Category: Movies
One Thing I Love About I Love Boosters
The hilarious and brilliant movie from Boots Riley feels like everyone’s putting everything they’ve got into making something fun and inspirational.
Sorry to Bother You, or, Stick to the Script
Boots Riley’s debut surprised me by never dulling its impact for the sake of being really funny
The Unfairly Quick and Painless Death of the Author
Inspired by the movie Obsession, thoughts about intent vs interpretation. (Spoilers for Obsession and the 1987 Fatal Attraction)
Buy-Curious, or, Being a Good Video Game Consumer in the Age of Influencers
Mix industry news with entertainment/enthusiast news, let simmer for a few decades, and you’ll end up with the state of media in 2026
One Thing I Platonically Like About Obsession
The horror feature debut has a lot to like, even if not enough to like-like. (Spoilers after a warning)
Piranha (1978), or, You’re Gonna Need a Larger Number of Smaller Boats
The original Piranha has its moments, but mostly I was left wondering what it does that Jaws didn’t do better
Piranha (2010), or, Skeletonized Girls Gone Wild
The horror/disaster comedy about fish eating a lake full of horny college students proves that there is such a thing as being too self-aware
The Art of Hokum
Reconsidering my overly-dismissive take on a well constructed horror movie that I wanted to be more shallow (lots of spoilers)
One Thing I Like About Mortal Kombat II
The second installment in the franchise reboot is two hours delivering exactly what the people want
One Thing I Love About The Sheep Detectives
The excellent cozy murder mystery/animated live action with talking animals movie seems to come from a time when “good for the whole family” really meant it.
One Thing I Like About Hokum
Hokum is another solid ghost story set in a haunted hotel, seeming to carry on a long tradition of spooky stories
Caveat, or, Odd Jobs
Damian Mc Carthy’s first feature-length movie seems like it shouldn’t work at all, but it’s driven by the most fundamental force in horror and suspense movies.
