Upcoming movies

Wuthering Heights: shoot, now I have to consider speeding through the novel right on the heels of the Italian stuff, Sherlock, and whatever else is contending for the top of my list. I can't really imagine watching the movie without first reading the novel. This has been on my shelf for years, likely offering some of the same rapture I found in Jane Eyre. Grabbing Robbie, Elordi, and Fennell makes it feel like a can-hardly-miss.

The Bride: I disliked Shelley's novel enough to skip the theater-going experience that was supposed to justify my reading it, but I'm definitely not opposed to watching it now and then watching this one. I like the idea of an artsy take on the classical. It's probably not a high priority though, unless I hear it surges well above typical Frankenstein fodder. Frankenstein, Halloween, these things don't get me going like they do so many others, but I can dig classic gothic in general.

Project Hail Mary: if Erik disrespects these Weir books so much, and in such a basic fashion, then I'll gladly take my leave. Too many other things to pay attention to.

The Drama: Pattinson and Zendaya are both intriguing. They both have interesting arcs as teen idols who have done some serious work but retain the beauty and charm that made them teen idols in the first place. All I've seen is a teaser, but if this stretches their charm as well as their dramatic fire, it's intriguing. Probably not a priority though, unless I hear it also stretches the zeitgeist.

The Breadwinner: I really like his standup, but no chance

Mercy: I'm hating this trailer so much. I only looked it up because of how much I liked Ferguson in Dune

Disclosure Day: looks entertaining, but very basic, which is pretty much what I think of Spielberg in a nutshell, though I haven't actually seen many of his movies.

Digger: the most compelling movie on this list. Very possibly not the one I'll enjoy the most, with Dune present, or even the one I'm most likely to see (Odyssey), this is the most compelling. Cruise+Inarritu is a baffling clash of titans, emphasis on clash. Could be utterly confounding or utterly ecstatic. I'll plan on it, until I probably hear it gets like a 54% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Narnia: I could read the first book and try the first movie. Lewis and Tolkien had that camaraderie that makes me wonder if Narnia conceals the depth I love about Middle Earth. I most likely won't do this, knowing Lewis' religious and young-adult bent, but I wouldn't mind trying.

The Odyssey: I feel like I won't like this movie. But it's among the ones I feel the most need to see. I just can't deny one of the most dominant filmmakers of my lifetime taking on one of the greatest stories ever told, in epic format.

Dune 3: yes. The first was a surprise joy for me, and the second was devastating in a good way. I wish I'd read the books.

Avengers Doomsday: wow, I didn't expect more Avengers. I'm honestly not a fan, and I'm nowhere near caught up on Marvel, but I would consider watching and enjoying further Avengers installments anyway. They're the pinnacle of the Marvel phenomenon, so it seems.

Werwulf: there's a world in which I go full Eggers. Like I said about The Bride and Wuthering Heights, I like the classical, and I like artsy takes on it. I do like some artsy darkness, but it's not enough just to be sinister. It really has to do something artistically, or sweep a broader emotional arc. So I'm not quite sure where I stand on Nosferatu and the rest.