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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is The Cold [Suggested by Birgit]
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As it is January and it's suppose to be winter in the northern hemisphere, today's theme, a suggestion by Birgit, is the Cold. I'm doing a theme within a theme: crime movies set against the cold.
Deadfall (2012)
I watch this some time back so I can't remember it as well, but I thought it was an ok movie. The gist: after a heist gone wrong, two siblings decide to split up before their paths converge crashing another family's Thanksgiving celebration.
Hold the Dark (2018)
I watch this some time back so I can't remember it as well, but I thought it was an ok movie. The gist: after a heist gone wrong, two siblings decide to split up before their paths converge crashing another family's Thanksgiving celebration.
Hold the Dark (2018)
The gist. A wolf expert arrives in Alaska to help a desperate woman who's son was recently killed by a pack of wolves, while her husband upon returning home from military tour and learning that his son has died embarks on a path of violence. The plot of this one does sound interesting but ultimately I just found the movie too weird and manic. Another thing is that little fact with the husband and wife, which I only learned about trying find book movie comparisons because the movie doesn't really shine a light to the reason for the carnage, something I could not possible have guessed because I knew the actors had at least a ten year age gap.
Wind River (2017)
The gist: a wildlife officer finds the frozen body of the young Native American woman on reservation land and assists the police with the investigation. I like this one. It was very moody, tense and chilling. It's quite slow burning as well until there's this confrontation that escalated so terribly which I did not see coming until we get the flashbacks of the original crime and we get to see the whys.
Wind River (2017)
The gist: a wildlife officer finds the frozen body of the young Native American woman on reservation land and assists the police with the investigation. I like this one. It was very moody, tense and chilling. It's quite slow burning as well until there's this confrontation that escalated so terribly which I did not see coming until we get the flashbacks of the original crime and we get to see the whys.
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I am yet to see Hold The Dark - weird and manic, might right up my street. I also went for Wind River, not a bad film. I swear its linked to a short film I saw that was very similar...
ReplyDeleteI didn't realise Wind River was that well seen.
DeleteI can't wait to see Jeremy Renner in Avengers: Endgame 💜
ReplyDeleteWe match with Wind River which I think is popular today. I haven’t seen the other 2 but the first one sounds interesting
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad Wind River is getting all the love this week - it's so underappreciated!
ReplyDeleteHaha, I suppose not that underappreciated, since it's been getting all the love for this theme.
DeleteI haven't seen any of your picks, but Wind River sounds so interesting! Definitely need to check that one out.
ReplyDeleteWe match with Wind River which is pretty popular this week. The only other pick of yours I've seen is Hold The Dark which I was very disappointed in. It could've been so much better.
ReplyDeleteHold the Dark - I know right...it's is just missing something.
DeleteIf I had gone with a more serious movie selection I would have picked Wind River for sure. It's one of my favourites. Haven't seen the other two.
ReplyDeleteWind River is so awesome. Love that pick. I enjoyed Deadfall, too. I still need to see Hold the Dark.
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