Top 5 Thursday: Movies I Watched For My Challenge (August 2017)

I watched some pretty good ones this month. Here are my five favorite films that I watched for my challenge, for the month of August.

5. To the Bone
A Netflix movie that got a lot of criticism. I don’t think that critique is right, they found that this movie glamourized eating disorders. It really doesn’t. It’s a heartbreaking story and very well acted by Lily Collins.

4. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
A film that is best when you watch it without any information. Shot in black and white, great music, really stylish.

3. Sausage Party
Silly yet brilliant humor. It’s an animation, but for adults. And adults only, because it’s pretty raunchy.

2. Don’t Breathe
What a surprising and original horror thrill we got here. The film kept me on the edge of my seat at all times, it really is a film that takes your breath away.

1. War for the Planet of the Apes
The third movie in a trilogy is often the worst. In this case, the complete trilogy is solid and I simply can’t pick a favorite. “War for the Planet of the Apes” is a war movie, without all the epic explosions and clichés. And boy did I cry at the end!

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Movie Trailer SUnday (259)

Here are this week's trailers.

The Promise
Director: Terry George
Description: Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, The Promise follows a love triangle between Michael, a brilliant medical student (Oscar Isaac), the beautiful and sophisticated Ana (Charlotte Le Bon), and Chris (Christian Bale) - a renowned American journalist based in Paris.
Starring: Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale, Charlotte Le Bon
Trailer: Trailer "The Promise"
Comment: The last days of the Ottoman empire, it looks interesting.

Fifty Shades Darker
Director: James Foley
Description: While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her.
Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jarmie Dornan, Kim Basinger, Hugh Dancy, Jennifer Ehle, Marcia Gay Harden
Trailer: Trailer "Fifty Shades Darker"
Comment: Okay, I couldn't care less....

Miss Sloane
Director: John Madden
Description: An ambitious lobbyist (Jessica Chastain) faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Alison Pill, Mark Strong, John Lithgow, Michael Stuhlbarg
Trailer: Trailer "Miss Sloane"
Comment: I love Jessica Chastain, she is amazing. I know she is going to be in "Miss Sloane".

Nocturnal Animals
Director: Tom Ford
Description: An art gallery owner (Amy Adams) is haunted by her ex-husband's (Jake Gyllenhaal) novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a veiled threat and a symbolic revenge tale.
Starring: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney, Andrea Riseborough, Michael Sheen
Trailer: Trailer "Nocturnal Animals"
Comment: Definitely on my mst-see list. Can't wait!

Don't Breathe
Director: Fede Alvarez
Description: Hoping to walk away with a massive fortune, a trio of thieves break into the house of a blind man who isn't as helpless as he seems.
Starring: Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette
Trailer: Trailer "Don't Breathe"
Comment: They had it coming!