TV Review

 

Succession

Season 2

80% (4 Stars)

The Mandalorian

Season 2

90% (4.5 Stars)

TV Review

Space Force

Season 1

60% (3 Stars)

 

Rick and Morty

Season 4

80% (4 Stars)

Dark

Season 3

80% (4 Stars)

The Boys

Season 2

70% (3.5 Stars)

SjWound's Ranking of 2016 Movies - Round 4

1. Arrival
2. Captain America: Civil War
3. La La Land
4. Hacksaw Ridge
5. Rogue One
6. Zootopia
7. Shin Godzilla - New
8. Your Name
9. Doctor Strange
10. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
11. Lion
12. Deepwater Horizon
13. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
14. Hell or High Water
15. Star Trek Beyond
16. Ghostbusters
17. Kubo and the Two Strings
18. Moana
19. Inferno
20. Deadpool
21. Suicide Squad
22. Finding Dory
23. Split
24. The Magnificent Seven
25. Independence Day: Resurgence
26. X-Men: Apocalypse
27. Now You See Me 2
28. Trolls
29. Sing

SjWound's Top 100 Movies of All Time (Round 4) - #100 to #81

 100.  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

99.  Star Wars: The Last Jedi

98.  Reservoir Dogs

97.  Hugo

96.  Logan

95.  The Insider

94.  Zero Dark Thirty

93.  E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

92.  United 93

91.  The Sixth Sense

90.  There Will Be Blood

89.  There's Something About Mary

88.  Up

87.  Star Wars: The Force Awakens

86.  The Social Network

85.  Die Hard

84.  The Truman Show

83.  The Sound of Music

82.  Back to the Future Part II

81.  The Godfather Part II

SjWound's Ranking of 2017 Movies - Round 3

1. Dunkirk
2. Darkest Hour
3. Logan
4. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
5. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
6. Get Out
7. Thor: Ragnarok
8. The Post
9. Spider-Man: Homecoming
10. Coco
11. Blade Runner 2049
12. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
13. Baby Driver
14. War for the Planet of the Apes
15. The Big Sick
16. John Wick: Chapter 2
17. The LEGO Batman Movie
18. Wonder Woman
19. The Disaster Artist
20. Kong: Skull Island
21. Justice League
22. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
23. Molly's Game - New
24. All the Money in the World
25. Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
26. 1987
27. Murder on the Orient Express
28. Logan Lucky
29. The Fate of the Furious
30. Cars 3
31. Despicable Me 3
32. Kingsman: The Golden Circle
33. It
34. The Boss Baby
35. The Hitman's Bodyguard
36. The Mummy
37. The Emoji Movie

To Watch

Phantom Thread

I, Tonya

2018 Movie Ranking - Round 2

1. Black Panther
2. Avengers: Infinity War
3. Bohemian Rhapsody
4. Mission: Impossible - Fallout
5. Green Book
6. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
7. First Man
8. Ready Player One
9. BlacKkKlansman
10. Ant-Man and the Wasp
11. Vice
12. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
13. Solo: A Star Wars Story
14. The Spy Gone North
15. Creed II
16. Game Night
17. Incredibles 2
18. Burning
19. Crazy Rich Asians
20. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
21. Pacific Rim: Uprising
22. Deadpool 2
23. Ralph Breaks the Internet
24. Sicario: Day of the Soldado
25. Aquaman
26. Skyscraper
27. Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings 
28. Venom
29. Searching

To Watch

A Star is Born

Roma

A Quiet Place

Sorry to Bother You

Widows

Bumblebee

Mary Poppins Returns

2019 Movie Ranking - Round 1

 

1. 1917
2. The Irishman
3. Once Upon A Time...in Hollywood
4. Joker
5. Avengers: Endgame
6. Ford v Ferrari
7. Parasite
8. Knives Out
9. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
10. Spider-Man: Far from Home
11. Us
12. Little Women
13. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
14. Captain Marvel
15. Extreme Job
16. Ready or Not
17. Godzilla: King of Monsters
18. Uncut Gems
19. Shazam!
20. Jumanji: The Next Level
21. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
22. Hobbs and Shaw

To Watch

Jojo Rabbit

Marriage Story

Toy Story 4

Doctor Sleep

The Farewell

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhoood

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Frozen II

It: Chapter Two

The Two Popes

Apollo 11

Brightburn

Bombshell

Just Mercy

The Lion King (2019)

Cars Collage

 

