Ryan Steeves

Ryan Steeves

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  • The Boy and the Heron

    ★★★★½

  • Alien: Romulus

    ★★★★½

  • Challengers

    ★★★★½

  • The Lighthouse

    ★★★★★

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  • The Boy and the Heron

    The Boy and the Heron

    ★★★★½

    You can face your grief and loss during an unprecedented time or you can build lego towers and get lost in a fantasy world. Feels too familiar.

  • Alien: Romulus

    Alien: Romulus

    ★★★★½

    This movie felt so classic and even the throwback moments felt like reasonable stylistic choices but the final "alien"? Unnecessary.

    The effects though?? Especially in that scene without gravity??? So cool, I absolutely wanna see more of this* alien series!

  • Challengers

    Challengers

    ★★★★½

    A really great character study that leaves you uncertain of their true mindset and goals. We see actions but have to interpret those actions to glean more about the psyche of the characters which is done so brilliantly, it doesn't feel clunky like it could have.

    The use of tennis games to signify success in their lives as the story unfolds is very cool, I am not a big sports fan but the use of tennis as a plot device…

  • The Lighthouse

    The Lighthouse

    ★★★★★

    A rumination on loneliness and control and how it affects us, but especially men, mentally. Using alcohol as a key reference to a loss of control was such an interesting take that will absolutely stay with me.

    This is probably so canadian of me to say but the hard cuts at moments almost feel like the end of a heritage moment, there are cuts before a conversation is finished to the next morning or to the next scene which leave…