In our three person review (hello guest writers Conor Bell and Brandon Woodruff) we talk about Dunkirk.
Category: Current Reviews
The War is for the Planet, but These Apes are After Your Heart
People often complain about the modern state of cinema (or music, or whatever) and it’s easy to look around and say, “They just don’t make ‘em like they used to.” Especially when you’re regularly inundated with a barrage of crap. But we shouldn’t forget that it’s the one percent of exceptional work that will be… Continue reading The War is for the Planet, but These Apes are After Your Heart
A Ghost Story is an Intimate and Cosmic Masterpiece
David Lowery has become one of my favorite up-and-coming directors. I remember enjoying his art house western Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (2013), but he really earned my interest with his decision to direct a Disney children’s movie, Pete’s Dragon (2016). Lowery executed a potentially soulless mission with care and grace. He didn’t sell-out, Disney bought-in.… Continue reading A Ghost Story is an Intimate and Cosmic Masterpiece
Lost in Paris Visits a City Worth Living In
Getting Lost in Paris is a funny, unique, and genuinely decent time.
POV Breeds Paranoia in It Comes At Night (But Our Reviewers Trust Each Other)
Chris and Guest Reviewer Conor Bell discuss POV and dark shadows in It Comes At Night
Wonder Woman is Bad like the Rest
Wonder Woman was always doomed to be held by a different standard, viewed with unrealistic expectations, and to be burdened with perpetually mounting symbolic pressure. That’s what happens when a male dominated industry collectively refuses to include women (both as leading characters and as creative leaders behind the camera) in spite of a constant high… Continue reading Wonder Woman is Bad like the Rest
King Arthur: Legend of the Bored
How does this happen? I love Guy Ritchie motion pictures, especially his scam/caper films like Snatch, Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels and RockNrolla. But the fast cutting, fast talking, explain everything through flash backward and flash forward editing kills King Arthur. In this retelling, Arthur is orphaned in the films opening minutes as… Continue reading King Arthur: Legend of the Bored
Would You Kiss Your Robot Twin? (Alien: Covenant review)
Samuel Russell: Hey Chris, how’s it going? So after we saw Alien: Covenant last night I was thinking about the series it belongs to. My first encounter with the Alien franchise was through the 2004 b-movie Alien versus Predator, which is a good example of lowest common denominator sci fi slashers. Even my 10 year… Continue reading Would You Kiss Your Robot Twin? (Alien: Covenant review)
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