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"You see, in their last moments, people show you who they really are. So, in a way, I know your friends better than you ever did. Would you like to know which of them were cowards?"
"The Dark Knight"
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Smokey and the Bandit: Silly, Simplistic Fun
Well, you learn something new every day, and yesterday, I learned that Jerry Reed's famous country song East Bound and Down was...
May 13, 20253 min read
Devotion: One Thumb Tentatively Up
Life could likely be safely and amply summed up as a series of "firsts" and "lasts." The same is true of history, and in the case of...
May 13, 20253 min read
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: Disorganized But Delightful
"Every child is born with a vivid imagination. But just as a muscle grows flabby with disuse, so the bright imagination of a child pales...
May 12, 20253 min read
The Last of Us S2 E5 "Feel Her Love" Review
One thing that's beginning to frustrate me about HBO's The Last of Us is Bella Ramsey's lack of a main character presence in the form of...
May 12, 20252 min read
Barbarian: Horrifically Clever
It was a dark and stormy night... So, whatever is poor Tess Marshall to do? A double-booked Airbnb isn't exactly a good reason to sleep...
May 11, 20253 min read
Hereditary Shook Me
It's said that hindsight is 20/20, and in retrospect, much of the praise heaped on Ari Aster's Hereditary after its release seemed to...
May 10, 20254 min read
Saving Private Ryan: It's Utterly Unforgettable
I admit I was within limits underwhelmed by Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan the first time I watched it as a college freshman. In...
May 9, 20253 min read
Tolkien: Uninspiringly Bland
A good way to measure a movie's quality is always to ask yourself a question while watching it: Does this movie accomplish what it sets...
May 9, 20252 min read
John Wick Chapter 4 Flipped The Script
The first three John Wick movies are solid actioners in their own right, yet John Wick Chapter 4 is one of my favorite action movies of...
May 7, 20253 min read
John Wick Parabellum: Bigger and Louder
I think the general consensus of the last production meeting for John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum probably sounded something like let's...
May 7, 20252 min read
John Wick Chapter 2: Way More of The Same
Watching John Wick: Chapter 2 is much like watching a YouTube playlist full of the best moments from different action movies. The videos...
May 7, 20253 min read
A Quiet Place Part II: A Commendably Solid Sequel
I distinctly remember seeing A Quiet Place Part II in theaters with some friends upon its initial release, and I think it's strange that...
May 6, 20253 min read
John Wick: Simplistic But Impressive
Houses are built with bricks, and I will admit that bricks are not the most graceful items on the planet. Nevertheless, they're a...
May 6, 20252 min read
A Quiet Place: Mindful, Soulful Horror
My grandparents recently gave my family a clock that had sat on their mantle for as long as I can remember, a clock that tick-tick-ticks...
May 6, 20253 min read
The Last of Us S2 E4 "Day One" Review
Day One showcases the best and worst tendencies of HBO's The Last of Us. The villains of season two are all top-notch. Jeffery Wright's...
May 5, 20253 min read
Fury: Imperfect But Searing
The opening moments of Fury consist of a brief history lesson divulging just how outgunned American tanks were by their German enemies...
May 3, 20253 min read
I Have Mixed Feelings About Memoir of War
I'll admit that I haven't read La Douleur, the novel from which Emmanuel Finkiel's French-language film Memoir of War finds its source...
May 2, 20253 min read
A Nightmare on Elm Street: Horrifyingly Smart
I think what struck me the most about Wes Craven's horror classic A Nightmare on Elm Street was the amount of creativity I perceived went...
May 1, 20253 min read
Critical Recommendation: The Babadook
Upon my first viewing a couple of nights ago, I discovered two things about Jennifer Kent's The Babadook . The first is that it may be...
May 1, 20253 min read
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