Category: Movies
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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.
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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.
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Jurassic World Rebirth Rebirth
Imagining an alternate reality version of a seventh Jurassic Park movie that would actually seem necessary?
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One Thing I Love (Yeah, I Said It) About M3GAN 2.0
M3GAN 2.0 is corny AF and has all kinds of pacing issues, but its best moments are sublime in a way the original only hinted at. (Minor spoilers)
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One Thing I Thought Was Weird About Jurassic World: Rebirth
Rebirth keeps to an action movie template that’s been through so many generations that its characters and motivations are purely symbolic. (Major spoilers after a warning)
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One Thing I Like About 28 Years Later
28 Years Later is full of unconventional flourishes that give it an energy you wouldn’t expect from a story about the post-apocalypse. (No significant spoilers)
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Groundhog D-Day (an Edge of Tomorrow appreciation post)
Catching up on my backlog with the excellent 2014 movie about fighting aliens and time loops. Spoilers.
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Best Movies of 2025 (So Far)
A probably-too-early post during what has been a surprisingly good year for movies
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One Thing I Really Like About Ballerina
Ballerina managed to combine everything I’d expected from John Wick with everything that pleasantly surprised me about John Wick. Spoilers after a warning.
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The Locked Door of Chuck
Reconsidering my simpler interpretation of The Life of Chuck. Lots of spoilers.
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One Thing I Like About The Life of Chuck
Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of a Stephen King story is so sincere and heartfelt that it’s impossible not to like. Very mild spoilers, you can thank me later.
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One Thing I Like About The Phoenician Scheme
The latest Wes Anderson movie is funny in the ways I’d hoped for and funny in ways I didn’t expect