Tenet is a full-package "new wave" Christopher Nolan film. As someone who has thrown himself into Nolan's (now earlier) work, there's been a shift in focus from storytelling to spectacle and that is most evident in watching this new film.
Some of the cracks started to show after the adulation and worldwide acceptance of The Dark Knight as "the best superhero film ever captured on film". Inception in 2010 was his first entry since his debut film, Following, to have…
I have fond memories of renting Ernest Scared Stupid a lot as a kid. My sister was a big fan of Ernest and even when I was young, I remember being impressed that Ernest was taking on a horror film! Meg and I hadn't watched this film in a long time and actually were somewhat wary to revisit it, because despite being a kid's film that we conquered when we were kids...we were scared....stupid, if you will.
Re-watching the film…
This is a review for a film called Dave. I’ve brought Dave up to a few people and they knew exactly what I was talking about, which I almost can’t believe. As a cinephile and fan of films, I legitimately did not know this film existed. I like Kevin Kline and think he’s great in everything he does (yes, even Wild Wild West) - but this film escaped me. My coworker lent me Dave after hearing of my love for…
I had such a hard time believing Creed was good. My friends told me over and over again that it was fantastic and was the “best Rocky film” in decades, and still I turned them away. I’ve never seen a single Rocky film; although Rocky IV was on TV at a restaurant I was in once and I kept looking over at the screen more and more confused as the film went on. The Rocky films live on in my…
