This movie does not wail into the night, instead it silently screams. It slowly builds a sense of discomfort as the layers behind the main character's past are teased into view. But it does not explode at its peak. The flame under the kettle that is this movie is simply switched off just as the kettle is about to scream. It did not need to explode, but it did its duty. Punctuating themes of power and powerlessness, the operatic production…
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Mickey 17 2025
Weirdly, this movie somehow felt hollow. It was fun and cool, but hollow. It felt like I was being taken from one moment to the next without ever diving deep enough into a moment or idea to ever let me feel satisfied. Problem is, I don't exactly know how to fix that. The movie is already over 2 hours, but maybe extending it a little could help. Give me 10-20 minutes more of conflict between the Mickeys, of their impact…
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Can I Get a Witness? 2024
Very heartfelt but it also felt like half the movie was preaching at me. Further, the main male lead I found kind of insufferable. Although maybe that was intentional. His insufferability and indoctrination, her naivety and self centeredness, the disconnect between mother and child, it could all be intentional.
But in the end, discussions about the environment aside, I really enjoyed the message I took away: Even when you know when you're going to die and have 50 years to…
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The Monkey 2025
This is an odd one. But odd in a good way. There's such a fine balance to be struck between horror and comedy. With how the tone was set in this film, I kind of wish it had pushed a little further into comedy while keeping the horror at the level it was. I found myself at a couple moments suggesting jokes to be inserted.
That aside, that was a fun. There is a definite theme of "how much should…
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