Reel and Remote
Watched: Sisu: Road to Revenge 🍿
Sisu — a Finnish word with no direct English translation. Think grit, resilience, and sheer stubborn will to survive, all rolled into one. That’s also the whole movie.
Post-WWII Finland. Ex-commando Aatami Korpi just wants to move his family’s house somewhere safe — until the Soviet commander who murdered his family comes hunting for him. Brutal chase movie. Ridiculous action. Jorma Tommila doesn’t say a word the entire film and still carries every scene.
Apparently there’s a first one I haven’t seen yet. Adding it to the watchlist.
Total blast.
★★★½☆
Watched: The Carpenter’s Son 🍿 ★★★☆☆
Always fascinated by Bible stories about Jesus — especially his life at birth, age 12, and 30–33. This one pulls from the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, an apocryphal text covering ages 5–12 and Jesus’s uneasy relationship with his father. Interesting territory.
I’m curious to find out what became of that boy who transforms into something completely different…
Added to my watchlist: The Wolf and the Lamb 🍿
Watchlist: Mother Mary 🍿 It will come out on April 22nd.
Check out the Trailer.
I saw The Devil Wears Prada years ago, but with a sequel on the way, I was curious if it’s based on a true story. While technically fiction, it’s a thinly veiled look at Lauren Weisberger’s tenure at Vogue. Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly is the cinematic ghost of Anna Wintour—right down to the high-fashion armor.
As Streep noted regarding the character’s relentless drive:
“I wanted to take on the burden of being the one who has to make everything ‘perfect’ and the price that woman pays for that.”
Legendary satire.
Watched: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 🍿 it was okay. Rating: ★★★☆☆
Watched: The Yeti🍿 Decent enough. It struggled to hold my attention at times, but I managed to finish it. I would say: ★★½☆☆☆
Currently watching: The Yeti 🍿
Remarkably Bright Creatures is officially becoming a movie! 🐙 I love Sally Field, and I know she’s going to be incredible in this. I haven’t read the book yet, so I’ve gotta get moving and finish it before the movie comes out. Can’t wait to see her bring this to life! 📖✨ #BookToScreen
Madonna is officially on Apple TV! 🎬 She’s in Season 2 of The Studio, starring in a meta storyline about her biopic alongside Julia Garner. Filming in Venice, Madge looks stunningly natural and better than ever—truly her best look in years!
