Movies – Page 6

Review – Sorry To Bother You

Posted on October 29, 2018October 29, 2018 by Adam

Sorry To Bother You is like an extended episode of Atlanta directed by Spike Jonze. And not just because of Lakeith Stanfield’s presence. This can be taken as both a compliment and a criticism. Director Boots Riley borrows the absurdist humor and magical realist environment from Spike Jonze. And from Donald Glover’s Atlanta, he borrows an underlying mysticism – wh...

Micro Review – Murder on the Orient Express

Posted on October 28, 2018October 28, 2018 by Adam

I'm glad that this kind of movie can still be made, and actually be successful. For one, I love the time period and the genre. It harkens back to the earlier days of cinema. Films like The Maltese Falcon, or Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much. And while this iteration of Agatha Christie's classic isn't perfect, I still thoroughly enjoyed watching it. I imagine this is th...

Review – Eighth Grade

Posted on October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 by Adam

For some reason, it's easy to write off certain times in our lives. Upon first reflection (as a 32-year-old), my time in junior high feels so inconsequential and innocuous, having gotten through it relatively unscathed, and then gotten through high school (which always felt a lot scarier than junior high anyway). And then there's college, which is a reset of sorts...

Best Films of 2017

Posted on October 17, 2018October 18, 2018 by Adam

I know, I know. It's 2018. It's almost the end of 2018, actually. And here I am, posting my list of Best 2017 Films. I intended to do this in, like, February. Back when this was still a relevant topic. But I never did. I suppose I was too busy watching movies to put this together. But then a funny thing happened. My torrid film-watching pace through the first 5 or...

Review – First Man

Posted on October 16, 2018October 25, 2018 by Adam

When you look up in the sky on a clear night, you’ll often see the moon perched above the skyline. It shines so bright that your eyes are naturally drawn to it. And it’s so easy to forget that we’ve been there. That a man has stepped foot on that distant rock. It’s easy to forget because it’s almost inconceivable. It’s all the way out there, in the dark midnight sky, and we...

Micro Review (Re-watch) – Cast Away

Posted on September 16, 2018October 17, 2018 by Adam

Man, Cast Away is legit. Also, can't believe I never really realized that it was "Cast Away." Not "Castaway." Sure, Tom Hanks plays a castaway, but he's literally cast...away. For some reason that never really clicked. Anyway, Great movie. Hanks was robbed at the Oscars. 4.5 out of 5 stars

Review – Isle of Dogs

Posted on August 20, 2018February 18, 2019 by Adam

There are very few directors I trust enough to risk buying a movie I have not seen. Wes Anderson is one of those directors. Isle of Dogs was on sale for $10 bucks on Amazon recently. I clicked that Purchase button without even thinking. It's not Wes Anderson's best movie. But who expected it to be? I still thoroughly enjoyed it, and will undoubtedly watch this movie a few mor...

Micro Review – Antman and the Wasp

Posted on August 2, 2018October 16, 2018 by Adam

Wow, they really stretched it on this one, huh? Antman and the Wasp requires a pretty drastic suspension of disbelief. But since this is like the 20th MCU movie, and by this point I'm all in, I allowed myself to sit back and enjoy this for what it was. A silly, quantum-bending action flick with some pretty funny characters and absolutely bonkers set pieces. Oh, and Evangeline L...

Micro Review – The End of the Tour

Posted on July 13, 2018October 17, 2018 by Adam

It’s always a bit shameful to watch a movie about how watching movies could be detrimental to your mental health (and thus bodily/overall health). The End of the Tour is openly critical of itself, which seems contradictory as a piece of entertainment. How does a viewer watch this and not also feel some sort of critical error within themselves? But sometimes we need to be remind...

Micro Review – Deadpool 2

Posted on June 21, 2018October 17, 2018 by Adam

This movie is every genre. It's why movies are so fun. The "funny action movie" is pretty common these days, especially with Marvel going that direction with the MCU. But Ryan Reynolds' brand of comedy just really works here. The jokes come often, and even though you're expecting them, they still find a way to surprise you. I will have to see this again, simply because I missed...