Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
High level stuff, pleasantly surprised by the quality of this film. Compelling plot, an ample supply of likable characters, and unexpected humor throughout.
In the wrong hands, this would have been a really dull documentary, but seemingly limited source material is effortlessly stretched into 4 episodes that never feel bloated, and are a breeze to watch.
Pretty odd movie, but a pretty fun watch. The music is surprisingly enjoyable, and it’s pleasantly disarming seeing Rachel McAdams in such an absurd role.
I’ve watched this at least 4 times, and, honestly, every time I love it a little bit more.
Ben Affleck stars as Jack Cunningham, an alcoholic construction worker who’s recruited to return to his alma mater as coach of the high school basketball team he once starred for and, initially, it unfolds about as you’d expect. Classic sports movie tropes like “hard-nosed coach slaps some discipline into the scrawny, sloppy, underachieving team” or “we may not be the most talented,…
First word that comes to mind: impressive. I can’t think of a film I’ve seen with more moving parts than this one, and I was amazed not only by how well it all held together, but by how quickly, and effectively, the whole machine was set in motion.
The movie starts as a story of the unlikely, everyman hero vs. an insurmountable evil, and morphs into a discussion on the nature of existence. Evelyn and her family run a failing laundromat…