I wish I could understand the mind of a person who looks at a story and thinks "the best way to tell this is to have these characters break the fourth wall to sing and dance through the dialogue." Even pretending I was such a person, I can say with complete certainty that Emilia Pérez is far and away one of the worst movies I have ever seen.
This is a film without a single redeeming quality. The core narrative…
Through its over the top performances, gratuitous camera work, slavish loyalty to naturalistic lighting, and the self-serious tone of its narrative, Nosferatu is a film that begs the audience to embrace its madness. I did so, and was rewarded with one of the most wholly engrossing, visually striking works I've seen in some time -- this is Robert Eggers at his absolute best.
Pre-release, much had been made of Nosferatu being lit without any electric lighting. Eggers has been known…
If you're building an action-comedy around a gimmick, you need two things to be successful. Firstly, a plot twist or some other meaningful narrative development that wasn't heavily telegraphed in the marketing. Second, you need heart. Novocaine has both.
The gimmick here, of course, is that our protagonist Nathan (Jack Quaid) has a condition where he can't feel pain. The woman that he loves gets taken hostage during a robbery and he decides to pursue her captors. As you'd expect,…
Another shrewdly constructed screenplay from David Koepp and a batch of stellar performances led by Blanchett and Fassbender give Soderbergh all the juice he needs for a certified banger (and then some). When I realized how long I'd been siting up in my Dolby recliner I knew this spy thriller would keep me hooked to its conclusion.
Black Bag drops you right in the shit -- George (Fassbender) is given an assignment to find a leak within his department. One…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
"I don't think we're giving the people what they want."
Second viewing, now removed from the opening weekend and box office flop. I have an even greater appreciation for Folie à Deux now, and I find myself that much more frustrated by the state of the industry and film criticism as a whole.
The new Deadpool and Alien sequels took a ton of flak this year for leaning into their fan service, with some arguing they did so at the…
When a science fiction film tackles a familiar subject, you always run the risk of being compared to earlier works that audiences are familiar with. By ambitiously broadening the scope of its core themes (and positively drowning the viewer in Verhoeven-esque satire), Mickey 17 managed to feel fresh and engaging even when its execution is heavy handed.
The marketing for this film mostly focused on the "expendable" concept. These are people in a near future space colony who agree to…
