Introduction Some people have recently mentioned to me that almost all my blog about “artistic objects” have been mostly negative. I have decided for the end of this year, to do a blog post where I recommend stuff I loved this year! For reference, this idea started because someone asked me for movies I actually like (after my last blog post), and when I sent a list and they commented it, I ended up asking “Do you think the only thing I watch is the (mostly slop) I blog about?” ...

The “Project” Introduction I have decided for various reasons to start a rewatch of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I have also decided to chronicle my watch-through of them by writing a blog post for every “Phase” of it. I might give up before the end of it (because it’s a lot of mostly mediocre movies), but even if I stop, I still think writing and releasing all my thoughts publicly might be interesting. ...

Joker (2019): IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7286456 Trakt: https://trakt.tv/movies/joker-2019 Joker: Folie à Deux (2024): IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11315808 Trakt: https://trakt.tv/movies/joker-folie-a-deux-2024 Joker (2019) Todd Phillips makes one of the most political, mainstream movies ever, and when people agree with the political message, he then says that he didn’t make a political movie. It’s either cowardice or plain stupidity. It was also beautiful to see all the rich and pro-status quo idiots disagree and/or not get the political message of this. ...

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8946378 Trakt: https://trakt.tv/movies/knives-out-2019 An overhyped and awful Agatha Christie knock-off. Every actor in it (outside of Ana de Armas - playing Marta) is mediocre to awful. Daniel Craig, who isn’t usually a good actor, is playing with a fake accent in this, and even with that, he’s not the worst one. The movie looks like absolute shit, it’s SO GREY and SO GRAINY, but none of it is artistic… it’s just lazily added filters on top of the movie to make it appear “gritty”. ...

Kingsman - The Secret Service (2015): IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2802144 Trakt: https://trakt.tv/movies/kingsman-the-secret-service-2015 Kingsman - The Golden Circle (2017): IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4649466 Trakt: https://trakt.tv/movies/kingsman-the-golden-circle-2017 The King’s Man (2021): IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6856242 Trakt: https://trakt.tv/movies/the-king-s-man-2021 Kingsman - The Secret Service (2015) A movie I’ve seen in cinema back in 2015. I remember being really fresh back then, it was like a cool kid action movie (similar to Kick-Ass in a lot of ways). It’s still good today, but it’s far less special. What still stands out, however, is the “feel”. It still feels different, it’s not as fresh since a lot of high-budget movies have tried to emulate its style (through James Gunn mainly), but it still feels different enough through the “Britishness” and classiness of it. ...