by Dave | Mar 9, 2017 | Movie Reviews |
Caught GET OUT (2017) the other day, and enjoyed it. It’s not the Oscar-worthy movie that some of its boosters have claimed it to be, but it’s pretty effective. Note: This review will contain spoilers, so, if you’re the delicate sort of flower who...
by Dave | Aug 20, 2016 | Movie Reviews, Sidenotes |
SUICIDE SQUAD: SUICIDE WATCH I saw SUICIDE SQUAD, which has been absolutely pummeled by the critics, but has been crushing it on the big screen. Audiences tend to give the movie a 7/10, basically, and I concur with that rating. The movie is not a masterpiece. It’s...
by Dave | Feb 20, 2016 | Movie Reviews |
THE WITCH: BEWITCHING HORROR THE WITCH (2015) is a near-masterpiece of horror. What a debut by director Robert Eggers, to have a movie such as this under his belt. It’s not perfect (we’ll get to that shortly), but what it does in terms of mood and...
by Dave | Feb 13, 2016 | Movie Reviews |
DEADPOOL (2016) is a blast. Pure and simple. Is like willful cinematic junk food binge, and like how such things invariably are, it’s a satisfying splurge. I think this movie may be the fullest realization of a comic book character onscreen, which is hilarious...
by Dave | Dec 29, 2015 | Movie Reviews |
I really, really wanted to like THE HATEFUL EIGHT. I’m a fan of various Tarantino works, despite his various nervous tics as a director. I absolutely love DJANGO UNCHAINED — I think that’s his masterpiece. INGLORIOUS BASTERDS is a great time, and I even...
by Dave | Dec 21, 2015 | Movie Reviews |
I finally got around to catching the Wachowskis grandiose bomb of a movie, Jupiter Ascending. After blowing it off in the theaters (along with most of the world), and wanting to watch something OTHER than the new Star Wars movie, I picked up Jupiter Ascending,...