Elevation and The Mountain Between Us

Movies about being high up.

Elevation

This post apocalyptic action film stars Anthony Mackie as one of the survivors who lives high up in the mountains where the "horrible creatures who killed every one else" don't go because they have a hard limit to stop at 8000ft elevation. Of course, he soon has a reason to go back down the mountain because stories need conflict! :P Despite the simple story and low number of cast members, the action is decent as is the critter CGI (when they get to it). An ok watch but one that could have been better / feels like a missed opportunity.

The Mountain Between Us

When a pair of impatient travelers (played by Kate Winslet and Idris Elba) decide to book a small charter flight that crashes in a mountainous wilderness, they can only depend on each other to survive. Good thing they also packed some plot armor! This survival drama is much slower paced than Elevation but is alright if you're looking for a less actiony film that focuses on the relationship of the pair. Obviously I preferred Elevation because it has monsters and guns but that's a personal preference. 

Mare of Easttown

So many scum bags, so much yelling. Glad I don't live there.

Detective Mare (Kate Winslet) seems to be related to everyone in Easttown, and when she is put on a case of a missing girl she gets to highlight just how scummy so many people there are, including her own family. This is obviously intentional as it makes it really hard to figure out whodunit when there are so many suspects.

Don't lie to her or she'll yell at you.

While there is little action here the story is more than enough to be interesting, especially for people that enjoy murder mysteries. You might find more yelling in this one than in other crime series though, but that's only because IT MAKES THINGS MORE INTENSE!? Worth a watch, I give it three vapes out of five and if they do make a season 2, I'll probably watch it.