Straight up, this is on my list of favorite films. David Fincher’s directing style can be hit or miss for me. For example, in The Social Network, I think his color filter look does not quite fit. But, in Se7en, the darker filters and darker color palette works quite well. This film, although very different from the other films I have talked about in this … Continue reading 90s Flashback: Se7en (1995)
Universal deciding to scrap their “Dark Universe” idea and stick to individual storytelling may be one of the smartest moves they have made in a long time. To kick this plan off with an updated version of one of their classic, but not necessarily big-named, movie monsters was clever. The film overall was good. It was suspenseful and tense right from the first scene, and … Continue reading The Invisible Man (2020): A Classic Movie Monster Preying on Modern Fears
I know, I know: “Kristen, why in the hell did it take you so long to see this film? Why did you wait until after awards season?” My answer is, I didn’t mean to. I meant to see this film in theaters when it first came out. One of the benefits of living in Los Angeles, California is that nearly every film imaginable is playing … Continue reading Parasite (2019)
Most reviews that I have seen of this film has been from a male perspective, and that’s fine. But, I think that it’s important to look at it from a female perspective and realize the importance of films like this one. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is an overall solid film with an awesome title. I had some issues … Continue reading Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
2 years after The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson returns with a film that is one of the more enjoyable nights that you’ll have at the theater. Knives Out is an homage to “whodunit” films like no other. The film’s plot revolves around the death of Harlan Thrombey, played by Christopher Plummer, and the possibility that a family member has murdered him. With Private Eye Benoit … Continue reading Knives Out (2019) Review: I Suspect Foul Play.
Robert Egger’s is quickly proving himself to be one of the best slow-burn storytellers of our time. The Lighthouse, Eggers’ second film just after The Witch, stars Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson in spellbinding performances, in a tale of cabin fever, the likes of which I have never seen before. On the surface, The Lighthouse is a film about two Wickies, and their month long … Continue reading The Lighthouse (2019): “Help Me To Recollect”
I don’t know that I have ever been so let down or underwhelmed by a films ending as I was with the ending to A Simple Favor. This is a film that I have wanted to see for a while. I love Paul Feig as a filmmaker, and Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick are lovely. I love a good mystery and, for the most part, … Continue reading A Simple Favor (2018)
Ari Aster’s second film is nothing short of spectacular. It is a sun-drenched terror. It’s hard to imagine a film that is more unsettling than Aster’s first film, Hereditary. And, yet, he’s achieved that with his sophomore picture. At face value, Midsommar is a film about a group of friends’ who travel to Sweden to take part in a nine-day cultural festival, at the request … Continue reading Midsommar (2019)
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)
If you know me at all, you know that one of my favorite films is 1964’s Mary Poppins. I put off watching Mary Poppins Returns for ages because I just had a feeling that I would be disappointed. Then, one day, the movie arrived at my door because I, stupidly, forgot to decline it from the Disney Movie Club. I realized, realistically, I was never … Continue reading Movie Musical Monday: Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
