) – These people are crazy.
• The Shining (rewatch) – Great on the big screen.
• The Great Gatsby – For better or for worse, this is very much a Baz Luhrmann film.

• Star Trek into Darkness – I overall liked the film, however it was very obvious at times that Abrams would rather be making a Star Wars film.
• Dazed and Confused (rewatch) – This film has grown on me through rewatches.
• The Rep – A very interesting look into the poor state of repertory cinemas, using the case study of the Toronto Underground Cinema.
• The Hangover Part III – An enjoyable conclusion to the trilogy

Blu-Ray

• Skyfall (rewatch) – The film sure looks pretty.
• Due Date (rewatch) – The dog still cracks me up.

Netflix

• Chronicle – Even though the film's first act was almost cringe-worthy, this turned out to be one of the most unique and interesting found footage films I've seen.