My Week in Movies: March 22 - 28

[jetpack_monkey]

I didn't watch very many movies, as I've been going back and forth between rewatching Encore! Season 1 for comfort and watching Hannibal Season 1 for... reasons? I don't know. I like it very much, even if it's dipping heavily into territory I usually find stressful af.

Frankenstein 1970 (1958)
Popeye (1980) w/movie night gang (virtually)

Frankenstein 1970 was a passable monster romp. It's main attraction is Boris Karloff chewing scenery, which I will always pay good money for.

On Saturday, I had a virtual movie night using Netflix party where we watched Robert Altman's Popeye musical. It's not a very good musical and it's a strange movie overall. It was good to connect with friends, even over a text chat.

Unless Criterion Channel has some really boffo offerings in April, I expect to be movie-light for a while as I work through Hannibal.

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[brokenallbroken]

Plot aside, Hannibal is a fascinating exercise in cinematic aesthetics. And the cast gives a damn master class every episode.