Movie Thoughts: BrosI’m a straight guy who went to see this movie. I was hoping for “Bridesmaids”. Instead I got something around “This Is 40" in terms of…Oct 10, 2022Oct 10, 2022
Movie Thoughts: See How They RunNot perfect, but it has heart and everyone tries. I don’t mean that condescendingly. This is a smart film. The end twist is appropriately…Sep 21, 2022Sep 21, 2022
Movie Thoughts: Three Thousand Years of LongingSo George Miller — what a range that man has. Mad Max: Fury Road is the definition of a masterpiece and one of the best action films of…Aug 31, 2022Aug 31, 2022
Movie Thoughts: ElvisI, like everyone else born after 1959, knew who Elvis was as a child. He seemed to have existed forever. As an adult, I learned what a…Aug 22, 2022Aug 22, 2022
Movie Thoughts: Marcel the Shell With Shoes OnThe trailer made this look pretty pedestrian, like Spike Jonze but even less self-aware of its own hipster sanctimoniousness. I’d never…Jul 26, 2022Jul 26, 2022
Movie Thoughts: Thor- Love and ThunderThe MCU was fun once but it’s worn out its welcome. Endgame was the peak and everyone knows it.Jul 18, 2022Jul 18, 2022
Movie Thoughts: LightyearIt’s better than the reviews/publicity. But it starts off with a message to the audience about how this was Andy’s favorite movie and…Jun 26, 2022Jun 26, 2022
Movie Thoughts: Top Gun- MaverickToo bad Tom Cruise is a cult leader. He’s great at what he does.Jun 9, 2022Jun 9, 2022
Movie Thoughts: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessI don’t know if these movies are fun anymore or if I’m just seeing them out of habit.May 12, 2022May 12, 2022
Movie Thoughts: The NorthmanShot beautifully, another film that benefits primarily from the natural majesty of its settings, as Iceland is the New Zealand of the…May 3, 2022May 3, 2022
Movie Thoughts: The Unbearable Weight of Massive TalentI’ve been a closeted Nicolas Cage fan ever since I saw Con Air when I was in middle school. The Rock, Face/Off — I didn’t care if they…Apr 27, 2022Apr 27, 2022
Movie Thoughts: Sonic the Hedgehog 2Sonic 1 was the last mainstream movie I saw before the pandemic. Now here we are seeing the sequel as the pandemic (hopefully) winds down…Apr 11, 2022Apr 11, 2022
Movie Thoughts: CODAThis is the first time in a long time I’ve seen a Best Picture winner after the fact. That tainted my opinion a bit.Apr 9, 2022Apr 9, 2022
Movie Thoughts: The BatmanSo here we are. The latest iteration in our modern culture’s Shakespeare — comic book roles. My generation’s Batman. Batman’s my age now…Mar 8, 2022Mar 8, 2022
Movie Thoughts: West Side StoryI had no desire to see this which is why I waited three months. No one asked for this remake. It’s a downside of impossibly powerful A++…Mar 3, 2022Mar 3, 2022
Movie Thoughts: BelfastI was bored. Another award-showered film that bored the fuck out of me.Mar 3, 2022Mar 3, 2022
Movie Thoughts: The Power of the DogI saw this partially on Netflix back in December, I think. I didn’t finish it. I went to the Michigan Theater and saw it because 1) its…Mar 3, 2022Mar 3, 2022
Movie Thoughts: Licorice PizzaI don’t get what makes Paul Thomas Anderson so special. I see no real difference between him and other well known filmmakers of his…Feb 2, 2022Feb 2, 2022
