Hundreds of Beavers is the type of film that is best watched knowing as little as possible about it. You'll think "what kind of film has a name like Hundreds of Beavers?" One of the best comedy films in years, it turns out. My short review is that Hundreds of Beavers is brilliant, perfect, a unique masterpiece. A patchwork quilt of disparate influences that creates something new, executed magnificently. Stop reading now and go watch it.
Hundreds of Beavers follows…
Very charming indie film starring Greta Gerwig. Shot in black-and-white, it not only evokes classic films but also nostalgia for one's youth.
Frances is a 27-year-old klutz living in New York. She is inseparable from her best friend and roommate Sophie, but when Sophie decides to move in with her boyfriend instead, Frances' life is thrown into disarray.
Frances Ha illustrates an interesting phenomenon that I want to connect to millennials in particular, though it might go back further. This…
I missed Martin Scorsese's new film in the cinema, and in mournful regret I put on an earlier film of his, The Age of Innocence. Not exactly what I expected, but a beautiful, magnificent work of art. Only Marty could make a film this great and have it be one of his minor works.
A period costume drama set in 1870s New York (good ol' Marty), Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis) is a well-respected society man engaged to equally-adored May (Winona…
First-time watch for me. The film has its unfortunate reputation (and I am mostly aware of the widely hated parts) but I have had experiences of revisiting mediocre-at-the-time '00s films that have aged well due to location shooting and FX that was not created in a crunch. What I'm saying is, I'm coming to this with an open mind.
Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull starts well, with a really excellent chase sequence through a warehouse, culminating with…
