I've watched a few movies recently.
Everest is about a real disaster that happened in 1996 during a climbing expedition on Mount Everest. I thought it was pretty great overall - there was great tension when it moved into the second half, and it was really interesting to learn more about the real dangers of the mountain and climbing it. Not knowing the details of the actual story, I think there were a few things that could have been clearer (it got really hard to tell who everyone was because all of the faces were covered) but I really enjoyed it.
Black Mass is another true story, this one about the notorious crime lord James "Whitey" Bulger and how he used the FBI to take down his enemies for him. While I really liked the performances (especially Depp as Bulger) the story isn't told all that well. A lot of things are just sort of glossed over as the movie goes on, and I never really got much of an impression of Bulger's criminal empire that was supposedly being built. Also, I'm not sure who thought Benedict Cumberbatch was the right choice to play an American from Boston, because his accent just did not sound natural at all. Overall a decent movie that's saved by some great acting.
And a bit of a stranger one...tonight I saw The Iron Giant for the first time, because it was shown in theaters for the release of the remastered Signature Edition. I'm not sure how I never saw this before, but as someone seeing it for the first time, it's fucking amazing. Beautiful animation, great comedy, and a very strange, yet touching and emotional story of the relationship between a boy and his 100-foot tall robot. I'm curious to know, if someone who's seen it before and saw it again tonight, what two scenes were added in the new edition, because I don't think there was anything that I saw that I felt was unnecessary to the plot and the characters (though I'm aware that they weren't cut for that reason, they were cut for lack of time). Just a great, great movie that if you haven't seen yet, you should absolutely see at the second showing in a few days.