movie reviews
Movie Review: Can You Ever Forgive Me?
3.5 stars out of 5 Reviews by their very nature are not objective, and this one is extra tricky for me, as not only was I friends with Lee Israel for some 17 years, but I also did a little consulting on an earlier iteration of this movie. So you could say that I attended […]
Movie Review: First Man
4 stars out of 5 You were expecting me to review a different movie? Patience, dear friends. I’ve been fairly interested in space exploration my entire life, yet I was surprised how little I knew about the Apollo moon mission and the lengthy lead-up to it. Weird. Was there never another movie about it? Were […]
Movie Review: Fahrenheit 11/9
4.5 stars out of 5 Everyone except your most alt-right friends regards Donald Trump as a dangerous idiot, but Michael Moore is not here to preach to the choir. In answering his central question — “How the fuck did this happen?” — he pulls no punches while indicting Bill Clinton, the New York Times, the […]
Movie Review: A Simple Favor
1 star out of 5 I do not care to be played for a fool. First, on Sunday, Moviepass told me I could go see this film at my local cinema as part of my pre-paid plan. Except, when I got to the theater on Monday afternoon, the movie had mysteriously vanished from the app. […]
Movie Review: Juliet, Naked
3 stars out of 5 It’s only the third Ethan Hawke movie I’ve ever seen in a theater (and I see an awful lot of movies in the theater), so I definitely wanted to catch this one. Though only Nick Hornby’s earliest books have truly impressed me — Fever Pitch and High Fidelity — this […]
Movie Review: Mission Impossible–Fallout
3.5 stars out of 5 I’ve seen all the Mission: Impossible movies in the theater, whether or not they’re written and directed by a friend from high school. I also bestowed 3.5 stars on the previous two installments, which is likely as high as I’ll rate this kind of film (due to inherent silliness of […]
Movie Review: BlackkKlansman
4.5 stars out of 5 I’m an old-school Spike Lee fan. In high school, my friend Jeff and I drove out by Fort Dix to see She’s Gotta Have It. (“Pleasebabypleasebabypleasebabybabybabyplease.”) I can’t say that I’ve seen all his films since but I have seen several. Chi-Raq was the last one I tried and the […]
Movie Review: Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot
4 stars out of 5 When it comes to summer 2018 movies about guys with disabilities, I ultimately couldn’t drag myself (pun intended) to Skyscraper, but was very excited about the John Callahan biopic Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot. Starring Joaquin Phoenix! Written and directed by Gus Van Sant! I was sure […]
Movie Review: Blindspotting
3.5 stars out of 5 Sure, I like popcorn, who doesn’t? But sometimes when I’m about to see a “serious” movie — you know, a heavy one — I wonder, “Is it appropriate for me to be munching popcorn right now?” The thought again crossed my mind as I waited for Blindspotting to begin. Hey, […]
Movie Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp
4 stars out of 5 When the first Ant-Man came out, I was somewhat intrigued. Paul Rudd as a superhero? And yet, not quite intrigued enough to actually go see it. I can only take so many of these movies. Ah, but now Ant-Man and the Wasp was coming out. Intrigued again! Figured I should […]
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