Category: Movies
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
One Thing I Like About John Wick
John Wick manages to accomplish a lot with the mantra of “tell, don’t show”
Your Taste, Should You Choose to Accept It
Mission: Impossible, Letterboxd, and making peace with being basic
Two Great Tastes (One More Thing I Love About Final Destination: Bloodlines)
Bloodlines not only nails the Final Destination formula, but also manages to give it some weight. Lots of spoilers.
One Thing I Love About Final Destination: Bloodlines
Most horror movies lose their spark when the characters start figuring out the rules. The 6th Final Destination movie makes it part of the fun.
One Thing I Like About Asteroid City
Even though I don’t get Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City, I can still tell that Tilda Swinton did
Magic What We Do (Rewatching Sinners)
More thoughts about Sinners after a second viewing, including plenty of stuff I missed. Lots of spoilers.
Bucky With the Bad Hair (One Thing I Like About Thunderbolts*)
Thunderbolts* manages to be a strong counterpoint to superhero fatigue, by being even more like a comic book (no spoilers)
One Thing I Guess I Like About Bodies Bodies Bodies
Sometimes a movie is not made for me and that’s a good thing. Lots of spoilers.
One Thing I Like About Until Dawn
Until Dawn is a collection of b-movie horror moments loosely structured around a video game, and it’s at its strongest when it leans into that. (Some spoilers after a warning)
One Thing I Like About The Ballad of Wallis Island
Tom Basden and Tim Key’s story of lost loves and forced reunions manages to charm its way through in the end
Pick Poor Robin Clean (One More Thing I Love About Sinners)
There’s one scene in Sinners that seems to be played for a laugh, but it’s packed with meaning that ripples throughout the entire movie. Long post with lots of spoilers.
