Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Worth watching for Jack Black's performance as a high-school "it girl" trapped in a body of.. well, Jack Black's body. Some lame aspects (such as the villain) but they are outweighed by the humour. I won a bet with myself that the closing credits would roll on GnR's title song.

The Commuter

I knew this was going to be a poor film, but I figured it might be entertaining along the lines of Flightplan or Non Stop, etc. And I love trains, so I figured it wouldn't be all that bad. Right? Well, alas, the problem is that the characters are so one-dimensional that I felt insulted just watching them on the screen. The plot is pretty awful too. Not to mention Neeson's very odd make-up job. Go watch Source Code again instead.

Stop Making Sense

One of the best concert films of all times. Even if you don't know much about Talking Heads or their music you'll be hooked within 2 minutes. Guaranteed!

Clouds of Sils Maria

An underrated film, I think. Worth watching for the acting by Binoche and Stewart and their chemistry together. Some memorable cinematography too.

The Big Sick

I was a bit disappointed but if you curb your expectations perhaps you'll like it more than I did. Some parts good. Others (like Kumail's stand up bit on Pakistan) didn't work at all for me (this bit in particular reminded me of Jason Segal's dracula thing in Forgetting Sarah Marshall - another Apatow production but better imo). It definitely felt a bit too forced - by trying too hard to make a heartfelt true story romance it came across as phony at times. Having said that, not sorry I saw it. I prefer the films that it takes after - Knocked Up, etc.

The Corporation

A good documentary about corporate power, based on a book (same name) by Joel Bakan. It should have been shortened to under two hours. The first five minutes, for example is just a barrage of corporate logos and an uninteresting voiceover. But its worth watching if you're interested in corporations and consumerism. Some nice appearances by a few corporate leaders who are not well known as well as more familiar faces like Michael Moore. Would have liked to have heard more from Noam Chomsky and Naomi Klein. Like many documentaries, its prone to going off topic at times and making big sweeping statements about the fate of society that are not very insightful and weaken the overall message. But its more balanced than many films I've seen on the subject.

Coco

Possibly the best Pixar film yet. Worth seeing for the visuals alone. But the characters and heart are what makes the film.

Olaf's Frozen Adventure

Dreadful, overlong shambles of a "short film.