While Robert Pattinson continues to blow me away, all the pieces of Bong Joon-Ho’s latest just don’t come together as well as I wish they did.
While thematically poignant and on-brand within his filmography, Joon-Ho’s supporting characters this time around feel like afterthoughts begging to be fleshed out, and his villains like caricatures with as much subtlety as a hammer. The performances across the board from Mark Ruffalo to Tony Collette and Steven Yeun are great, and the humor (usually)…
So charming! But I dread the thought of frosted tips coming back in the year 2049
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think a Japanese Godzilla film would release in the states with both financial success and critical acclaim, yet here we are. It took me a couple of weeks but I finally got to see Godzilla Minus One…
(Reader discretion: I have a lot of nostalgia for this franchise. Do what you will with that information).
To me every movie is like a machine. These machines are comprised of multiple parts and mechanisms…
What a surprsingly uplifting and existential story! It’s hard to believe I’ve actually already scene multiple movies starring Koji Yakusho and I didn’t even recognize him. For someone who’s character is practically mute throughout the movie, his ability to express his content attitude towards his minimalist lifestyle had me relaxed and fixated from the get go. I was also surprised to find out from my friend I saw the movie with that the director is German? Wow, could have fooled…
