Released: June 14th, 2019 Viewed: November 22nd, 2020 Jim Jarmusch's 1029 horror romp The Dead Don't Die follows the cops of a small town as it deals with a modest zombie apocalypse. Bone dry in wit but lacking the follow through to finish its solidify its themes, The Dead Don't Die ends up being enjoyable … Continue reading The Dead Don’t Die (2019)
Released: October 13th, 2017 & September 10th, 2020 Viewed: November 4th, 2020 & November 5th, 2020 I decided to lump both of these movies together for a few reasons. Not only do both of the movies largely share their successes and faults, but they were both so bad that I wanted to get writing their … Continue reading The Babysitter(2017) & The Babysitter: Killer Queen(2020)
Released: March 4th, 2011 Viewed: November 3rd, 2020 This description is going to be a bit weird, but I'll dissect it after I throw it out there because that'll be the easiest way. Rango is a children's western by Gore Verbinski (A Cure For Wellness, The Ring, and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of … Continue reading Rango (2011)
Released: October 23rd, 2020 Viewed: October 23rd, 2020 Sacha Baron Cohen's hidden camera, political satire comedies are a breed like nothing else. They are effortlessly hilarious, jaw-droppingly biting, and oftenly shocking in how much danger the crew puts themselves in. However, the recent rash of decade later sequels have been consistently mediocre, leaving me unsure … Continue reading Borat 2: Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
Released: December 17th, 1999 Viewed: October 20th, 2020 A family movie that follows Robin Williams as an android who falls in love with a woman, then her daughter, and then marries the daughter's daughter before becoming human and dying, Bicentennial Man is, put simply, a bit befuddling. Despite a few chuckling worthy moments from Williams' … Continue reading Bicentennial Man(1999)
Released: September 16th, 2020 Viewed: September 27th, 2020 The Devil All The Time is a misery-fetishizing revenge flick that is supported by decent performances struggling to elevate a floundering, bland script that is more focused on shock value than anything productive. It is a meandering movie that assumes ceaselessly referencing and vapidly spouting religious platitudes … Continue reading The Devil All The Time(2020)
Released: October 4th, 1996 Viewed: September 25th, 2020 That Thing You Do, a musical comedy biopic following the one hit wonder band in the 60s, aptly named "The Wonders", manages to avoid the usual pitfalls of the genre to be a wholly enjoyable pulp watch. There is no 2nd act slump or thunderous final show. … Continue reading That Thing You Do(1996)
Released: August 26th, 2020 Viewed: September 8th, 2020 The last vestige of Fox's X-Men cinematic universe sends it out with a whimper. Following a group of teens locked in a medical asylum with a surprise connection to Logan and an attempt at a horror twist, The New Mutants makes the right call of focusing on … Continue reading The New Mutants (2020)
Released: September 4th, 2020 Viewed: September 13th, 2020 I'm Thinking of Ending Things is a cryptic postmodern adaptation of the novel of the same name. The new straight to Netflix project of the visionary Charlie Kauffman, I'm Thinking of Ending Things is relentlessly unsettling, inventive, thought provoking, and charming. It is a film doused in … Continue reading I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
Released: August 5th, 2011 Viewed: August 30th, 2020 Long ago, in a distant past known as the Aughts, the edgy vulgar comedy with gray morals was huge. Currently, we have an onslaught of MCU blockbusters, but then it was a dirge of these comedies. Each with a charismatic but dickish lead, a vulgar mouthed "cool … Continue reading The Change-Up (2011)
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