Category: One Thing I Like

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)

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)

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)

Ballerina managed to combine everything I’d expected from John Wick with everything that pleasantly surprised me about John Wick. Spoilers after a warning.

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.

The latest Wes Anderson movie is funny in the ways I’d hoped for and funny in ways I didn’t expect

John Wick manages to accomplish a lot with the mantra of “tell, don’t show”

Bloodlines not only nails the Final Destination formula, but also manages to give it some weight. Lots of spoilers.

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.

Even though I don’t get Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City, I can still tell that Tilda Swinton did