Being there is a dark and satirical social commentary veiled as a light-hearted commentary.
When I was watching this film, I couldn't help thinking this was more prevalent in 2018. Switch out TVs with iPhones and end with Chance becoming president and you've got yourself an Oscar winner.
I appreciate movies that leave me thinking after. I tried to decipher what the message of Being There was. The obvious theme is how easy people are fooled and how badly they…
What a disappointingly mediocre film.
I'm not much of a Spider-Man/Venom comic reader so I'm mainly unfamiliar with the character.
I thought Tom Hardy was easily the best part of this movie. His character was a bit unbelievable as a reporter, but overall Hardy was great.
The opening half is slow, but serviceable. There was some incredibly dumb plot points and there were parts that just lost my interest. Riz Ahmed does a decent job as the main villain.
The…
"I want this family to love me."
I had the pleasure to sit down and re-watch my favorite Wes Anderson film and one of my favorite movies of all time, The Royal Tenenbaums. This was a film that didn't really catch my attention the first time I watched it. I thought it was a well done story with recognizable characters and an overall decent flick. Then I decided to give it a second watch and I was blown away.
There…
I cannot sing enough praises about Coco. I watched this movie way later than I should have because I was just not interested in the premise. What could I have in common with a young boy from Mexico who wants to pursue his musical dreams?
As it turns out, a lot.
I have been obsessing over this movie for the past few weeks and I have finally sat down and figured out why:
The score is incredible. Michael Giacchino never…
