As the opening scroll explains, following a reduced demand for sheetrock, Empire, Nevada shut down its plant and turned into a ghost town. After this and the death of her husband, Fern (Frances McDormand) decides to sell off most of her belongings and become a nomad. She travels all around the country, working various odd …
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Odysseus
Meet mid-life crisis John Wick. In a past life, Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) used to be an “auditor” for various US government agencies, which is similar to how Frank Sheeran used to paint houses for the mob. Now Hutch is a suburban family man with a wife named Becca (Connie Nielsen), two beautiful kids (Gage …
Rise and Fall
The movie that started one tremendous franchise. Today marks a special occasion as this is my 100th review on this website. To celebrate, I decided to do something a little more personal. The original Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie, the prototype of my favorite tv series of all time.
Ready, steady, go 1.5
What? Can’t I get tired of reviewing movies? (Unmarked Spoilers) Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is a 2011 novel that tells the tale of James Halliday, an eccentric genius that created a virtual reality videogame called the OASIS. Upon his death, he set up an elaborate Easter Egg hunt to determine who was worthy of …
The trilogy that made Batman movies cool again
Even with that voice, you know the one. (Unmarked Spoilers) Batman Begins should have been entitled The Dark Knight Begins, but hindsight, as they say, is 20/20. After he loses his chance to get his revenge on Joe Chill (Richard Brake), the murder of his parents (Linus Roache, Sara Stewart), Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) sets …
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It’s an art film, I swear!
Ah, two of my favorite genres combined. Porno is set in 1992 and concerns a movie theatre that stresses strong Christian values to its employees, the most subtly named of which is Chasity (Jillian Mueller) or Chaz for short. One night they discover this mysterious film reel that they decide to watch after work. The …
Just the two of us
Enjoy finding a reason to care about these people. Malcolm (John David Washington) is a filmmaker who has just made a movie he wrote and directed about a drug addict. Marie (Zendaya) is a former actress and drug addict who is currently dating Malcolm. During the movie’s premiere, Malcolm thanks, everyone but Marie. Once home, …
Finally
I can still remember when a Snyder cut seemed like a pipe dream. (Unmarked Spoilers for theatrical version) The plot of Zack Snyder’s Justice League is more or less the same as the theatrical cut. (Emphasize on the more, because the runtime of this movie is four hours long.) Following the death of Superman/Clark Kent (Henry Cavill), …
Deaky
Gotta get down on Friday. Life has not been going well for Millie Kessler (Kathryn Newton). Her dad’s dead, leading her mom Coral (Katie Finneran) to become an alcoholic. She gets bullied by mean girl Ryler (Melissa Collazo), shop teacher Mr. Bernadi (Alan Ruck), and all the jocks at her school besides dreamboat Booker (Uriah …
Head in the clouds
The main character’s in for a real nightmare. Shadow in the Cloud follows Maude Garrett (Chloë Grace Moretz), a Flight Officer fighting alongside the Allies in WWII. At the very last minute, she boards the Fool’s Errand, a bomber plane, with a mysterious package and note saying she will accompany the crew. Given the lack of space …
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