What Am I Watching?

Moonrise Kingdom (2012) – Rewatch

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.

Dustin’s Rating: 4/5
IMDb: 7.8/10
Letterboxd: 4/5

The Matrix (1999) – Rewatch

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

Dustin’s Rating: 4.5/5
IMDb: 8.7/10
Letterboxd: 4.1/5

Mortal Kombat (2021)

Washed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, unaware of his heritage, and hunted by Emperor Shang Tsung’s best warrior, Sub-Zero, seeks out and trains with Earth’s greatest champions as he prepares to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.

Dustin’s Rating: 2/5
IMDb: 6.2/10
Letterboxd: 2.6/5

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – Rewatch

An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.

Dustin’s Rating: 4/5
IMDb: 8.1/10
Letterboxd: 4.2/5

THX 1138 (1971)

People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people. As THX is without drugs for the first time he has feelings for a woman and they start a secret relationship.

Dustin’s Rating: 3/5
IMDb: 6.7/10
Letterboxd: 3.4/5

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.

Dustin’s Rating: 3.5/5
IMDb: 7.9/10
Letterboxd: 4/10

Army of the Dead (2021)

Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.

Dustin’s Rating: 6/10
IMDb: 6.0/10
Letterboxd: 2.9/5