Oppenheimer
I would think a three hour movie about the building of the atomic bomb would be more about the building of the atomic bomb. I would also think a three hour movie about the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer would … Continue reading
I would think a three hour movie about the building of the atomic bomb would be more about the building of the atomic bomb. I would also think a three hour movie about the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer would … Continue reading
I went blind to the theatre to see this flick… and I came out kinda blind too. I’m not sure what was the central theme or premise of this film even was. Hell, the ticketing app and Letterboxd mislabel it … Continue reading
I’m mixed on this mixed bag “horror” movie. On the one hand, it’s often effectively moody… but not as the horror movie it sells itself as. But it’s also campy and I’m not sure if it knows it is. I … Continue reading
Shelve this film in with the many, many other “Pretty Hollywood Actors Downgrade to Play Junkies” movies. Yeah, you’ve seen it all before… but that doesn’t mean this film doesn’t do it well. And it does it with the lurvely … Continue reading
Flamin’ Hot is in the same vein as other corporate/product bios like Air, Tetris, and Blackberry… only it’s about Frito-Lay. Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, to be specific. A food I’ve never tasted since I’m not a huge Cheetos fan in general … Continue reading
Gosh… when a movie misses, it can miss hard. I absolutely did not connect with anything in this movie except for maybe one minute of screen-time. Wish I’d seen the movie everyone else is talking about… and maybe you should … Continue reading
Reality is almost a more fascinating experiment in filmmaking as it a taut and suspenseful drama. But happily it’s both. I’ve never seen anything quite like it except maybe in a documentary that uses too many reenactments. But this is … Continue reading
I spent the first half of this movie pretty sure I was bored… and then second half slowly realizing I was totally bought in. I can’t pinpoint when the switchover happened, but it certainly happened and I was left bemused. … Continue reading
I knew almost nothing about this movie going in… I figured it was going to be just another war in the Middle East flick. But when I realized that was Gerard Butler under that beard, I quickly re-oriented my thinking. … Continue reading
Took me some time to get around to this movie. It’s one of those “trapped in a place” pictures that makes you wonder how they’re going to fill an hour and forty minutes with this premise. But I think it … Continue reading