Mickey 17 (2025)
dir. Bong Joon-Ho
Fuck off.
I have been Bonged once again. In the head. In the chest. In the groin. It’s almost as if the guy stopped me dead in my tracks and aimed a scope at every single insecurity I have about the job I do, and my potential as a creative outside of it. Facing the music with this one, but fortunately, the movie’s a blast! Messy, but fully realized, unhinged, comically unsubtle, bleak, but…
The Monkey (2025)
dir. Osgood Perkins
Does it hurt when you think?
Bananas. The opening act blows its load way too soon for me to be surprised or as invested by the rest of the tom-foolery, but still, what a time! Love a big swing tonally, and this just fucking sings. Just pure ridiculousness, with such a distinct, fully-realized world, twisted sense of humor, and mad visuals. Borderline a compilation tho, lmao.
Great audience. All the little gags ruled. 🥁
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
dir. Johnathan Lynn
…to be dead on balls accurate!
Made the rigatoni I was eating even tastier. 🛞
Nathan for You: Finding Frances (2017)
dir. Nathan Fielder
Here I go, diggin’ in again.
A great capper to a damn great show. Nothing has ever made me feel as equally apprehensive and moved as this. The rehearsal scene… yikes. Felt the gamut of emotions in just that first take.
Cut the cameras. Deadass. 📞
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Oppenheimer (2023)
dir. Christoper Nolan
I believe we did.
Felt like I was on fucking fire during this.
My first 70mm IMAX experience opened with a soothing image of drizzle piercing the ground and formulating puddles. It’s soft and delicate, and the sound is nourishing. The following shot presents an optimistic student basking in the moment and noting the ripple. It’s nature, while disruptive, at its most proper. It’s in command.
What follows is three hours of non-stop movement; tidal waves…
Barbie (2023)
dir. Greta Gerwig
Oh. You caught me reading.
Hysterical and moving! While the radical in me wishes this dove way deeper into the gargantuan ideas and constructs it wants to play beach with, what it actually does is nothing short of commendable and delightful. Any bombastic movie that wears its heart on its sleeve like armor and is as carefully tailored as this will win me over. It also doesn’t help that two women complimented my pink sweatshirt…
