1999 was an incredibly important year for cinema. That year we had many films that not just question authority but the concept of reality itself and our true nature. A lot of these had regular office type workers realize they are a pawn in the chessboard of life and embrace the darker side of themselves … Continue reading 22 Years with Being John Malkovich
When studios and filmmakers say less is more, sometimes they say that because the funding is low or because the script/filmmaking in general doesn’t call for showing off your prime horror asset. When it comes to The Invisible Man however...less is WAY more. Although the script could’ve benefitted from a woman’s touch (it's the best post Me-Too film … Continue reading The First Horror Classic of 2020: The Invisible Man Review
Before there was an Endgame, before there was a Batman versus a Superman, before there was even a man to talk about the Avengers Initiative, there was the X-Men. X-Men is one of Marvel’s most beloved franchises, with successful animated shows with the 90s X-Men cartoon, a great spinoff series in Legion, and successful spinoff … Continue reading Goodbye X-Men: A Retrospective of The Franchise that Changed Superhero Films Forever
Touch this skin, darling, touch this skin honey, touch all of this skin! Okay? You just can't take it! You're just an overgrown orangutan! Paris is Burning Is a film filled with instantly iconic personalities, ones that are unapologetically themselves and all so beautifully unique. I was mesmerized minutes into the film, wondering why I had … Continue reading Paris is Burning is as crucial as ever:
Horror thrillers are a dying breed in cinemas, with many of them going straight to Netflix or Hulu. Greta has come to show us there is still room and a market for seeing these kind of genre films on the big screen. The story is simple, young woman new to New York City returns purse … Continue reading A Slightly Demented yet Entertaining Tale: Greta Review
The Childhood of a Leader, a film showed us how fascist regimes have spread so rampantly they’ve lost all control and sense of reality, was a solid beginning for the type of filmmaking director Brady Corbet seems to want to explore. The last moments of Childhood of a Leader are insanely intense, featuring a swirling camera … Continue reading A 21st Century Prophecy: Vox Lux Review
Each of us... at some time in our lives, turns to someone - a father, a brother, a God... and asks...Why am I here? What was I meant to be?" Star Trek is a show I have almost endless respect for & some episodes still dazzle just as much as they did over 50 years ago. But unfortunately … Continue reading Why Star Trek: The Motion Picture is an underrated classic
It's been months since I've seen The Miseducation of Cameron Post. I wanted to write about it, but the words never seemed to come out and soon my mind wandered and it started to camp out in the back of my mind. These thoughts about the film stayed locked away until I saw Suspiria on … Continue reading The Miseducation of Cameron Post & The Rebirth of Chloë Grace Moretz
Spike Lee’s Blackkklansman is the first great film of the Trump era, showcasing how America suppresses other cultures into feeling numb over certain issues, how one man tried to take on the racist regime of the police from the inside, and the fatality of it all. Blackkklansman opens with the iconic wide shot from Gone … Continue reading Unapologetic & Insanely Vital: Blackkklansman Review
Mission Impossible: Fallout is the year’s most beautifully made film. Christopher McQuarrie's direction is air tight, the score by Lorne Balfe is John Williams level good, Tom Cruise is flawless and as commendable as ever, and Rob Hardy's cinematography is Oscar worthy. That being said, it’s unfortunately one of the most painfully obvious spy thrillers … Continue reading Why Mission Impossible: Fallout Succeeds yet Disappoints
