Film educator and critic. Co-host of the Amazing Spider-Talk podcast, Spider-Man expert for The Hollywood Reporter & BBC.
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Jailbreak: Love on the Run 2024
Trash, but the best kind of trash. Spent the whole movie yelling at the screen with my wife. It’s also got that one talking head who deserves her own show the minute you meet her.
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When Evil Lurks 2023
Let me begin by saying that I absolutely love horror films. I make horror films myself. I seek out horror films of all varieties, qualities, and intentions.
I don't know that I've ever watched a horror film that is as mean-spirited as this one. If there is a tortured-COVID metaphor here, it is wasted. This is nearly two-hours of people (mostly children) being mutilated for ostensibly no reason, outside of the perfunctory "evil has come to this land". It's the…
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Hundreds of Beavers 2022
Hands down, the funniest movie ever made. Believe the hype. No idea is wasted, or thrown away, a nonstop torrent of brilliant silent cinema gags.
Laughed until I hurt. Entire audience burst into cheers 5 separate times during the film. I’ve never been in a screening like this.
Do everything you can to see this film.
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