Movies, and my thoughts on them.
I don't tend to like directors with flashy visuals. I'm a Hawks and Rohmer man after all, for me, restrained stylistics are a sign of a master craftsman with nothing to prove. At least that's …
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in July. Stats Movies watched – 27 Movies that were new to me – 19 Middling Hollywood blockbusters rewatched – 2 Monthly Masterpieces – Halloween, Love Me Tonight, To Have …
If Hollywood films are all merely bits of magical mythmaking, then the musicals of the 1930s are their apotheosis. In a world of romantic comedies and westerns, it is not to much of a reach …
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in June. Stats Movies watched – 18 Movies that were new to me – 10 Days since last Dazed and Confused viewing – 32 Monthly Masterpieces …
The A.V. Club, as part of its "New Cult Canon" series, recently published a piece on Hackers. While it correctly pointed to the impossible allure of a young Angelina Jolie's face, I felt that it largely failed to …
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in May. Stats Movies watched – 12 Movies that were new to me – 3 Days since last Dazed and Confused viewing – 184 Monthly Masterpieces – Dazed …
Occasionally an actor will turn in a performance so powerful, that it completely permeates every square inch of the film it is a part of. Usually, as is the case with a film like Last …
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in April. Stats Movies watched – 15 Movies that were new to me – 13 Channing Tatum movies – 6 Monthly Masterpieces – Ordet April 24 The Raid: Redemption …
I've been having a hard time keeping these posts spoiler free lately, however, this post is a particularly grievous offender. Because I will be discussing a film, that, perhaps more than any other, one can only …
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in March. Stats Movies watched – 10 Movies that were new to me – 6 Month with the fewest movies watched in the last 4 years? – …