I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Tarantino has delivered us his first murder mystery. With echoes of "And Then There Were None" to complement Tarantino's trademark style, this was a thoroughly enjoyable (if slightly long) addition to his filmography.
In short, I really enjoyed this movie. With the exception of Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor, who I thought was flat-out-terrible, I had a really fun time with Dawn of Justice. It surprised, enthralled and impressed me. Which no one can take away.
It could be better, but as far as I am concerned, there was far more room for error than there was improvement, which makes it a win in my book.
Just finished watching this for the third time and damn it am I still impressed.
It succeeds not only as a continuation of the previous three Craig films, but also as a first-rate action/adventure film that opens up a whole new world of possibilities for the future. Should Craig return, of course.
Do I like it as much as SKYFALL? Eh, I don't know, but as for right now this is still my favorite movie of 2015 and still tied with its predecessor for my favorite Bond film. And shouldn't that be good enough?
Boring. Just. So Boring.
It's official. I've got Marvel fatigue.
Captain America: Civil War tries so hard to be perfect and relevant, it fails to be alive.
OPINION TIME: Spider-Man annoyed the hell out of me, Zemo was really cool and had a surprisingly great evil plan, Captain America was crazy inconsistent and kind of an asshole and the movie limped into its action sequences.
What a let down.
I saw this in IMAX last Wednesday with my best male friend. He's a pretty big gamer and wayyy more into "nerd culture" than I am.
He thought the movie was sloppy, but enjoyable.
Tonight, I saw it with my best female friend who's more into Friends and stuff like that than gaming. She came to the same conclusion as my other friend did, and without knowing my grade, gave it a 6/10.
I don't know what that says about the movie, but 3 people (counting me) with different backgrounds in "nerd culture" came to the same basic conclusion.
Maybe that's the magic of Spielberg.
EDITOR'S NOTE: All of this, but Spider-Verse now lol
I don’t like the MCU in principle. Look in my popular reviews and you’ll find a couple instances of me crapping on them, for many different reasons.
The biggest reason I have with the series is that the movies too often feel produced instead of directed. Feige does his job of shepherding the franchise so well that I often leave the theater feeling underwhelmed and like I've wasted my time.
So…
MY FAVORITE FRANCHISE IS BACK, FAM.
It was such a treat to be allowed to come back to the Wizarding World.
Homegirl Rowling has delivered yet again on characters you can fall in love with and imagination up the wazoo.
Special shoutout to David Yates for nailing the tone and making me feel like a day hadn't passed since I last experienced the magic.
Fuck I'm so happy.
I know. I know. I know.
Much like A24's The VVitch, this is a slow burn, eerie cult/satanic movie that just fell flat for me.
Hereditary is undoubtedly one of the smartest and most well directed movies of the year. For his first feature, Ari Aster has accomplished something truly remarkable by tapping into 8 different neuroses you probably have while exposing ones you didn't know were there.
I really can't say enough things about the job he and his…
Seek and ye shall find only one better thriller released all year. Nocturnal Animals is pulpy, violent and sophisticated cinema that I'm glad we still have.
I wish we could go back and cast Armie Hammer as Batman. He's great.