Blade Runner 2049 is an experience, but whether it's a good experience feels very subjective.
It's a film full of callbacks, symbols, and concepts, and it delivers its themes very, very well. The cinematography and sets are noticeably eye-catching. 2049 is aware that it's a sequel, and weaponizes it - for the most part. Most callbacks feel relevant; they expand upon the original, or use any associated nostalgia as a kind of deception. There's a healthy dash of retro-futurism that…
Fresh off of The Towering Inferno , I had low expectations. The beginning is, functionally, the same movie, even if The Poseidon Adventure came first. Having watched these so close together, though, this review is ultimately one of comparison.
It's no masterpiece, but in every way, this is an improvement. The pacing is better, the characters are more likeable, the dialogue is smarter, the deaths are sadder, and the stakes are higher. These characters have more meaningful relationships, take more dynamic actions, and have more intense (and realistic) responses.
It's a decent watch.
Watching "Filmbro Canon" movies is always an experience. It's the same feeling as reading "elitist" manga. A lot of these are good, and they're also preceded by their reputation. Or, it's difficult to connect or understand the hype. It feels like there's very little in-between.
American Psycho is thankfully the former; it's been memed and thinkpiece'd to death and then some (I've seen the musical, but not the movie until now). The fact that these are almost equally unsubtle in…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Mild spoilers, no plot details; these are things that this movie is known for as far as I can tell, but I'd recommend going in with as little knowledge as possible like I did. Suffer like I did!
Miracle Mile is a film so effective in tone and pacing that despite the description and that poster with all that fire there, all I can think is "I don't know what I expected". It's a film that keeps the characters -…
