Category: One Thing I Like

I adored the third installment in the Paddington movies, where everyone seems to be so happy to be there that the joy is contagious

Longlegs is absolutely a case of style over substance, but that’s not actually a bad thing. Mild spoilers for the movie.

The live-action cartoon is exactly the right kind of so-lowbrow-it’s-clever, especially when it’s acknowledging its own artifice

Companion is so confident and clever that it feels like a fresh and insightful take on some fairly well-worn ideas. Lots of spoilers in this post.

The best sequence in the movie also serves as an illustration of how Alien movies are best when they keep the lore and world-building in service of the cinematic moments. (Spoilers for Romulus and potentially the entire Alien franchise).

Ready or Not is a black comedy/suspense movie that feels completely like an independent production

Abigail is a mean, gory, often funny, action/horror movie that I hope never becomes a franchise

It Follows lays all of its metaphors out in the open, but rarely feels as if there’s no room for interpretation

The story of a 1970s late night talk show that aired a live demon possession