Funniest and with the deepest relationship in the trilogy (Indiana & his dad). Memorable set piece after memorable set piece, even for an Indiana Jones movie. Elsa might be a Nazi collaborator but she has layers at least. Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra drives a good quarter of the film
The opening prologue sequence showcases an explanatory tendency that annoys me in movies now (Wicked). We learn the origins of Indy’s whip, fear of snakes, and hat. Even a scar on Harrison Ford’s chin…
Intricate but tight, momentum only occasionally flags. I think my parents would enjoy themselves. The middle-aged guy next to me certainly did. He spent the entire runtime wisecracking and making thoughtful “Hmmmm 🤔 “ noises. A body bag sinks — “Fish bait!” he quips. A dinner party goes off the rails. “Best. Dinner party. Ever.” A drone strike is launched. That prompts him to make an explosion noise and go “Drone strike!” To be clear, this is a man sitting…
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“Horrified” is how I would describe my face sitting in a deserted theater at 12 AM during the climax of My Dead Friend Zoe. (This is not a horror movie). God wasted no time in punishing me for my attempt at Thursday night spontaneity. I will be returning to my normally scheduled routine.
My Dead Friend Zoe is about a combat veteran, Merit, and her relationship with Zoe. Zoe is simultaneously a quippy memory of her dead combat friend and…
During one scene, Mickey 17, frightened, struggles to respond to an upsetting situation. “What would Mickey 18 do?” he thinks to himself. Mickey 17 then resolves the issue with a confident “fuck off” and goes on his merry way. There’s power in deferring action, not to another person (e.g., What would Jesus do?), but to another version of ourselves more equipped to handle the present circumstance. Mickey 18 is Mickey 17, but just different enough. We are all not one…
