61. MEMENTO (2000)
I had forgotten how great this film is. The manner in which is uses non-linear storytelling to reveal a story that in a bizarre way you still take in in a linear manner (learning more and more as you go along), using the most unreliable of narrators is gripping and increasingly frightening. This is truly underrated jewel.
Verdict: Very much worth it if what I described above sounds good to you.
62. NOPE (2022)
Low-key but mostly effective sci fi thriller, highlighted by well-drawn characters, a story with depth, the occasional striking scene, and strong performances. A little slow and scattered, at first, but stay with it and it will all come together. Mostly.
Verdict: Overall, yup.
63. FACING MONSTERS (2022)
Come for the stupendous cinematography, stay for a well-told story of a man who is just wired…differently. Suffice it to say, the story told here did not come out the way everyone thought it would going in. That’s not necessarily good for Kerby Brown, the movie’s subject, but the movie itself is better for it.
Verdict: I’m glad I’m not related to, or otherwise in a position to personally care about, this guy, and if you watch this film, you will be glad too.