Get Out (2017)
Is it worth the hype (99% rotten tomato rating)? Not really. Is it worth watching? Yes!
I was surprised by how good this movie was. The casting is pretty good, especially Catherine Keener as the mother. I remembered Kaluuya from one of the memorable episodes of "Black Mirror". It is generally viewed as a satire about the relationship between blacks and the white liberals (and hence the 99% rotten tomatoes rating). But, it also works nicely as a straight thriller* without pushing it in the face.
* When I was younger, supernatural things = horror, Rest = Thriller. Now, everything is [insert something]-horror. Why?
Logan (2017)
The 'action-and-cgi-packed-to-the-hilt' format of super-hero movies have been getting close to the point of exhaustion. But, this one? I really liked. This is the first movie in the X-Men universe that reminds me a little of Nolan's Batman trilogy for its dark and "realistic" things. Hugh Jackman gives his best performance as Wolverine in his swansong as that character. The fights are good and the kills are brutal (which makes you want to thank the success of "Deadpool" without which this wouldn't be "R" rated). It portrays the X-men at a vulnerable human level which is refreshing to see. But, I wish it had gone all the way in terms of 'realism' as there are a few places which felt kind of convenient and/or conventional.
Your Name (2016)
This has become the highest grossing anime film of all time (crossing Miyazaki's "Spirited Away").
This is the first film of Makoto Shinkai that I really liked. His earlier efforts ((
My Opinion) were highlight reels for the ability of his team to draw detailed, gorgeous, almost realistic landscapes and skies. But they were also just romantic animes that felt longer than they really are. The difference this time is this one has a plot. At first, it seems like something which has been done before, but then a twist two-thirds of the way makes it interesting once again. Secondly, this one got the pacing right. I was not bored for the entire running time. Whenever there is an 'aerial shot' or an image of the sky, the animation is fantastic. But they did not let it come in the way of the story.