November 2019 saw releases of 18 movies in the theater (17 new movies + 1 Fathom Events). Similar to our blog/text reviews the goal is no spoiler reviews.
Our watched in the theater reviews are shared each month ranked by the highest to lowest ranking (most to least entertaining), which follows our review criteria. Here is how month #4 since we started this blog, November 2019 went …
November 2019 – Movie Theater Expenses
$219 – for movie theater snacks & food ($15 x 14, we got 3 movie popcorn and sodas using points, so only $9 for the upcharge for large)
$60 – for Cinebarre Issaquah, WA with movie when watching Midway and Last Christmas
$44 for movie tickets (unlimited price for both wife & I for August 2019)
$22 for 3 tickets to Twilight Zone: 60th Anniversary (Fathom Events)
$7 for ScreenX movie surcharge for seeing Ford v Ferrari
$80 – $5 average gas expense x 16 movies (Cinebarre Issaquah, WA was double feature)
= $432 / 17 movies = $25.42 for movie theater entertainment expense per visit, even with the “free” unlimited movies.
= $1,444 for 2019 Total YTD Expenses (Aug: $319, Sep: $324, Oct: $384, Nov: $432)
Note: The 18th movie was a Netflix original release: The Irishman, which I’ve included here because it did show in some theaters, but I didn’t have any expenses for it, because watched at home.
As mentioned in the August recap, there are expenses beyond ticket prices to see movies in the theater, unless one walks to the theater and watches movies back to back to back, buys no concessions and sees only 2D movies with no enhanced experiences.
November 2019 – 18 movies ranked MOST to LEAST Entertaining
2019: AUGUST | SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER | NOVEMBER
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* – indicates both Kara and I watched
- *Ford v Ferrari ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
ScreenX - The Irishman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(Netflix)
- *Harriet ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- *Knives Out ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- *The Twilight Zone: 60th Anniversary ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Good Liar ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood ⭐️⭐️⭐️½
- Motherless Brooklyn ⭐️⭐️⭐️½
- Jojo Rabbit ⭐️⭐️⭐️½
- *Last Christmas ⭐️⭐️⭐️½
- *Frozen II ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- *Midway⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Parasite⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Queen & Slim ⭐️⭐️½
- Arctic Dogs ⭐️⭐️½
- 21 Bridges⭐️½
- *Charlie’s Angels (2019)⭐️½
- *Playing With Fire⭐️½
Knives Out we were able to view as part of multiple early access screenings (hope they do more of these!).
Renee Zellweger in Judy still put on the best actress performance that I’ve seen to date in 2019. For Best Actor? Joaquin Phoenix seems strong for Joker, but then along comes Robert De Niro in The Irishman and Tom Hanks in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
Met Expectations (based on hype, trailer, promotion)
Ford v Ferrari – there was too much hype for this Matt Damon and Christian Bale high octane racing movie based around the true story of Caroll Shelby and Ken Miles trying to make a race car that can beat Ferrari at the Le Mans. Saw this in ScreenX and felt almost in the driving seat. This delivered, and then some.
Knives Out – good whodunit mysteries are hard to come by at the theater and this one delivers.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood – almost put this under “disappointments” but Tom Hanks did everything I thought he’d do in this film playing the saintly (I know, he wasn’t a saint, but to most of the world he sure seemed like one) Mister Rogers. My only nagging regret for this one? More Tom Hanks!
Disappointments
Charlie’s Angels – expected that Elizabeth Banks would do more than she did with this. I’ll give it points for trying to share with us a new kind of story, but this would have been better not under the banner of a well-known 70s TV franchise.
Parasite – a lot of amazing reviews for the Bong Hive’s latest, greatest film, but it wasn’t the cinematic masterpiece critics led me to believe. Not for me, anyway. Yes, it’s very good, but The Irishman makes this look like a student film.
Pleasant Surprises
Harriet – Didn’t know much about the story of Harriet Tubman and was worried this one would be a boring historical tale, but it turned out to be an entertaining story of anti-slavery about a true American hero. Harriet is my favorite superhero of 2019, put her on the $20 bill already.
Movies, Movies, Movies 
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