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Saltburn (A): Brilliant satire of the British Upper Class. (Amazon Prime)

Mannequin (A-). I had never seen it, but it was just pure 80s camp classic fun. Kim Cattrall plays a mannequin that comes to live and Andrew McCarthy falls in love with her. Estelle Getty has a supporting role. The A- is for the fun I had watching it and not necessarily the quality. (Max)

The Holdovers (A) (already commented on it) (DVD)

Natural Born Killers (A): Hadn't seen it before but saw and loved True Romance last summer and it was originally from the same script. Brutal commentary about violence and the media and unfortunately has only gotten worse since the 1990s. (Was on Max but removed)

David Lynch: The Art Life (A-): A slow documentary about Lynch that had so many Lynchian moments.I still miss his daily weather reports. It was a great way to celebrate his birthday Jan. 20. (Max)

The Player (B+). I bet this movie would have been a solid A if I had seen it in the 1990s (and I was an adult then...preteen and teen me wouldn't have appreciated it like I did as an adult.) Satire of Hollywood, but it's been done so much since then that it kind of diluted the impact for me that it would have had in 1992. I need to see more of Altman now. (Max)

About Schmidt (B+) It's Alexander Payne. I thought about tracking down the novel, but apparently Payne changed so much about it. (Library DVD)

Down Low (B+) Lukas Gage (White Lotus S1, Fargo S5, other things) wrote and co-starred in this movie with Zachary Quinto. Quinto is a man with a terminal illness, who hires male escort Gage. It's a dark comedy that is also poignant. And Judith Light is a supporting role as the nosy neighbour. (Library DVD)

Blackberry (B+): Canadian movie about the start and downfall of the Blackberry phone. It reminded me of 2023's Tetris, but Tetris was better. (Library DVD)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (B+): Jane Russell deserved so much more recongition from this film than Marylin Monroe (who was also fantastic, don't get me wrong), but I had no idea about Russell! (Hulu)

Irma Vep (1996) (B+): A send up of the French film industry. There's a 2022 Max limited series from the same director based on this, which I tried watching later, but despite the amazing performances in the series, I couldn't get into it after watching the movie. Maybe when there's more distance. (Max)

Red Rocket (A24!) B: It was done well as it is A24, but...a porn star (Simon Rex) returns from LA to his small town Texas town in 2016 (people watch the summer 2016 about the elections later that year) and begins a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old (almost 18, but...) (Kanopy, free with library card)

Dicks: The Musical (B). The first half was so much better than the second half. It's basically the Parent Trap but between two adult twins who look nothing alike. Megan Thee Stallion stole the movie with her one song. Megan Mullally and Nathan Lane were great, but the movie just lost steam in the second half. The first half went hard against toxic masculinity tropes. (Max. And A24!)

Rhinestone (B): This 1984 Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone movie totally bombed at the box office, but it was a fun movie that adds a touch of Dangerous LIasons to a reverse My Fair Lady plot. (Downloaded)

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (C) WHY DID ANYONE AGREE TO DOING THIS? (Library DVD)

I'm also doing a Truffaut cycle at the moment (one a week) and have watched or rewatched Shoot the Piano Player, The Soft Skin, Jules et Jim, Two English Girls, The Last Metro and Day for Night.