SjWound's Top 100 Movies of All Time (Round 4) - #200 to #101

 200.  Wonder Woman

199.  John Wick: Chapter 2

198.  The Big Sick

197.  Rango

196.  Creed

195.  Armageddon

194.  Blood Diamond

193.  Munich

192.  Training Day

191.  Finding Nemo

190.  Les Miserables

189.  Batman Returns

188.  The Untouchables

187.  Silver Linings Playbook

186.  Iron Man 3

185.  Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

184.  War for the Planet of the Apes

183.  Baby Driver

182.  BlacKkKlansman

181.  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

180.  The Fighter

179.  Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

178.  Children of Men

177.  Guardians of the Galaxy

176.  Birdman

175.  Ready Player One

174.  Star Trek

173.  Forrest Gump

172.  First Man

171.  Blade Runner 2049

170.  Cold War

169.  Spider-Man

168.  Coco

167.  Hero

166.  Iron Man

165.  Kung Fu Hustle

164.  Boyhood

163.  Spider-Man: Far from Home

162.  Spider-Man: Homecoming

161.  The Karate Kid

160.  Chungking Express

159.  Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

158.  Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

157.  District 9

156.  The Prestige

155.  Back to the Future Part III

154.  The Aviator

153.  Frozen

152.  Men in Black

151.  The Post

150.  Django Unchained

149.  Toy Story 3

148.  Infernal Affairs

147.  Fight Club

146.  Interstellar

145.  Thor: Ragnarok

144.  Rogue One

143.  Scent of a Woman

142.  Pan's Labyrinth

141.  Sicario

140.  The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

139.  Avengers: Age of Ultron

138.  Gangs of New York

137.  Knives Out

136.  Apocalypse Now

135.  Babe

134.  Slumdog Millionaire

133.  Superman

132.  Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

131.  Captain America: Winter Soldier

130.  12 Angry Men

129.  Skyfall

128.  Fargo

127.  WALL-E

126.  Green Book

125.  Titanic

124.  La La Land

123.  Mission: Impossible - Fallout

122.  Syriana

121.  Home Alone

120.  Get Out

119.  L.A. Confidential

118.  Aladdin

117.  Bohemian Rhapsody

116.  The Avengers

115.  Raging Bull

114.  The Pianist

113.  Million Dollar Baby

112.  Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

111.  The Imitation Game

110.  Gandhi

109.  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

108.  Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

107.  Parasite

106.  Captain Phillips

105.  Se7en

104.  Captain America: Civil War

103.  The Dark Knight Rises

102.  Ford v Ferrari

101.  Castle in the Sky

TV Review

 

The Umbrella Academy

Season 1

70% (3.5 Stars)

Champions League 2020 Results

 

Bayern Munich - winner

1

Paris Saint-Germain

0

TV Review

Better Call Saul

Season 2

70% (3.5 Stars)

Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2020 @ Sungai Paka and Pantai Kemasik

 

TV Review

Locke & Key

Season 1

70% (3.5 Stars)

Completed Reading - Non Fiction, Feb 2020

My Share of the Task: A Memoir by Stanley McChrystal
My rating: 4 of 5 stars




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Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 by Max Hastings
My rating: 5 of 5 stars




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The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek
My rating: 5 of 5 stars




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Game Update

 

XCOM 2 (PC)

Play Time: 35.8 hrs

2019 Movie Review

Hobbs & Shaw

60% (3 Stars)

Rottentomatoes: 67%

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

70% (3.5 Stars)

Rottentomatoes: 52%

Ford v Ferrari

80% (4 Stars)

Rottentomatoes: 92%

Uncut Gems

70% (3.5 Stars)

Rottentomatoes: 92%

Joker

80% (4 Stars)

Rottentomatoes: 68%

1917

90% (4.5 Stars)

Rottentomatoes: 89%

Knives Out

80% (4 Stars)

Rottentomatoes: 97%

2020 Academy Awards

Picture

Parasite

Director

Bong Joon-ho (Parasite)

Actor

Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)

Actress

Renee Zellweger (Judy)

Supporting Actor

Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)

Supporting Actress

Laura Dern (Marriage Story)

Original Screenplay

Parasite

Adapted Screenplay

Jojo Rabbit

Animated Feature

Toy Story 4

Original Score

Joker

Original Song

"I'm Gonna Love Me Again," Rocketman

Sound Editing

Ford v Ferrari

Sound Mixing

1917

Production Design

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Cinematography

1917

Makeup and Hairstyling

Bombshell

Costume Design

Little Women

Editing

Ford v Ferrari

Visual Effects

1917

TV Review

Rick and Morty

Season 3

80% (4 Stars)

