Author: chris

Mike Flanagan really did a good job pulling off an impossible sequel to The Shining. I felt it struck the right balance of honoring Kubrick while still doing its own thing.

A great looking movie. The chase on the moon was intense. I just didn’t really know what was going on for most of the movie. Not enough was explained in the second half.

A decent primer on the legendary effects wizard. I’ve heard almost all of these stories before and there were still a few things I didn’t already know.

I would barely call this a movie. It’s just a sad ending to one of my favorite franchises. The saddest part was seeing all the clips from the other much better movies during the credits.

A brilliant lead performance in a nothing of a movie.

Woody seemed like the only original cast member trying at all in this very cheap looking and very late sequel.

It was fine. It moved at such a breakneck speed I wasn’t really sure what the point of anything was besides just looking cool. Maybe I’ll enjoy it more on future viewings.

Completely riveting from start to end. I spent the entire time feeling stressed out watching this guy continue to dig himself deeper and deeper into trouble.

Michael Bay unhinged and operating at 110% Bayness. There isn’t much of a story but the action was pretty amazing.

Lives up to the hype and then some. It would be best to go into this movie with as little knowledge as possible. One of the best films I’ve watched this year.

Great acting. Great directing. I just wish they had a better story to tell.

I’d imagine if Yorgos Lanthimos made INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS it would turn out a lot like this. I really dug the atmosphere and production design but I was not a fan of the score at all. I found it too distracting.