I watched only half as many movies last week as the week before:
- The 1955 version of Oklahoma! is the first I’ve ever seen, even if I was a little familiar with some of the songs. I enjoyed it, though it was a little darker than I’d expected, particularly with Jud Fry’s character—a darkness that more recent stage revivals have apparently reinterpreted up a notch. (I do think I maybe made a mistake it watching the Todd-AO version on the Blu-ray instead of the CinemaScope version, however, since I couldn’t get my TV to stop making it look like I had motion-smoothing on, which was distracting.)
- I really enjoyed They Cloned Tyrone, which has a fun cast, a lot of cleverness, and a really interesting message. This might be a slight, roundabout spoiler, but I think it would make an interesting double-feature with Sorry to Bother You.
- The Hand isn’t necessarily good, but it is better than it needs to be, and works as an interesting psychological thriller for almost all of its run-time.
