I Love Dogs, But I Did Not Love Isle of Dogs
A very pretty, sometimes funny, sometimes adorable, sometimes boring Wes Anderson doghouse. Dollhouse, that is. But with dogs. Lots of dogs.
Some Selections from SXSW Film 2018
In which a rapper tells you about movies.
Winter Kills, In Which A Forgotten Bomb Is Unearthed—And Blows Up In My Face
There is wisdom in that old adage, let sleeping bombs lie. Alas, I keep on ignoring it.
Dark, In Which The Future Is Past, And Vice Versa, And Various Versas Besides
A twisty time travel series proves to be smarter than you hoped.
Sugar Rush Cutting, from The Confidence Man to Wormwood
Turn on your television these days and you will find a strong uniformity to the editing on many of the shows that fall into the “non-scripted” category. Explanatory voiceover drawn […]
Beyond the Black Rainbow, Way Up High, Which is What You Are if You’re Watching Beyond the Black Rainbow
A visual and audio head-trip of a movie you will either fall in love with or fall asleep to.
Some Brief Thoughts on That What’s Been Watched
Just pretend it’s a Star Wars movie and that the two leads are supposed to be as charismatic as canned salmon.
Phantom Thread, In Which Paul Thomas Anderson Goes Minimalist to Maximal Effect
In which I find a Paul Thomas Anderson movie I rather like.
I See Movies, 2017 Edition
A list for thems what like lists.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Is A Frog Named Mongo
In which an imaginary frog is invoked to make a small amount of sense from a sadly senseless movie.
Streaming Salvation December 2017
They had the skill. They had the cred and the time and resources and, yet, what they have produced is so pube-straightingly, joint-invertingly, ghastly terrible you will not stop removing your eyes to check if they’re still working properly from the time it starts to its thankful finish.
Battle Of The Absolute Equals: The Terminator (1984) vs Cherry 2000 (1987)
Hectic warehouse crescendos: one
In Which Lady Bird, Wonder Woman, And The Act of Writing About Movies Is Somewhat Chaotically Jumbled Together
A brain-tired movie-muser wonders what to write. Probably something about movies?
What Not To Watch Roundup 2017
You have a little bit of 2017 left, dear cinema enthusiasts! Make sure to spend that remaining time not watching these bad films.