150 Films/150 Days #03: Films 11-18

To open the new year, I began this series, 150 Films in 150 Days, as a means of returning to my screening habits of old. Click the link to read the Series Introduction.  The general idea is to return to my film school roots of obsessively watching all the films from all the places all the time.  

The Comprised List is over 150 films deep with integral films missed from the past 10 years and beyond, as well as a few just for popcorn giggles.

I'll be making regular posts of 5-10 films at a time, including my screening notes, random and unedited.  Each film will be listed with the release date, relevant creative contributors, the means of screening, and a written response.

After the screening, I will assign a level of recommendation to each film as follows: 

HR-highly recommended, R-recommended, N-neutral, F-failings too extensive to appreciate (hopefully never or rare).

The first film watched was February 1, and the final day will be June 30 (exactly 5 months).  

All are welcome to watch along.

Films 11-18:  Screening Notes added soon - need time to transcribe and decipher my notes ;

11.  Noah (2012):  Watched on Prime Video, 02/11.  Directed by Darren Aronofsky, Performances by Jennifer Connelly, Russell Crowe, Anthony Hopkins, Cinematography by Matthew Libatique. 

Screening Notes:  

Recommendation Level:  N

12.  Venom (2018):   Watched on Hulu, 02/12.  Performances by Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Produced by Tom Hardy, Cinematography by Matthew Libatique. 

Screening Notes:

Recommendation Level:  N

13.  The Little Things (2021):  Watched on HBO, 02/13.  Directed by John Lee Hancock, Performances by Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto.

Screening Notes:

Recommendation Level:  N

14.  The Meaning of Hitler (doc, 2020):   Watched on Hulu, 02/14.  Directed by Petra Apperlein and Michael Tucker.

Screening Notes:

Recommendation Level:  R

15.  Judas and the Black Messiah (2021):  Watched on HBO, 02/15.  Directed by Shaka King, Produced by Ryan Coogler, Performances by Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemmons. 

Screening Notes:

Recommendation Level:  HR

16.  Baby Driver (2017):  Watched on DVD, 02/16.  Directed by Edgar Wright, Performances by Ansel Elgort, Jon Bernthal, Jamie Foxx.

Screening Notes:

Recommendation Level:  R (if you stop after Act 2), N (if you watch until the end)

17.  Super 8 (2011):  Watched on HBO, 02/16.  Written and Directed by J.J. Abrams, Produced by Steven Spielberg, Performances by Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler 

Screening Notes:

Recommendation Level:  R

18.  The Hunger Games (2012):  Watched on Hulu, 02/17.  Directed by Gary Ross, Performance by Jennifer Lawrence

Screening Notes:

Recommendation Level:  N