Category: Arts & Entertainment
Film Rebuff
I won’t go so far as to say that Aquaman is why I’m no longer a movie fan, but it’s definitely not helping.
One Thing I Love About Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is an Amazing movie that completely understands how origin stories work.
One Thing I Like About Ralph Breaks the Internet
The Wreck It Ralph sequel allows for weird character design and animation you might not see in a movie that’s hung up on being a timeless classic.
One Thing I Like About Annihilation
Annihilation breathes life into the book while simultaneously dumbing it down, but really it’s all about the bear.
Gone Girl, or, Sisters Are Doing It To Themselves
I came home the other night to find my living room in disarray and the entire moral and intellectual core of Gone Girl had gone missing.
One Thing I Like About Solo
Solo is the huge 2018 marketing-driven franchise installment that thinks it’s an old-fashioned action adventure from 1987
One Thing I Like About Firewatch
Being an independent developer means you can take uneventful hikes through the woods.
No Place in Her Story
The Last Jedi is really just a rehash of many of the ideas from the first Star Wars movie.
The Right People
About the return of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and the creepy complexities of nerd ownership
Harambe of Darkness
Kong: Skull Island is a focus-grouped action movie franchise launch, but it’s clever and artistic enough to avoid being disposable and forgettable.
City of Infuriatingly Charismatic Stars
Reporting back from a movie-filled weekend. Some spoilers for the relentlessly charming La La Land, and a review of Rogue One inspired by Thumper the rabbit