10s movies
Movie Review: Dumbo
4 stars out of 5 I have only the vaguest childhood memories of Dumbo. Thanks to the “Disney Vault” philosophy and what age you were during re-releases in those pre-home video days, you might be too young, too old, or just right for various animated classics. I’m not sure whether my family went to the […]
Movie Review: Us
4.5 stars out of 5 For those of you who don’t know, this is the theatrical version of the hit television drama series This Is Us. So if you love that show, just go see this movie, don’t read anything else about it, it has all your favorite characters and you’ll have a good old-fashioned […]
Movie Review: Captain Marvel
3 stars out of 5 The first comic book I ever owned was Captain Marvel. My grandma had died, we had to fly back from California to New York for the funeral, and somebody had the smart idea to buy me a comic book to keep me occupied. (It worked; I remember the cover of […]
Movie Review: Gloria Bell
4.5 stars out of 5 As I watched this movie, I realized that I’m a pretty neurotic fella. If this film was about me, it would be a lot more “oh does she like me, should i call, should i wait, why did i say that thing that i said.” A Woody Allen flick, basically. […]
My Highly Subjective List of the Best Movies of 2018
We can perhaps track my physical recovery by my attendance at entertainment events: In 2017, I saw 172 musical performances, while in 2018 that total jumped to 444. And while I only saw 22 new-release films in the theater in 2017, in 2018 I was back in the high life again with 39. It was […]
Movie Review: The Favourite
4 stars out of 5 As I’ve stated before, costume dramas aren’t really my thing. But in the past 2.5 years, Yorgos Lanthimos — with The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and Dogtooth (which I saw on home video) — has quickly become one of my fave filmmakers. Plus, we all know my […]
Movie Review: Holmes & Watson
1 star out of 5 Is movie comedy dead? What was the last really funny, wide-appeal film? In my lifetime, it seemed like mini-generations passed the torch, making each era’s silly but solid flicks: people from Python, SNL, SCTV, The State, Freaks & Geeks. But it truly feels like the torch has been extinguished. Will […]
Movie Review: Ben Is Back
4 stars out of 5 The movie takes place on December 24, and I watched it on December 24, so that was pretty cool. Quick review: Really good but it’s a bummer. Ben (actor of the moment Lucas Hedges) is a young addict in recovery who has come home for Christmas. And maybe he shouldn’t […]
Movie Review: Creed II
4 stars out of 5 I was glad they made this sequel, because it’s pretty cool to have a film series within a film series: i.e. Creed II is Rocky VIII. Well, kudos to all involved, because — if not quite as artfully made as the first Creed — it more than gets the job […]
Movie Review: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
4 stars out of 5 I generally only review movies that can be seen in a theater, but the Coen Brothers are maybe my all-time favorite filmmakers, and this was kind of in theaters for a few days, so… I’m reviewing it! My blog, my rules. I’ll end the suspense: I liked it a whole […]
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