This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Requiem for a Dream (2000) is remembered for its incredible performances, direction, and its showcase of the horrors of addiction. However, I think that, as horrific and traumatic as this film is for people, this film has almost more to say about loneliness than anything else.
Darren Aronofsky did a wonderful job directing this piece. This film has a really eerie and contrasting style that starts out so vibrant and colorful, but ends so dull, dark, and void in a…
I love mockumentaries and I love creature features, but this was extremely underwhelming.
Adam Green both directs and acts as the main character of this flick, which I think is a complete misfire. Both Adam and the cinematographer Will can’t act for their lives, and it makes certain scenes tough to get through. I get that this is supposed to be “meta” and cool for Adam Green fans, but it just doesn’t work. On the flip side, Ray Wise steals…
This is the ultimate Thanksgiving movie.
I’m gonna keep this review short:
This movie will forever and always make me happy. Both John Candy and Steve Martin have a direct line to my funny bone, and their classic performances carry this film to stardom. John Hughes is the king of making the feel good 80’s flicks with a heart. It’s impossible to not have a fun time watching this movie and feel emotional in the end.
Lastly, this movie reminds…
A really engaging and understandably iconic crime thriller with a great cast and fun formatting.
While Kevin Spacey and Bryan Singer may be terrible people, they sure know how to make an entertaining movie. The actors all perform well, but in tandem with Singer’s intelligent and nuanced direction, the film comes together to create a modern crime classic. The line up scene is fantastic and deserves its praise, as well as the screenplay and its standout dialogue. However, if you…
