The A24ist of A24 movies and you know what your getting into if that makes any sense. The Green Knight is an enigmatic slow burn of a movie. A retelling of an Arthurian legend that you may or may not … Continue reading
Deeply unsettling and somewhat transgressive is how I’d describe this movie. It plays in the same themes and ideas of other films in a sub-genre I call the domestic thriller or horror. Movies where the average everyday people in your … Continue reading
Fear Street 1666 is easily the best film in this unique trilogy. After enjoying the first and less so the second (a fact for which I’m apparently quite wrong about), I’m only hoping others will see the qualities in this … Continue reading
I’m usually up and down with the DC animated films. Some have been pretty good, others less so. I know this one is based on a famous comic but I’m not a comic reader so I’m not sure how faithful … Continue reading
I was rather surprised by Fear Street (Part One: 1994). Knowing this was a three part series of films for Netflix, I saw the bones of a Slasher Cinematic Universe being setup… but I didn’t realize this is actually based … Continue reading
I was surprised by this flick… I was expecting (and was getting) a pretty standard rom-com, one with likable leads and snappy dialog. I was having fun… and then the twist hits and I realized this wasn’t a rom com … Continue reading
New Order is one pessimistic, nihilistic, angry movie. You might love it or hate it because of those traits… but you’ll probably remember it either way. It also looks like it’s quite controversial since it focuses so heavily on the … Continue reading
I think we should all be proud of Kevin Hart… he pulled off a dramatic roll with small doses of comedy and certainly none of his usual schtick. And it works. I was shocked – shocked – when I realized … Continue reading
I was moved by this sweet, well-intentioned little film about finding your courage and standing up for yourself. Which is certainly more identifiable to me than actual skateboarding… because I think I’ve been on a board once in my life … Continue reading
A Quiet Place Part II is almost as effective a suspense/horror flick as the first. It has a couple of problems here and there but they are pretty minor for what is a genuinely creepy continuation of the first film. … Continue reading