This past week I watched two movies, the original Planet of the Apes from 1968, and Wolfs starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt. Both were pretty great, Planet of the Apes I originally watched in the early 80s so didn’t really remember much of it. It’s actually had a great storyline and although the special effects are really dated, it didn’t bother me much. Wolfs was also a lot of fun, it has a 6.5 rating on IMDB but that doesn’t reflect the film accurately. It was very entertaining and had some funny moments, and thats really all I ask from a film sometimes.
I also started watching the series Agatha All Along which is meant to be the sequel to WandaVision. First episode was confusing but I’m 6 to 7 episodes in now and it’s pretty ok. I also watched the first episode of High Potential starring Kaitlin Olson from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Wife is loving the show, hopefully by the end of the season she’ll want to see more of Kaitlin and then I can suggest we binge watch It’s Always Sunny which she really hates.
This week I also decided to upgrade my TV life. I’m replacing my 55″ LG B1 OLED TV with a 65″ LG C3 OLED TV. I should have honestly gotten a 65″ back when I got the B1 but I didn’t for some reason, maybe cuz I didn’t want to pay more than I did. The C3 should be brighter and also supports 120hz refresh rate so curious to see how it turns out. I’m also upgrading my AV receiver from the Onkyo TX-NR686 to the Marantz Cinema 60. I was trying to decide between it and the Yamaha RX-A2A but then the Xcite lady offered me a 10% discount on the Marantz and I decided to go for it. Both should be delivered today so pretty excited about it.
Now I’m contemplating picking up an SVS subwoofer but need to pass by Xcite and see what they have in stock because the website isn’t showing much. I have the SB1000 Pro connected to my KEF LSX speakers and it’s incredible, so thinking of getting the PB1000 Pro for my TV room. Sometimes the Xcite website says something is out of stock but on their in store system it shows units, like my Marantz unit is out of stock on the website but there was 1 new piece in Avenues location according to system. With the subwoofer I’m hoping they only have display models left since they give you an automatic 15% discount on display items which is a nice little discount.
Let me know in the comments what you recently watched or planning to watch.
Movies at the Cinemas
The movies below are now showing at the local cinemas:
New This Week:
Aftermath (6.1)
Cellar Door (N/A)
Elli and her Monster Team (4.9)
Panda Plan (6.1)
Take Cover (5.0)
Terrifier 3 (6.7)
The Silent Hour (6.0)
Other Movies Showing:
Cash Out (4.7)
Joker: Folie à Deux (5.7)
Little Emma (6.5)
Robot Dreams (7.6)
Smile 2 (7.1)
The Wild Robot (8.2)
Transformers One (7.8)
Venom: The Last Dance (6.3)
The numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at the time of publishing.
7 replies on “Movies & TV Shows to Watch this Weekend”
– Grotesquerie (2024) season 1 finale is today! I hope we get another season. imo it’s the best show in 2024 so far
– Teacup (2024) tv show season 1 will also conclude today. pretty good sci-fi/mystery/thriller
– season 2 of Special Ops: Lioness started this week
movies I watched:
– Klute (1971) a great noir
– Terms of Endearment (1983)
– The Conformist (1970) a masterpiece is an understatement. a must watch for movie lovers
– Cool Hand Luke (1967) very entertaining. thanks for the recommendation, Roger Ebert
– I Saw the TV Glow (2024) was boring. not recommended
– Black Mountain Side (2014)
– Tomboy (2011) one of the best coming-of-age movies I ever watched. the French knows best
– Joker 2 (2024) it’s a prison/courtroom drama. if you love Joaquin Phoenix then this movie is a must watch. the music integration was clever
You are welcome – if you enjoyed Cool Hand Luke, I would recommend the original Papillon (1973) with Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman.
Hi Mark. By any chance you are selling your 55″ LG B1 OLED TV, do let know.
No gonna move it to the chalet, might be selling the onkyo though
On the sound system you mentioned above, what are your views on the Bose?
They’re fine, wouldn’t get them personally, lots of better speaker brands available locally like KEF, Kiplisch, SVS, Definitive Techbologies, Jamo, Paradigm
Just finished Agatha All Along today, the last 2 eps were FANTASTIC! This has been one of the best MCU shows to date.
I also finished Stargirl S2 last night, and the finale was good, but I think I liked S1 more. This season was a bit darker and had more supernatural elements, but it was fine for what it was.