I started watching Aftersun after getting up super early… too early… I wound up dozing off within the first five minutes, waking up with dream memories that I wasn’t sure were part of the movie or not. I restarted the … Continue reading
Darren Aronofsky is a writer/director I admire. I like his instinct to go big, transcendental, and weird with movies like The Fountain and even Noah (which I didn’t particularly like but found fascinating). But he also give us more down-to-earth … Continue reading
The spoiler alert of Spoiler Alert is that the hero dies… which is the full title of the memoir this movie is based on. Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies by journalist Michael Ausiello. I haven’t read this book and I’m … Continue reading
For a four star movie, saying Avatar: The Way of Water was a bit of a disappointment is a head scratcher. But given its pedigree and how many years since the last James Cameron film, I was hoping for something … Continue reading
To screw up a metaphor, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special melted my Grinch heart. I was just telling a friend I really don’t watch Christmas movies on a loop. I’ll watch ’em and the schmaltz might make me … Continue reading
She Said tells the true story of how the New York Times investigated and ran an article about human garbage Harvey Weinstein. It follows the lead reporters as they try to interview woman after frightened woman about their experiences working … Continue reading
Forgive me for using this obvious but completely apt adjective here, but The Menu is a delicious movie-going experience. A wicked and cruelly delightful satirical spit in the eye of a film. The flick is about an exclusive island where … Continue reading
Causeway proves my whole theory: Jennifer Lawrence is an excellent actor. Of course, we all kind of know it, especially if you saw her earlier films like Winter’s Bone. But she’s pulls off great work in her bigger pictures like … Continue reading
I’m very happy I kind of loved Terrifier 2… because I didn’t like the original and here is the sequel with hugely impressive scores among slasher fans. I thought I was going to sit down with this 2 1/2 hour … Continue reading
Vesper is a lovely little fungal science fiction film with confidence, sensitivity, and intelligence. I appreciate its ability to just let your live in its mycelia dreamscape/nightmare without over-explanation or over-exposition. There is a text crawl at the start of … Continue reading