Midnight in Paris

Time travel (to the past) truly is a white man's game.
One and three quarter thumbs up - I like this movie very much, and I guess I will have to continue to separate the art from the artist.

40 Year Old Virgin

Seth Rogen was only 22 years old when filming this?! That's an old looking 22 year old!
One thumbs up - but personal thumbs down to me for botching the eclair filling/decoration last night.

Julie and Julia

How can you consider yourself a foodie but have never eaten an egg until you are 29 years old? Yeah nah.
One thumbs up - it is my mediocre guilty pleasure.

True Cost

Even at the level of the seed there are environmental and social problems - that is insane and really highlighted how penetrative the problems are at all levels. 

One thumbs up - that was really enlightening, and now I am thinking is there a 'fast optics' parallel with all the cheap brands flogging their wares?

Crazy Rich Asians

First time in mum and bubs session. Baby Jack looked at me a lot and he was adorable. And a group of tween boys came in as well, probably because tickets were only $10!

Half a thumbs up - it was pretty much exactly what you expected, a lighthearted rom-com nothing special, but it was fun and it was great to see so many Asian faces (and good looking ones!). 

Sierra Burgess is a Loser

You hack into a girl's Instagram and spread private stuff, and get away with it with by sending a song and a hug as an apology?! Ridiculous and cowardly - you don't deserve Veronica's help or forgiveness.
One and half thumbs down - wow that was shite - and seriously forgiving of catfishing, which is fucked.

Blackkklansman

K: "Oh hey, the lead actor is Denzel Washington's son!"
J: "Oh that explains it. I didn't want to be racist but I did think he reminded me of Denzel... Training Day!"
One thumbs up - it was good, and what an impact from the end scenes/montage - but it was a bit slow at times; some cuts and edits should have been made. Also, White Power shit is both so stupid and so frightening.

Elizabeth

So the poisoned dress is entirely fabricated; which I am glad I checked first because I have so many questions about how that would work.
Half a thumbs up - it was mostly background noise whilst I sorted Sri Lanka photos

To All The Boys I've Loved

The single best thing about this (besides being adorable) is that where they could have easily had a white girl lead (which many studios insisted on), they had a gorgeous Asian girl without making a big deal about her Asian-ness - she was just an ordinary sweet girl.
One thumbs up - and the girl is actually adopted from Vietnam in real life!

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

They didn't show dong on the plane.

One thumbs up - and the lady in front of me watched this and Molly's Game too. It was like she was me, but 5 minutes later!

The Disaster Artist

Rebecca watched it as well (on the plane), but she hasn't seen The Room yet. I wonder how much she enjoyed it, and would she have laughed at the times I laughed too?
One and a half thumbs up - I think two thumbs up last year was too hasty.

Molly's Game

Nicole gave me free tickets to this a while ago, and the poster looked so boring (and does not represent anything about the film) that I gave away those free tickets.
Zero thumbs up - it was interesting until the halfway mark, but in the end I really didn't care what her result would be.

The Florida Project

It's not sad. It is unfortunate these things have to happen to an "innocent" child, but what do you expect when you are an able-bodied ratbag mother who behaves terribly, refuses to stop swearing/abusing and harrassing/dressing inappropriately to get a proper job and who demonstrates and encourages bad behaviour in her child (a 6 year old twerking, spitting on cars and property, or annoying customers for money for ice cream is not normal childhood adventures).
One thumbs up - it is actually a well-done film, but it makes me angry and angry at myself because it induces thoughts akin to those of a stereotypical conservative old white male. But I guess a film that challenges you or stirs up emotion is good in that it is affecting.

All the Money in the World

I doubt Kevin Spacey could have done as great of a job as Christopher Plummer.
Three quarters thumbs up - and Michelle Williams redeemed herself in my eyes after that insipid performance in Greatest Showman.

The Greatest Showman

"Have a shave, you're not a freak anymore" - Karl Pilkington
As if the bearded lady would have hair-free armpits.
One thumbs down - though this was so lame and entirely glosses over the exploitative and racist things he did; it was the exact type of crap movie I like to watch on the plane, because I would never pay for it or make the effort to download it.

Anastacia

Could not sleep - I think I am too excited and nervous and scared.
One and a quarter thumbs up.

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

I finally get to OT 3 and they give me the secret materials, which I've been hearing about all this time. They're hand written by Hubbard....... They talk about, you know, the fact that the earth was created, that such and such of trillions of years ago and this guy, who's this space guy... and put them in volcanoes and then blow them up with A-bombs... And we have these lost souls all over us and we have to get rid of them. And I'm going what the fuck are you talking about? I mean, I'm down for the self-help stuff. I'm down for, ok, I can be clear, I can, you know, I can get rid of those, the negative emotions, but what the fuck is this?
- Paul Haggis
One and a half thumbs up - it was really revealing with the Ron L. Hubbard's abuse and bullshit, and it almost feels like they have entered a more sinister era with Miscaviage. 

Grease

The main cast already look like they are in their late 20s to 30s, and these guys are like 40 year old somethings getting involved in high school drama.
One thumbs up - it's obviously a fun movie, but it is pretty problematic watching it again as an adult (as opposed to high school bus trips). 

Blow

Don't get involved with drugs or drug dealing - it is scary and stressful.
Three-quarters thumbs up - Johnny Depp was actually good for the part (despite my well-known dislike for him), and I am so good I could name Emma Roberts/Jaime King for the role of Kristina Sunshine.

Bridesmaids

There are too many events (bachelorette party, bridal shower, actual wedding) where you have to pay for attendance, give them a gift, and pay for your own dress?! Americans are greedy.
A fingernail shy of two thumbs up, and seriously I don't understand what is going on with Maya Rudolph's voice here; you have a lovely normal voice in interviews and other stuff, why why the wispy voice that is also hard on "Milwaukee"