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Message: [QUOTE="Husky25, post: 4874917, member: 2839"] I mentioned in the 2023 movie thread that I listen to The Ringer's Rewatchables podcast. I've listened to all of the episodes for movies I've already seen. Now I am going back and watching the movies, among other films, for the episodes I've skipped over. Over the last few weeks, [I]The Ice Storm [/I]- Movie staring Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Tobey McGuire, and Christine Ricci. It was released in the late 90s, but is set in the early 70s in New Canaan. It's has sort of a [I]Big Chill[/I] feel to it, but the with a stranger, yet compelling plot. I wouldn't necessarily call it "rewatchable," but worth the initial viewing. [I]Blackhat [/I]- Michael Mann movie starring Chris Helmsworth that is sort of all over the place. I'd call it a mix between [I]Miami Vice [/I]and [I]Swordfish, [/I]where a hacker is released from prison by the government and pitted between the US and Chinese governments, as he helps capture another, but villainous, hacker. Evidently, Michael Mann didn't like the theatrical version and moves some scenes around for the director's cut. It was okay, but may require additional viewings. [I]Thief [/I]- Another Michael Mann movie starring James Caan. Pretty enjoyable. [I]The Martian - [/I]Good movie set in the not so distant future, even when it came out. For obvious reasons, I thought it was a mix of [I]Castaway [/I]and [I]Apollo Thirteen. [/I]Matt Damon was really good and probably better than Hanks in the [I]Castaway-[/I]type scenes. Though it is not a comedy, he hit the mark on achieving a dry comedic delivery. [I]Mr. and Mrs. Smith[/I] - The Movie that ended Brad and Jen, and began Brangelina. Total popcorn flick. Vince Vaughn may have been miscast. At the end of the day, he plays himself again, as if Jeremy Gray or "Double Down" Trent existed in this theatrical world. [I]Lost in Translation - [/I]Couldn't tell you what it is, but I liked it a lot. [/QUOTE]

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