T2 Trainspotting

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T2 Trainspotting loved it. I really liked the first film but it is a harrowing one that is not suitable for repeated viewings on the basis of emotional damage. This one has a lighter tone and it suits perfectly to me since I'm aging at a similar time line with the characters and I loved the nostalgia but also the truth and it is indeed one of those perfect sequels. Highly recommended. 

Fifty Shades Darker

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Fifty Shades Darker turned to be an OK soft erotica. It certainly turned out to be much better than the book or the first film. 

Hear The Wind Sing/ Pinball,1973

Hear The Wind Sing is the first novel written by Haruki Murakami. And this is important to me since he is one of my all time favorite writers. He manages to swing me from emotion to emotion with each sentence and I love how tidy his sentence structure is. I didn't read these for a long time (probably an unconscious decision just to keep one thing for the future, yeah I'm a hoarder) It immediately grabbed me and pulled me in. Loved it to bits.

Pinball, 1973 is a more complex story with a sinister undertone as in his future novels and it was so very good. Words fail me in trying to express. I'm very happy. 

Black Mirror Season 4

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Black Mirror Season 4 turned out to be a more merciful season. Still not as powerful as the first two seasons but more entertaining than anything else. Of course my favorite episode is Hang The DJ and not just because of The Smiths but because it ended up being very romantic. All in all it is an easier introduction to the concept and not as brutal (especially as the first two seasons) 

Monsters Inc.

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Monsters Inc. It was ok, I have cried a bit as usual. I can't believe I had not seen it yet. 

Baywatch

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Baywatch turned out to be really boring. I didn't particularly care for the TV show and this is one of those films where every joke somehow misses the mark. 

Blade of The Immortal

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Blade of The Immortal is a delightful surprise in the case that it showed up in Netflix (where there are no live Japanese films- all anime). I have watched the first episode of the anime series it was adapted from in expectation for the film but it didn't work for me. The film though really did. Firstly I love Takuya Kimura and he is so good in this. He was better than the anime version of the character (totally non biased opinion - heh). The film itself is a tame Takehi Miike movie. Too long but I enjoyed every part.