I’m going to be completely honest: I was real disappointed with this film. I’m a fan of Paul Thomas Anderson, as both a writer and a director, but Licorice Pizza was not it. Right from the start, I was uncomfortable. Our two main characters, Alana, played by Alana Haim, and Gary, played by Cooper Hoffman, have a ten year age difference. Alana is twenty-five years … Continue reading Licorice Pizza (2021)
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice. The last time I watched Robert Mulligan’s To Kill a Mockingbird, I was in highschool. Freshman year, I think it was. We had just finished reading the book, so naturally that was followed with the film. I remember really disliking the book, and not … Continue reading 25. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
I was really excited to watch this film. Honestly, I was. I liked the trailer when I saw it years ago. Unfortunately, I was mistaken. Look, I’m not a fan of Hailee Steinfeld as an actress, like, at all. I don’t think she’s good. But Woody Harrelson is also in this film, so I thought that would help. It didn’t. I took issue with the … Continue reading An Adventure Through My Netflix Queue: The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
The first thing I did upon returning home from seeing Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut Booksmart was add nearly every single song on the soundtrack to my Spotify. I can’t recall a movie in recent years that put as much thought into its song choices as this one did. I’m thoroughly impressed with Olivia Wilde. Booksmart was beautifully shot, and it’s very clear that thought went … Continue reading Booksmart (2019)
A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college. I’ve never kept it a secret that, as a filmmaker, George Lucas infuriates me. Someday I’ll write an entire post on the subject. Anyway, I tried not to let my feelings about George Lucas influence my feelings of this film American Graffiti. In … Continue reading 62. American Graffiti (1973)
Lady Bird is a film written and directed by Greta Gerwig about a seventeen year old girl coming of age in the year 2002 in the city of Sacramento, California. Gerwig is definitely a force to be reckoned with. This films strongest aspect is its writing and how real everything feels. Gerwig perfectly depicted being a teenager and the lack of control and the confusion … Continue reading Lady Bird (2017)
