1.0/5.0 = Bad
Did a monkey write this?
I am allergic to this type of filmmaking; the result of a Carpenter fanboy trying his hand at a CHRISTINE-style Stephen King adaptation, but failing to understand just how elevated the camp needs to be for it to work. THE MONKEY suffers from the DEADPOOL-ification of cinema that has wrecked the entire comedy landscape by robbing it of sharp character writing, but the fact that this film is a box office success…
3.5/5.0 = Great
I watched an extremely disturbing docu-series that was removed from YouTube years ago that’s pretty unfairly labelled as a “pizzagate doc” when in reality it’s an internet sleuth’s unsettling discovery of keywords that unlock child pornography on seemingly innocuous websites, including but not limited to Google images. Rarely has a film actually shaken me to my core, and I’ll readily admit that I had trouble sleeping that night, precisely because the documentary highlighted something I had never…
0.5/5.0 = Notably Terrible
Note: I only review short films if they're nominated for an Oscar. I don't like the idea of publishing criticism on other short films.
Joey Bada$$ police brutality drama TWO DISTANT STRANGERS is easily the worst short film nominated for the Academy award since 2017s SILENT NIGHTS. Honestly, it may be the worst short film I've ever seen, full stop. This is totally irresponsible, careless, stupid, juvenile, and tactless filmmaking. I'm not the first to say…
0.5/5.0 = Notably Terrible
Note: I only review short films if they're nominated for an Oscar. I don't like the idea of publishing criticism on other short films.
Just when I thought there wouldn't be a terrible movie in this year's slate of Oscar nominated shorts, one of my favorite working actors, Riz Ahmed, swoops in to save the day with the crassest vanity piece of the year. Let me preface this by saying that my mother is a Muslim…
