Alex Gibney has a deft touch with simplifying complex matters.
Favorite films
Recent activity
AllRecent reviews
More-
-
Velvet Goldmine 1998
I feel like the movie would’ve benefited far more had it cut off about 30 minutes or so, as a lot of the second half of the movie felt more like padding. It is, however, a very unique film I’m happy to have seen.
Translated from by
Popular reviews
More-
Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling 2019
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
For the first half, this is a nice, humorous trek down memory lane. It jokes about nostalgia and change, while proving both with tons of cameos, and being blatantly meta, to good effect.
Then the mid-point comes with the reveal of Ralph Bighead having transitioned to Rachel, and suddenly, the themes it's been riffing on becomes that much more poignant, as this pretty much thematically drives the rest of the film. And it does so surprisingly deftly, effectively, and movingly.…
Translated from by -
Pokémon Detective Pikachu 2019
I was genuinely surprised with how much I thoroughly enjoyed this.
Translated from by
