SAINT MAUD (2021)
“trapped terror of dark catholic femininity”
Read MoreALONE (2020)
“stripped down terror chase”
Read MoreSPONTANEOUS (2020)
“Its flamboyant sprinkles of dark humor detonate continuously”
Read MoreLUCKY GRANDMA (2020)
“enjoyable and chain-smokingly jaunty”
Read MoreANYTHING FOR JACKSON (2020)
“A rejuvenating original, spooky, and wisely done horror film”
Read MoreDRIVEWAYS (2020)
“charming and quaint little family feature”
Read More#ALIVE (2020)
“An otaku gets stuck in his apartment during the zombie apocalypse”
Read MoreCUTIES (2020)
“never done to aggrandize or proliferate, but to recognize, analyze, and critique that penchant within our modern world to precipitantly plant the mature despite its harmful fruit”
Read MoreSWALLOW (2020)
“A modern young June Cleaver lost in the swallowing void of upper crust emptiness”
Read MoreWHY DON'T YOU JUST DIE! (2020)
“ballsy violent expressionism”
Read MoreTENET (2020)
“even if I did not love it, I cannot deny the sheer magnitude, will, and craft on display”
Read MoreAVENGEMENT (2019)
“no-nonsense knock a nonce”
Read MoreFAMILY (2019)
“…about the juggalo spirit; love and acceptance no matter how weird you are, especially when you are abrasive to the norm.”
Read MoreSEA FEVER (2020)
“definitely investing enough to keep you locked in for its watery entirety”
Read MoreFIRST COW (2020)
“Subtle and whimsically vital, their kinship echoed through the peaceful trees and mumbling streams.”
Read MoreBLISS (2019)
“..blend into a pulsating whirlpool of pain, paint, pleasure, and panic”
Read MoreTHE WAY BACK (2020) & THE ACCOUNTANT (2016)
“there was no way back to happiness or normality until the bottom was reached”
Read MoreTHE INVISIBLE MAN (2020)
“quite good, but the hype lead me to believe it would be great”
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TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG (2020) & A GUIDE TO SECOND DATE SEX (2019)
5/6/20 - TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG (2020) - 6+/10
Manic and poetic, narratively and visually. It is punk, it is hard steel with a soft lacy dress underneath, it is a rebellion against truth and lies and form and fashion - it carves its own weathered path through the rock of myth. It asks for no quarter and begs for no virtuous admiration. It is, bleak and severe as the embittered progeny of an inhospitable land.
The spotlight night travels were enchanting. The dps work was quite good. As was the acting from a smorgasbord of kind and quality. McKay solidified his passion filled physicality and determined acting prowess. He is a star on the come up.Yes, this isn’t a “true” account, but it is a wickedly alternative twist on a legend, and it popped in a delightful way for me.
5/12/20 - A GUIDE TO SECOND DATE SEX (2019) - 3+/4-/10
A pretty generic romcom setup that struggles to get out of the gate. Eventually it hooks into a serviceable, if not pretty charming groove, but even at its height it still has some grating elements and can’t get out of its own way. I wanted to like this, seeing as how I like the actors and I thought the premise was cute, but it managed to have too many cringe worthy social situations, too many dickhead characters, it lacked in making an emotional connection for the majority, and it punched down instead of up where it could have swung.
The best parts of this film are pretty amiable, but they kept getting trumped by overwrought plotting or poor screenplay decisions/characters. It’s like it wanted to be more “teen ready” when it would have benefited from trying to appeal to an older audience. I didn’t hate the viewing, but it steered away from the path up the road to the shining hill and decided to drift off into cheesy stripmall nothingness.
BLOW THE MAN DOWN (2020)
“A (sea) worthy watch.”
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