Category: MOVIE REVIEWS

Us, 2019

From what I’ve read so far this seems to be a movie that people who don’t watch a lot of horror movies really love. I have seen A LOT of horror movies and I was pretty disappointed. It was way too long. Cut out Elisabeth Moss and Tim Heidecker completely and you’d have a much tighter movie. The big reveal was pretty interesting and makes you rethink the movie as a whole. I like Jordan Peele and will be waiting for whatever he does next.

Bumblebee, 2018

Finally a decent Transformers movie. I can’t believe I just said that. I hope they keep the old school character designs and light tone in the eventual sequels.

Triple Frontier, 2019

I’m always a sucker for a good guys on a mission movie, and when you mix in a tense heist I’m all over that. I really enjoyed the twists and turns it took even when you know things always go wrong in a movie like this.

Aquaman, 2018

I like the character designs and the overall world but the story left much to be desired. Let’s hope they come up with a much better story for the eventual sequel.

Phantasm IV: Oblivion, 1998

I found it impressive that this movie really had nothing going on. That’s hard to do. Movies usually have stuff happening all the time. This is a hard watch for even the most diehard Phantasm fans.

The House That Jack Built, 2018

I’m not the world’s biggest Lars Von Trier fan but even I have to say this was a pretty interesting movie with some scenes that will stick with me for a while.

Captain Marvel, 2019

Solid origin movie with some cool action bits. Much like I feel about Dr. Strange, I think Captain Marvel will be utilized much better in other Marvel movies down the line.

300: Rise of an Empire, 2014

Still tons of fun and a ridiculous amount of mostly cgi blood. I wish someone would edit both movies together into one glorious orgy of violence.

Alita: Battle Angel, 2019

After 20 years of waiting it’s still hard to believe this movie finally came out and I actually liked it. They sure crammed in a ton of story from the long running comic series into this movie. This movie also had the most seamless integration of live actors and cgi I’ve ever seen.

Free Solo, 2018

Thrilling and nerve racking at the same time. I wish I could have watched this in the theater on a giant screen.

The Front Runner, 2018

A fairly bland retelling of a fairly important chapter in the history of American politics and media.

The Standoff at Sparrow Creek, 2018

A tight and well acted thriller. I didn’t really like the ending at first but the more I thought about it the better I liked it.

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror, 2019

Like all good documentaries I came away from this one with a list of interesting movies I need to watch. And you really should support what Shudder is doing for genre films in general. Its the best $50 a year you can spend.