Oct
21
Dune (2021)
I read the novel Dune when I was too young and didn’t get it. Then I saw the David Lynch film and loved it, even though I knew (even at a young age) that it was a mess (to be … Continue reading
Tag Archives: High 80s
Oct
09
Blackcoat’s Daughter, The
There’s a palpable negative mood oozing out of every poor of every frame of this film. Seemingly innocuous conversations are accompanied by a spine-shiver of a musical score to the point that it could make placing a toaster strudel in … Continue reading
Oct
02
Titane
I can say with some assurance that I haven’t seen anything quite like this before. And that’s a huge net positive… so very rarely do you ever get to see something new. And I went in knowing only that it … Continue reading
Sep
18
Blue Bayou
Blue Bayou is an emotionally powerful film with a heart of gold that is really great for 2/3rds of its runtime. There’s very little wrong with this movie… until a muddled, overly-complicated final act. The film is about a Korean … Continue reading
Aug
26
Night House, The
Here’s a refreshing film… an actually scary, mysterious, and thrilling horror movie. It shouldn’t be hard… but apparently it is. And it’s in a sub-genre of horror that contains some of the most trite examples of horror movies, some of … Continue reading
Aug
06
Suicide Squad, The
The Suicide Squad is made by the James Gunn you used to think about when you thought about James Gunn. The James Gunn before Guardians of the Galaxy… the James Gunn behind the splatter-ific alien parasites of Slither and the … Continue reading
Aug
02
Stillwater
The most interesting thing about the movie Stillwater is that it spends about 10 minutes of a 2hr 20min movie actually in the town of Stillwater, Oklahoma. But Matt Damon plays a man who so embodies Stillwater that you realize … Continue reading
Jul
08
Black Widow
You could almost argue that Black Widow is Marvel’s attempt to thank Scarlett Johansson by giving her an actor’s movie. By writing her a movie that allows her to stretch her acting skills and *gasp* actually play a three dimensional … Continue reading
Jul
02
Forever Purge, The
Today is just a weird day. I’ve watched three movies, none of which are supposed to be good… and yet I’ve liked (or loved) all three. The latest is, inexplicably, The Forever Purge… the FIFTH movie in an uneven bit … Continue reading
Jun
12
Plan B (2021)
Plan B is a pretty terrific film. I was genuinely surprised. Surprised at how raunchy it was, surprised at how funny it was, and surprised at how heartfelt it was. It puts on a bawdy face but is secretly one … Continue reading