Reviews
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Lars and the Real Girl
Lars and the Real Girl
“Lars and the town that loved him :(”
Ex Machina
Ex Machina
““You tore up her picture!” “I’m gonna tear up this fucking dance floor dude. Check it out.” Not a big fan of that knife situation, but uhhh good for her actually!”
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
“I wish I’d stayed. I wish I’d done a lot of things. oh Im SICK”
A Fresh Spider-Man
Spider-Noir - Season 1
I loved Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its sequel. One of the biggest surprises was Spider-Noir, hilariously voiced by Nicolas Cage. He is a version of Spider-Man from a noir universe where the...
Meccha Chameleon
Meccha Chameleon
“Introducing another simple friend-slop game. It performs well despite being a rough around the edges indie release. Although it will likely end up a passing fad in the same vein as Among Us, it doesn't make it any less of a joy to play with some friends.”
The Prestige
The Prestige
“"Are you watching closely?" mmmm yes I think so? "Are You watching closely?" holy fuck”
Backrooms
Backrooms
“Backrooms displays promising chops from the newcomer. Unfortunately the fun aesthetic and cinematography is dragged down by tired tropes, uninteresting characters, and a meandering script which lacks direction and focus.”
Disclosure Day
Disclosure Day
“Spielberg delivers another saccharinely sentimental movie - this time with extra Catholicism. It's a fun ride with a stunning score and genuinely impressive camera work. Not as moving as his earlier work, but his hopecore style is refreshing among all the doomerism in the current zeitgeist.”
Doin' too much
They Will Kill You
I wanted this movie to be good. I like Patricia Arquette and Zazie Beetz, and this looked like the kind of fun, over-the-top action film built around showcasing great fight choreography. Can the stunt...
Nostalgia served over ice
Stranger Things - Season 1
Nostalgia is like whiskey: enjoyable in moderation, but not something you should rely on for happiness. Sooner or later, you risk developing an unhealthy relationship with it. Stranger Things lures yo...
Oh yeah...THIS movie...
Justice League
I was sitting at home when a commercial for Justice League came on television. I said to myself that I needed to see it before it left theaters. A moment later, I remembered that I had seen this movie...
What the !@%$ was that?
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Like what you like. If you enjoy Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, then by all means continue to love it. If the movie works for you emotionally, that's perfectly fine. I am being sincere. I do not...
Review of Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe
"To thine own self be true." If there is a movie that embodies that sentiment, at least in a meta sense, it is Masters of the Universe. If you can't appreciate a movie that is unapologetically itself...
Aiming for profound but hit soap opera sullen
What About the Bodies
In high school and college creative writing classes, you inevitably read stories written by your peers that attempt profundity through impossibly hard-luck circumstances, deeply unhappy people, relent...
Back at it
Take Care, Take Care, Take Care · Explosions in the Sky
Explosions in the Sky’s sixth album, Take Care, Take Care, Take Care, starts strong and finishes just as strongly. Not since How Strange, Innocence has one of their albums felt so much like a complete...
Willy's Wonderland
Willy's Wonderland
“One thing about Nic Cage here is that he will be taking his legally mandated 15 minute break and I really appreciate that about him.”
A thriller's thriller
Jurassic Park
Spoiler Jurassic Park is the signature Crichton novel. Released in 1990 it pushed genetic engineering directly into the center of popular culture and ignited a franchise that spans movies, comics and video ga...
Right down the middle
Thor
If Thor was the exact same movie but released in 1997 it would have been the best superhero film since Batman Returns. But it had to be released in a world that already had Blade, X-Men, X-Men 2, two...
The Pitt - Season 2
The Pitt - Season 2
“The Pitt continues with what made season 1 so successful. Its triumph lies in its strong character writing and its navigation of anxiety-riddling episodes - not unlike the early seasons of The Bear. Perhaps most importantly, its focus on unrelenting empathy and compassion makes it a breath of fresh air in increasingly cynical times.”
A sadder sequel
The Cartel
The best writers know how to balance the stories they want to tell with the stories they need their audience to read. Frank Herbert wrote Dune Messiah to correct a common misinterpretation of his firs...
Eraserhead
Eraserhead
Spoiler “And what was his crime? being Ugly?! ridiculous!”
A modern war film
Warfare
I saw Warfare in theaters when it was first released and I will be the first to say that I think this movie should have been at least nominated for Best Sound. I was in awe of the concussion force of...
They were right... no one can hear you scream
Alien: Isolation
Horror movies and action movies exist on almost diametrically opposed ends of the emotional spectrum. Action movies are often about wish fulfillment. The main character is usually a self-insert figure...
Amaze. Amaze. AMAZE!
Project Hail Mary
Once I realized they were releasing a movie based on a book sitting in my backlog, I quickly picked it up and tried to finish it before the premiere. I missed that deadline by a mile, but I did manage...