Maybe it's just because I'm coming up on my 40s and going through an unwanted divorce, but this movie made me feel pretty good. There's a lot of flaws in storytelling, especially a portion of the movie where I couldn't tell if it was meant to be a documentary or a scripted film, but I think I figured it all out by the end.
I will say, though, there's always been something I've found so wonderfully wholesome about Tony Shalhoub,…
I last saw this film last summer, but it was before my Gary Sinise kick, so I decided to watch it again focusing more on his performance. I'm glad I did, while this movie is certainly flawed, it is one of the most entertaining films to use as an example of great camera work. I had a really fun time watching it with my child and explaining to her how cameras can be eyes. It was a really interesting way…
This is a toughie for me, as it's the first time I'm reviewing a film that someone I consider a friend created. There's no way to truly remove bias, and so I will not try.
For the last several years, I have seen Marcellus Cox embody the true meaning of the phrase "be on that grind". The fruition of those efforts, to see the forever promised first feature on the big screen felt like one of MY proudest moments.
The…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
When the film ended, I messaged my friend and said, "well, at least it wasn't as bad as the spoiler ending I'd heard about it." and honestly, that's probably the highest praise I have for the movie. It's not like I can't understand what the team was trying to do here. After the frenetic pace and energy of Kills, where are you meant to go? To have taken things to an even further extreme would've made for a gore-fest unlike…
