Author: Chuck

I Know Exactly What I’ll Find In My Letterboxd Tomorrow
Another entry in my ongoing (and futile) campaign against movie snobbery


I Don’t Know How I Feel About I Know What You Did Last Summer
I’d been expecting the worst from this reboot of a movie I didn’t like the first time, but I was pleasantly surprised. OR WAS I?!?

Last Hope of a Dying Planet
One more round of thoughts about the Superman movie, why it connected with me so hard, and how it IS an origin story, actually

One Thing I (Begrudgingly) Like About Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3
The third Guardians movie is, appropriately, difficult to love, but is ultimately a cathartic and sincere farewell to the series

One Thing I Like About Palm Springs
Palm Springs is a modern romantic comedy that works best when you watch it as a counterpoint to Groundhog Day

Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: You Can Hear It Too If You’re Sincere
Two tunes in honor of the idea that being a good person is hard and hard core

Movie Storytelling: Less is More (More or Less)
Stray thoughts about making excuses for shallow movies vs appreciating how movies actually work

You’ll Believe a Man Can Believe
Thoughts about a second viewing of Superman and how “childish” idealism is the new punk rock. Lots of spoilers.

One Thing I Love About Superman
Superman is the superhero comic book movie that best captures the weird, nonsensical joy of comic books. No major spoilers.

F1 The Movie The Review
A blurb-friendly review of a car racing movie I haven’t seen. No, not the original one, the formula one.

Jurassic World Rebirth Rebirth
Imagining an alternate reality version of a seventh Jurassic Park movie that would actually seem necessary?











