That Is All

That Is All

Coyote and Clay

14 September 2019

Drama

DVD
D-

Apparently there's smiling later in the movie

Aggressively boring and so poorly recorded that it was a relief every time there was a pause in the dialogue.  Mark Weeden wrote and directed, so I'll blame him.

Thank You for Smoking

Thank You for Smoking

Room 9 Entertainment etc.

September 9, 2005

Satire

DVD
C+

While I thought this was an intriguing idea, I only laughed once, so I wouldn't say that it succeeds as a comedy.  Director Jason Reitman adapted Christopher Buckley's novel.

Texas Killing Fields

Texas Killing Fields

Forward Pass etc.

October 14, 2011

Crime Drama

DVD
D

Of course I wasn't going to like a movie with this title.  Ami Canaan Mann directed.

Texas

Texas

Columbia

October 9, 1941

Western
DVD
C-

While not my kind of movie, especially with a boxing match, I did appreciate the touches of humor.  George Marshall directed.

Tex

Tex

Disney

July 30, 1982

Drama

DVD
C-

Another S.E. Hinton adaptation, by director Tim Hunter.

Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth

BBC Films

14 October 2014

War Drama

DVD

C+

While I appreciate that this is a war drama that's less about the battles and more about the homefront and nursing, and I can see someone being genuinely moved by, it didn't click for me.  There's too little telling and not showing of things like what Vera Brittain actually does at Oxford and why she's in love with Roland.  (They bicker and fail to write to each other more than they actually share anything.)  Also, why tell us Vera is a talented poet and not actually quote any of her poems?  (Unless that's her poem at the end, but even so, too little, too late.)  Still, worth watching for the English countryside and Alicia Vikander's range of emotions as Vera.

This is based on Brittain's memoir and directed by James Kent.

Terror's Advocate AKA L'Avocat de la terreur

Terror's Advocate AKA L'Avocat de la terreur

Magnolia Pictures etc.

6 June 2007
Documentary

DVD
C

I wasn't that invested in the subject, but this seems well made.  Barbet Schroeder directed, seventeen years after Reversal of Fortune.

Terms of Endearment

Terms of Endearment

Paramount

December 9, 1983

Historical Comedy

DVD
C-

I don't know if it's the writing, or Debra Winger's performance, but this felt really off to me, though I could see its potential.  Director James L. Brooks adapted the Larry McMurtry novel.

The Terminator

The Terminator

Orion etc.

October 26, 1984

Sci-Fi, Action

DVD
C-

Although not my kind of movie, I can actually sort of see the appeal of it, especially the style.  And, yes, I was amused that it starts in that distant year of 2029.  James Cameron directed and co-wrote.

Terminal (2018)

Terminal (2018)

Highland Film Group

11 May 2018

Crime Drama

DVD 

C-

In contrast to The Terminal (2004), this has sharp dialogue, but I didn't care about the story.  Vaughn Stein wrote and directed.

The Terminal (2004)

The Terminal (2004)

DreamWorks etc.

June 18, 2004

Dramedy?

DVD

C-

The concept is intriguing but the execution is sappy and unrealistic.  Also, if even Stanley Tucci can't make me laugh, it's not much of a comedy.  Spielberg directed.

Tenet

Tenet

Warner Bros. etc.

September 3, 2020

Sci-Fi

DVD
D-

Director Christopher Nolan wrote impressively bad dialogue (including a line about the Cold War being as cold as ice) for a plot I didn't care about anyway.

Tenderness

Tenderness

Lionsgate

January 15, 2009

Crime Drama

DVD
D

No matter how good the acting, I couldn't get past the depressing content, based on a Robert Cormier novel.  John Polson directed.

10,000 Saints

10,000 Saints

Screen Media Films

August 14, 2015

Historical Drama, Historical Comedy
DVD
C-

The acting was pretty good but I didn't really care about the characters.  Co-directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (who did The Extra Man and the surprisingly good American Splendor) co-adapted the Eleanor Henderson novel.

10,000 BC

10,000 BC

Legendary Pictures etc.

March 7, 2008
Historical Drama

DVD
D

Of course boring.  Director Roland Emmerich co-wrote.

10 x10

10 x10

Unstoppable etc.

13 April 2018

Horror?

DVD
D-

Pretty unwatchable, but could be worse.  Director Suzi Ewing co-wrote.

Ten (1979)

Ten (1979)

Orion etc.

October 5, 1979

Comedy

DVD
C-

I of course had heard of this movie since the time but never tried to watch it before.  Bumped up a notch for casting, but the main character is pretty unsympathetic, his stalking aside.  Blake Edwards wrote and directed.

The Tempest (2010)

The Tempest (2010)

Touchstone etc.

September 20, 2010

Fantasy

DVD
D+

While the casting of Helen Mirren as Prospera is novel, like most Shakespeare adaptations, it's not very good.  Director Julie Taymor did the adaptation.

Temblores AKA Tremors

Temblores AKA Tremors

Tu Vas Voir Productions

1 May 2019

Drama

DVD
C-

Boosted a notch because it was so mysterious at first about the man's "dreadful secret," which just turns out to be that he's gay.  Jayro Bustamante wrote and directed.

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Universal etc.

December 18, 1969

Western?

DVD
D-

Taken down a notch for the pathetic redface for Katharine Ross.  Director Abraham Polonsky adapted Harry Lawton's Willie Boy: A Desert Manhunt, a couple years before Romance of a Horsethief.

Tell No One AKA Ne le dis à personne

Tell No One AKA Ne le dis à personne

Canal+

1 November 2006

Mystery?

DVD

D+

Mildly interesting.  Director Guillaume Canet co-adapted the Harlan Coben novel.

Tekkonkinkreet AKA Black & White

Tekkonkinkreet AKA Black & White

Studio 4°C

23 December 2006

Anime, Action?

DVD
D

Boring story, ugly character design, but the backgrounds are pretty good.  Maikeru Ariasu directed.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Paramount etc.

June 3, 2016

Fantasy, Action, Comedy

DVD

D+

Almost as flat as a pizza.  Dave Green directed.

Taxi (2004)

Taxi (2004)

20th Century Fox

October 6, 2004

Crime Comedy
DVD
C+

I was mildly entertained throughout, especially by the soundtrack.  Tim Story directed, between Barbership and Shaft.

Taps (1981)

Taps (1981)

20th Century Fox

December 25, 1981

Drama?
DVD
D

Dull but also a bit creepy.  This is based on Devery Freeman's novel Father Sky and directed by Harold Becker.

Tapas

Tapas

Castelao Productions

13 May 2005

Dramedy
DVD
C+

I kept waiting for this to click with me and for all the stories to connect, but neither happened.  Still, I wasn't bored.  José Corbacho and Juan Cruz co-directed and co-wrote.