Unbelievably stupid, undeniably hilarious. Self aware shlock that absolutely flies by. This is somehow more outdated and horny than I expected for a 2006 B-movie. We needed more Bachman screen time. An absolute blast nonetheless.
So geed for the next 8 instalments of the EBCU.
Apart from a nice visual style, some gnarly kills and an entertaining Theo James performance, this is pretty ass. At least it’s self aware, but doesn’t go nearly as ape shit as I would have hoped. After the very decent Long Legs, this is a disappointing follow up from Perkins.
Twisters is surprisingly great, managing to pull off some gnarly tornado carnage and weave in compelling narrative elements and relationships between characters. I have not yet seen Minari, but Lee Isaac Chung brings a level of humanity to this story which also had some surprisingly funny moments. He also sprinkles in some sneaky meta commentary on spectacle, cinema and capitalism’s place in climate disaster into a studio IP that i’m not sure how much control he had over. Nevertheless, the…
I was in fact entertained.
Epic stuff. Phenomenal gladiatorial set pieces, jaw dropping shots of Rome and delectable antique production design. Paul Mescal is fantastic here and delivers a great final speech in a very solid ending, showing more of his impressive range and star potential. However, from a plot and writing perspective, this left lots to be desired. No glaring issues, but it just felt generic and didn’t take many risks. It was still a fun time at the…
