Crawl is a perfect example of how to balance the creative and business aspects of film-making. On the creative side, Crawl is a really tense and satisfying ride that gives you a pair of instantly relateable heroes to root for and lots of gators to root against. The well-crafted screenplay and impressive cinematography makes this … Continue reading Crawl – Quick Thoughts
Spider-Man: Far From Home – Quick Thoughts
I don't like writing stuff about Marvel movies. What is there to say? Far From Home was great! It's a well crafted and fun movie that treats the source material with care. The Mysterio mindfreak scene is perfection. When that sequence was over, my friend and I let out an audible "Awww." I wanted more, … Continue reading Spider-Man: Far From Home – Quick Thoughts
Annabelle Comes Home – Quick Thoughts
Annabelle Comes Home has some excellent spooks, but it lacks a purpose. At the end of the second act, I was having a good time with the movie. Then the movie ended. This movie's least scary and least inventive sequence is the climax. It feels super anti-climactic and jarring. Before this movie, there was an … Continue reading Annabelle Comes Home – Quick Thoughts
Child’s Play (2019) – Quick Thoughts
Child's Play (2019) is a completely different movie than the 1988 original. When I was a kid, my friend had watched all of the Chucky films and told me all about them. I was terrified. So when I finally watched Child's Play (1988) nearly a decade later, imagine my surprise when it was pretty much … Continue reading Child’s Play (2019) – Quick Thoughts
I Am Obsessed With Buying Forky Merchandise
The day was June 1, 2019. I was in Salt Lake City with my theater group during performance week. My good friend Ben and me walked passed the Disney Store during our lunch break. We had already eaten, so we had some time to kill. I said to Ben, "We will find us a friend … Continue reading I Am Obsessed With Buying Forky Merchandise
Dark Pheonix – Quick Thoughts
Is it good? No. Is it bad? Yeah. Is it THAT bad? No. Is this movie's existence useless and a bit insulting to fans of the series? A bit. Is it fun? Yeah. Kinda. It's just been done a lot better a lot of times. Does this format work well for reviews? Not at all. … Continue reading Dark Pheonix – Quick Thoughts
Booksmart – Quick Thoughts
Booksmart might not reinvent the wheel when it comes to this kind of teen comedy, but I'll be damned if it doesn't refine that wheel until it's as smooth as a baby's bottom. That was a bad sentence I just typed. Sorry. This movie is so smarty written and so visually interesting, that it's almost … Continue reading Booksmart – Quick Thoughts
Brightburn – Quick Thoughts
Brightburn is best enjoyed if you know what you're getting in to beforehand, 'cause this shit get nasty. It is a gnarly picture, but if you're into that, you'll have a pretty good time. Luckily for me, I love me some gnarly pictures! Some of the imagery in this movie is... muah! (Insert Chef Kiss … Continue reading Brightburn – Quick Thoughts
Rocketman – Quick Thoughts
I really loved Rocketman. I loved the abstract and emotional musical numbers, I loved the nuances in the acting, I loved the subtle ways that it communicates its themes and ideas, I loved the very unsubtle ways that it communicates its themes and ideas. It might get a little cheesy at points, but I loved … Continue reading Rocketman – Quick Thoughts
Godzilla: King of the Monsters – Quick Thoughts
There is one line in this movie that sums up the entire movie's mindset. I don't remember it too well, so I'm paraphrasing here: "I know it might not make sense at first, but I assure you it does." This movie's dumb. I don't want to talk about it any more. 4/10
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