TV Review

Barry

Season 1

70% (3.5 Stars)

Screen Actors Guild Awards Winners

Cast

Parasite

Actor

Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)

Actress

Renee Zellweger (Judy)

Supporting Actor

Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)

Supporting Actress

Laura Dern (Marriage Story)

Producer's Guild Award Winners

Theatrical Motion Picture

1917

Animated Theatrical Motion Picture

Toy Story 4

2020 Oscar Nominations

Picture
Ford v. Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Marriage Story
Parasite
1917

Result: 9/10
Did Not Make It:  Knives Out

Director
Martin Scorcese (The Irishman)
Todd Phillips (Joker)
Sam Mendes (1917)
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Bong Joon-ho (Parasite)

Result: 4/5
Did Not Make It:  Greta Gerwig (Little Women)

Actor
Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory)
Leonardo Dicaprio (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes)

Result: 4/5
Did Not Make It:  Taron Egerton (Rocketman)

Actress
Cynthia Erivo (Harriet)
Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)
Charlize Theron (Bombshell)
Renee Zellweger (Judy)

Result: 4/5
Did Not Make It:  Awkwafina (The Farewell)

Supporting Actor
Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood)
Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes)
Al Pacino (The Irishman)
Joe Pesci (The Irishman)
Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)


Result: 4/5
Did Not Make It: Song Kang-ho (Parasite)


Supporting Actress
Kathy Bates (Richard Jewell)
Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit)
Florence Pugh (Little Women)
Margot Robbie (Bombshell)

Result: 3/5
Did Not Make It: Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers), Shuzhen Zhou (The Farewell)

Original Screenplay
Knives Out
Marriage Story
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite

Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
The Two Popes

Animated Feature
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Missing Link
Toy Story 4

Cinematography
The Irishman
Joker
The Lighthouse
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Editing
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Parasite

Production Design
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite

Costume Design
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Original Score
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
1917
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Original Song
"I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away," Toy Story 4 
"I'm Gonna Love Me Again," Rocketman
"I'm Standing with You," Breakthrough
"Into the Unknown," Frozen 2
"Stand Up," Harriet

Visual Effects
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
The Lion King
1917
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Makeup and Hairstyling
Bombshell
Joker
Judy
1917
Maleficient: Mistress of Evil

Sound Mixing
Ad Astra
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Sound Editing
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019 Oscar Predictions - Round 6

Picture

1. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2. Parasite
3. The Irishman
4. 1917
5. Marriage Story
6. Jojo Rabbit
7. Little Women
8. Joker
9. Ford v. Ferrari
10. Knives Out - New

2nd Tier
The Two Popes - New

Dropped Off
Bombshell


Director

1. Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
2. Bong Joon-ho (Parasite)
3. Martin Scorcese (The Irishman)
4. Sam Mendes (1917)
5. Greta Gerwig (Little Women)

2nd Tier
Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit) - Promoted Back

Dropped Off
Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)


Actor

1. Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
2. Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
3. Leonardo Dicaprio (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
4. Taron Egerton (Rocketman) - New
5. Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory)

2nd Tier
Eddie Murphy (Dolemite is My Name) - Promoted Back

Dropped Out
Robert De Niro (The Irishman)
Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes)


Actress

1. Renee Zellweger (Judy)
2. Charlize Theron (Bombshell)
3. Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
4. Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)
5. Awkwafina (The Farewell)

2nd Tier
Cynthia Erivo (Harriet)


Supporting Actor

1. Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
2. Al Pacino (The Irishman)
3. Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood)
4. Joe Pesci (The Irishman)
5. Song Kang-ho (Parasite) - Promoted

2nd Tier
Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes) - Demoted


Supporting Actress

1. Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
2. Margot Robbie (Bombshell)
3. Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)
4. Florence Pugh (Little Women)
5. Shuzhen Zhou (The Farewell) - Promoted

2nd Tier
Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit) - Demoted

TV Review

The Mandalorian

Season 1

80% (4 Stars)

Producer's Guild Awards Nominations

1917
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Knives Out
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite

Golden Globes Winner

Motion Picture - Drama

1917

Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Director

Sam Mendes (1917)

Actor - Drama

Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)

Actress - Drama

Renee Zellweger (Judy)

Actor - Musical/Comedy

Taron Egerton (Rocketman)

Actress - Musical/Comedy

Awkwafina (The Farewell)

Supporting Actor

Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)

Supporting Actress

Laura Dern (Marriage Story)

Motion Picture Animated

Missing Link

Screenplay

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Original Score

Joker

Original Song

"I'm Gonna Love Me Again," Rocketman