A lifetime movie lover. Star Wars is my favorite film-franchise. A big dork who still gets excited and awed by shiny things. Also a gamer.
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Conclave 2024
Conclave is a powerful drama about faith and what that means in an ever changing world. Ralph Fiennes is superb as the lead, and there are no scenes without him. It’s a surprisingly tense and increasingly claustrophobic experience that is masterfully told, and ultimately respectful to all views on the church. It’s about humanity, good and bad, and how we move forward from our faults. It’s affecting in its execution and unique in intertwining bits of a thriller throughout. It’s a fantastic film.
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Hellboy: The Crooked Man 2024
Much like 2012’s Dredd, The Crooked Man just jumps into things without much explanation, and is better for it. Focusing on the folk horror aspect of the well known anti-hero’s adventures, it’s a mostly well told tale. Jack Kesey brings his own mix of Ron Perlman and Hugh Jackman as the titular Hellboy, and deadpans like no other. The cast and the story are the best parts, while a mixture of visual aesthetics- sometimes in the same scene - and…
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Hugo 2011
Scorsese’s family friendly gem is a celebration of life, hardship, and magic. Mixing fact with fiction, this grounded fable tells the story of an orphan who had his life ripped away from him and is placed of his alcoholic drunkard uncle who manages the clocks at the Paris train station. The movie is fantastically directed and edited - as well as acted- mixing new and old filmmaking techniques, bringing home its argument about the power of cinema. Scorsese embraces the…
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Princess Mononoke 1997
Miyazaki’s more mature, and relatively recent, fable talks about war and our impact on the environment is still his best. There are some English voice performance issues, but the passion and unbridled anger behind this film gives it the emotional impact it needs. The fantastic animation and attentions to detail remain a Ghibli staple, and the thematic heart is still there. It’s violent, and bloody, but it’s all part of the message we see through Ashitaka’s eyes. A great undertaking, Mononoke remains my favorite and most impactful Ghibli film.
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