Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
For a film with a 96 minute runtime, I could talk about “Short Term 12” for hours, it is a breathtaking piece of art, that left me devastated yet hopeful as the credits rolled. This is made even more incredible by the fact this is the first feature length film from director Destin Cretton. This is based off a short film of his that he made 5 years earlier. The cast is flawless, not one bad performance is in here.…
The most controversial movie of 2019 is not shockingly a fine movie that never deserved the press or vitriol it received. This film has been compared to the most controversial movie of 1976 “Taxi driver” the public scrutiny surrounding these films and the actual story warrant comparison but there is something extremely hollow in this film compared to the 70’s classic, in 2019 the only way to create an interesting thematic story and make it marketable is to to include…
Fantastic acting by lead actors Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor. A compelling and heartbreaking opening 20 minutes that the rest of the film can never quite hold up to. Ari Aster’s second feature has a very similar pace to his first “Hereditary”. The elevation of events and horror are far more seamless and natural here. The biggest issue I have with this film is the ending, not with what is actually happening but the meaning behind it. Florence Pughs character…