It: Chapter Two
It’s thrilling tricks seemed to tip towards hyperbole and less on creativity or genuine suspense. Examples of cheap “scare” points included: 🤡 a book falling off the shelf in an…
Rope
So… **takes a deep breath** the premise of framing a murder around a dinner party with the victim’s friends and family exclusively in attendance while the victim’s body is hidden…
Good Boys
Basically, it's a live-action version of “Big Mouth.” Or the tween cousin version of one of those mid-2000s raunchy comedies that I so adore, like "Dude, Where's My…
Blinded by the Light
For the 90s/2000s babies, this was basically an upgraded Disney Channel Original movie that you actually couldn’t wait to see on a Friday night. And then you’d probably watch the…
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Quintessential Quentin Point One: Enigmatic promotional rollout whereby the consumer really had no idea of the plot of this film—this was encouraging. Point Two: The chapter demarcations Quentin usually features…
Midsommar
A24 still hasn’t taken an 'L' in my book. Ari Aster is…something. Can’t wait to see more. I still need to check out "Hereditary." (I know, I know—I'm hella late.…
Spider-Man: Far from Home
So ready for Phase Four, bruh. I can barely contain myself. I’m still depressed about Stark’s death, so this was a nice little pick-me-up. The special effects were A-1. After…
Good Night, and Good Luck.
There's something about using rolling captions to introduce the context of a film that immediately cuts the momentum. That decision felt cheap, and I felt cheated as a viewer. I…
Guava Island
The animated opening credits and introduction to the story was cool. Sort of wished it was intertwined throughout the film. Gotta keep it 💯, I felt duped. The film felt like…
The Last Black Man
in San Francisco
The intro to rising action was heavy on the extremely slow mo, 'regular-degular-shmegular' slow mo, and close up shots. Post-climax used more mid shots, which felt intentional—as if the director…
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