FLY ME TO THE MON was a clever, creative film that felt bright and hopeful when dealing with gender inequality.…
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Esta loved the latest season of ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING, while Aaron thought it was mid. Here’s our season breakdown. E1 ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST 🤩 “ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING does not disappoint. The final few moments were silent gifts reminding everyone of “ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST.” All I can add is “Pack your bags, bitches.” It’s going to be spectacular.“ – Esta E2 GATES OF HEAVEN 🤩 “ONLY MURDERS IN THE…
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As a film, this is a somewhat routine affair. A familiar kind of storyline done to the utmost extent. In lesser hands, this would have been a flat-out boring movie but it never is. The third act is where it really gets great, showing the harsh realities of the perceptions of women’s sports no matter how excellent the athletes are in the sports that they play, and what awaits these Olympic athletes when they get home if they live in…
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A lot of things work for this film. Amy Adams is a surefire Oscar nominee for Best Actress, and the screenplay might get a lot of love too. This is a very honest and realistic depiction of what it’s like to be a single mom in 2024. This is a very emotionally ugly film a lot of the time. But if you’re going to depict the practical impossibilities of a “traditional” type of marriage, then the ugliness needs to be…
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Shaky cam was really adorable…back in 2008. When Paul Greengrass used it incessantly it made sense because it was the visual style for THE BOURNE TRILOGY. Any other usage of shaky cam since the last Jason Bourne movie has been borderline hotshot bull****. The first act of BIRD was super duper shaky in the most egregious and unnecessary way, and I was borderline on the verge of walking out. However, in the second act, the film recovers very well, and…
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There was a pretty big line for this, so I jumped in – not necessarily knowing what it was all about. Went in totally blind. I’ll be honest, I don’t necessarily understand the energy or the message that is trying to be conveyed. The whole film feels very esoteric in many different ways. The camera work in this movie is very idyllic, but also a very long drawn-out 30-seconds-a-pop kind of shots. Add to that the demonic-sounding voiceover that comes,…
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In the “Age of Anxiety,” SHRINKING continues to be the therapeutic session that audiences can rely on weekly. Somehow, the show can make us feel like, “Whatever it is, everything is going to be okay.” That’s due to the authentic portrayals of several characters attempting to do the right thing yet continuing to fail. Audiences want these characters to succeed and have their happy ending in a way comparable to the love we had for everyone on TED LASSO. This…
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WOMAN OF THE HOUR is Anna Kendrick’s directing debut in a true inspired movie that deals with misogyny and the popular “Dating Game” from fifty years ago.…
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I love a lot of John Carpenter movies. HALLLOWEEN, ASSAULT ON PRECINT 13, THE THING, THEY LIVE. Before watching it to review it, I wasn’t sure I had ever seen THE FOG. Now that I have, it’s unfortunately not one of my faves. I might draw some flack for this review. I know THE FOG has become a cult favorite among horror fans. I don’t think it deserves that status. It’s not engrossing enough or scary enough to reach the…
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