The Post (2017)
“Is anybody tired of reading the news instead of reporting it?” Lifting off on the gusting winds of multiple cultural zeitgeists – of the past and of the immediate present […]
Tag Archives: Movies
Ferdinand (2017)
“Where do you think the word bull comes from? It ain’t from chicken.” In a year that’s featured no animated film I’ve absolutely loved – Lego Batman was probably my favorite, followed […]
The Florida Project (2017)
“We’re just playing!” There’s a scene in The Florida Project that’s so guileless, so utterly uncalculated in its observations that I sat there shaking my head in admiration of its beauty. While […]
All the Money in the World (2017)
“No one is above money.” At a bit of a bloated 2 hours and 12 minutes long, All the Money in the World is reminiscent of a grueling restaurant wait with an […]
Bright (2017)
“Ghetto fairy tales.” Within the first 10 minutes of Bright – a lazy buddy cop movie set in an alternate reality of the most fantastical extremes, masquerading around with great ideals of […]
The Shape of Water (2017)
“If I told you about her, what would I say? I wonder.” Watching a Guillermo del Toro film can be an exhaustive, drowning, practically purgative process. It’s easy to […]
The Greatest Showman (2017)
“You need something alive.” Gaudy, gregarious, and indiscriminately empowering, The Greatest Showman is like a vivid dream that you watch with eyes wide open. Technically speaking, that’s not always a good thing […]
Downsizing (2017)
“What won’t they think of next?” For roughly 45 minutes or so – approximately 1/3 of the film’s increasingly tiresome duration – Downsizing is all aces. It’s intelligent, witty, and the art […]
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
“A game for those who seek to find a way to leave their world behind.” Nobody likes a know-it-all or a smart ass. That is unless you yourself are one. […]
The Disaster Artist (2017)
“Just because you want it doesn’t mean it’s gonna happen.” The Disaster Artist frustrated me, but not in the negative ways that you might expect. As a kinda-sorta autobiographical film recreating […]
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