Netflix streaming – I gave it 4 stars. They rated it as a 4.4 for me, with the general audience rating it as a 3.8. Rotten Tomatoes only has it at 29% for critics, 9% for “top critics”, and with their audience giving it 55%. It would be interesting to correlate Netflix 5-point scale scores with Rotten Tomatoes’ audience percentages.

This movie is difficult to believe in a few spots, but if I ignore that, it is certainly touching and believable in the rest of it. Continue reading →

Netflix streaming – I gave it a 4. Netflix rated it as a 4.8 for me, even though it was only a 3.7 for all reviewers. They aren’t usually wrong with predicting my rating, but the last couple of movies have been off.

Recognize Jamie Lannister from Game Of Thrones above? I see Stieg Larsson’s name in the poster – he’s the guy who wrote The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Continue reading →

Netflix streaming – I gave it 4 stars. Netflix rated it as a 4.9 for me, with the average rating being 4.0. I don’t know why they thought it would be, basically, a 5 for me.

This movie is another one that shows just how good we have it in Canada and the United States. In many countries in the world, good decent people often are victimized by others Continue reading →

Viewed on Netflix streaming – I gave it 4 stars. Netflix predicted a 4.2 for me, and the average rating on Netflix is 3.8. I came close to giving it a 5, though.

This was a very unusual movie, kind of an action movie, science fiction movie, and social commentary all in one. Continue reading →

There are a number of movies that I’ve liked that don’t really fit into categories – sometimes they have a bit of science fiction, a bit of comedy, a bit of drama, and often just a general sense of “quirkiness” that’s hard to describe. Continue reading →