Nov
10
Leave No Trace
Rented a pretty great flick on iTunes called Leave No Trace. One of the best films of the year, so far. Leave No Trace is about a veteran and his teenage daughter who live off the grid in the … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Low 90s
Oct
06
Star is Born, A (2018)
A Star is Born is the fourth version of this specific story about stardom and fame. The first was in the 1930s and centered around an actor. The 1950s one, starring Judy Garland, was about an actress in Hollywood musicals. … Continue reading
Jul
31
Three Identical Strangers
Three Identical Strangers is a new theatrical documentary that I had little interest in seeing but finally went to tonight. I should have been interested though because this is a fantastic film. I only knew the basic premise (which is … Continue reading
Jul
28
Blindspotting
Checked out a fantastic new indie film called Blindspotting over the weekend. This is one of the best films I’ve seen this year… just a fantastic slice-of-life film that deserves to be seen. Blindspotting follows a young black man … Continue reading
Apr
27
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War is, no surprise here, the 19th film in the ongoing Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s also one of the best of these films… and is pretty great, despite it risking being a bloated 2 hr 30 min mess … Continue reading
Feb
23
Annihilation
Annihilation is the new Big Ideas, serious-minded science fiction film from Alex Garland who previously made the very good Ex Machina. This film is based on a novel I really did not like because it didn’t have any interest in … Continue reading
Feb
07
Florida Project, The
The Florida Project is a low budget indie film from 2017 that I just caught up with on iTunes rental and it’s really worth seeing. The movie is most known for its very young, novice actors and Willem Dafoe who … Continue reading
Feb
01
Your Name
Finally caught up on the highest grossing Japanese anime film (in Japan) from 2016 – Your Name. See. This. Movie. It’s a marvelous, beautiful, sweet, funny, tragic, gorgeous, romantic, and all around excellent film. Inside Out won best animated film … Continue reading
Jan
05
Molly’s Game
Also caught up on Molly’s Game, the new film both written and directed by dialogue-dynamo Aaron Sorkin. Based on a true story (and book) that I completely missed in real life about Molly Bloom, a former Olympic skier turned high … Continue reading
Sep
16
mother! (2017)
The new Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, Pi) movie mother! (proper capitalization and punctuation there) is one hard to describe flick. It’s certainly unlike anything you’ve seen before even if it has some themes, ideas, and references … Continue reading