I've been watching a bunch of movies on my Netflix Queue that are leaving Netflix.
The Intern - A pretty charming film that fits within the mould of Nancy Meyers films though it sidesteps being a Romantic Comedy. Nice concept, good performances. 4/5
It's Complicated - It has it's moments and I like the performances, but it doesn't really come together like most Nancy Meyers films do. 3/5
Moneyball - One I've seen like two dozen times at this point. Had to watch it the night before spring training started. The filmmaking is just so on point. 5/5
Sense and Sensibility (1995) - I believe this was Ang Lee's first English language film and it's well made with good period sets and costumes and such that you expect from a film like this. Pretty solid film. 4/5
Miss Congeniality - I remember this one being funnier than it was, but the performances are all very charming. Not many actresses could pull off the role that Bullock does, and Michael Caine is as brilliant as always, so they elevate the material quite a bit. 3/5
Something's Gotta Give - Definitely my favourite Nancy Myers film. It's the performances, really. I think what I find endearing about Nancy Meyers films is that her films typically revolve around older people, which really makes them stand out among the other romantic comedies out there. The standard formula is there, but it's the details that set it apart. Poor Keanu. He's such a nice, nice man. 5/5
The Big Short - I've been meaning to rewatch this since the theatres. It really is a tremendous film. The energy it has is something else, and it balances making light of the housing collapse with colourful characters and tongue-in-cheek lampooning of the economic policies and theories which caused the downfall, while the film slowly becomes grimmer and grimmer as the reality of the house of cards becomes clear to us and the characters. The Steve Carrell character of Mark Baum is so key to this film. He provides the heart, the indignity towards the system, and the human quality that the audience needs or else this film would be quite heartless...just opportunists getting rich off the failures of society. 5/5
Next up is Straight Outta Compton and then rewatching I, Tonya