Confusing Movie Titles

I recently heard someone suggest that title of Sully, the  Clint Eastwood movie about Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot who performed an emergency landing on the Hudson, sounds like a sequel to Monsters, Inc.  This got me thinking out other movies from the past year whose title makes them sound like they belong to very different films:

Nocturnal Animals – a documentary about foxes and badgers.

Spotlight – An actors life in the in the spotlight, actual and metaphorical.

Youth – A social drama about young hoody gangs.

Hail Caesar –  Julius Caesar biopic.

The Neon Demon – A supernatural horror.

Anthropoid – Alian invasion Sci-Fi horror.

The Girl with all the Gifts – Christmas drama about a spoilt rich girl.

Swiss Army Man – Biopic about the inventor of the Swiss army knife. 

American Honey – Drama about American Beekeepers.

Trolls – Teen drama about internet trolls.

Snowden – Welsh drama set around the countries highest mountain (I know they are spelt differently).

Moonlight – Horror about werewolfs.

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Movie of the Month: March 2016

A couple of questionable movie rub shoulders with five great contenders for movie of the month, they are:

Hail Caesar: The Coen Brothers most Coen Brothers movie in years.  The film looks great and the ensemble cast is fantastic.  As cleaver as it is funny.

How to be Single: Dakota Johnson is engaging and Rebel Wilson is devastatingly funny in this surprisingly good comedy.

The Witch: Horror thriller tale of an English family in 17th century New England.  As bleak as it is beautiful, the films greatest achievement is the way it makes the viewer doubt and question what  they see.  It’s hard to believe it is Robert Eggers’ directorial début.

The Divergent Series: Allegiant: Half of the weakest book in the Divergent Series is the basis for what is by far the weakest movie in the series so far.  Shailene Woodley deserves better.

Anomalisa: Stunning use of stop motion and an intriguing concept are hampered by dull storytelling.

10 Cloverfield Lane: Claustrophobic thriller that very different from Cloverfield.  Depending on your point of view the title is either a great benefit or significance hindrance to the plot.  Either way hugely enjoyable film with great turns from Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Goodman.

High-Rise: Ben Wheatley’s adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s novel about society condensed into an apartment block. Not without flaws but ultimately stunning and thought provoking.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: There are lots of good things about DC’s attempts to catch up with Marvel, most notably Ben Affleck’s Bruce Wayne / Batman but ultimately it is disappointing and a little dull.

Disorder: Moody and French.  Matthias Schoenaerts is excellent.  What on the surface is a home invasion thriller is really a deeper story of PTSD. Worth looking out.

There are five genuine contenders for movie of the month: Hail Caesar is fun, How to be Single is funny, The Witch is thought provoking, 10 Cloverfield Lane is riveting, High-Rise is bonkers.  It seems unfair to pick such small margins from so diverse movies, however, there can be only one, thus High-Rise is my movie of the month by a whisker.

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