• Speak No Evil

    Speak No Evil

    ★★★½

    Liked this as much as the original. Nothing amazing but both solid horror/thriller flicks.

    I also enjoyed seeing a different 3rd act.

  • The Sting

    The Sting

    ★★★★½

    I knew nothing about this one and went in completely blind. It did not disappoint!

    Sometimes films that take place in the 30s-40s are uninteresting to me but they really nailed the aesthetic in this one.

    Not only did it look great, but the storytelling and writing was phenomenal.

    Several times I could've sworn Robert Redford was Brad Ptt. Also, is Paul Newman just like the coolest person to ever exist?

  • Citizen Kane

    Citizen Kane

    ★★★

    Often cited as the greatest film of all time, I was a little disappointed by Citizen Kane.

    I can appreciate that this film was groundbreaking in filmmaking techniques and I can firmly say the cinematography is unlike any other film I've seen from this Era.

    The storytelling gets alot of praise as well, and although inspirational, I found the story disengaging and boring, even if incredibly fast paced.

    I wish I could view this film in an authentic context without knowing what future films would bring but alas I can't, and I don't think I will ever love this movie because of that.

  • About Time

    About Time

    ★★★½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

    Something about the fact that there were no consequences to the time travel bothered me, and also that only the men had control of it.

    He gets to just have a perfect life and his sister has to actually deal with the consequences of her decisions.

    Whatever lesson or theme the film was trying to portray fell flat for me, but there are enough touching moments, notably with the father, that make this somewhat likeable.

  • The Sound of Music

    The Sound of Music

    ★★★★

    Maybe I do like musicals?

  • The Batman

    The Batman

    ★★★

    Ever since seeing Joker I've been intrigued by the concept of a more darker and realistic take on superhero movies. While this feels more grounded, artistic, and comic accurate, (atleast on a superficial level) it lacks the substance of a compelling superhero movie.

    If you're going to make an edgy Batman movie, jump in with both feet. This should've been R rated with plenty of mature violence and ass whooping. Most of the intense violence was either offscreen or implied.…

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    ★★★½

    First there was monkey, then rectangle

  • Sing Sing

    Sing Sing

    ★★★★

    Wow..either this or Perfect Days takes the cake on the most moving film of the year for me

  • Spartacus

    Spartacus

    ★★½

    This is the first Stanley Kubrick film I've seen where it's difficult to say that it feels like a Kubrick film. I couldn't help but compare this film to another early 1960s historical war epic I had just recently seen, Lawrence of Arabia. Of course the latter is overwhelmingly better in every possible aspect.

    I have enjoyed Kirk Douglas in other roles but for some reason he seems very out of place and a misscast in this.

    Thankfully this is probably the last low quality Kubrick film I'll watch.

  • Capernaum

    Capernaum

    ★★

    Sometimes neorealism films can be some of the most profound and moving films to witness and sometimes, like Capernaum they can feel hollow and pointless.

  • Alien: Romulus

    Alien: Romulus

    ★★★½

    This one was all over the place. Felt like it sprinkled in a little bit of every other Alien movie (even Resurrection) which made for some interesting sequences but it felt like the film didn't have its own identity. The good parts were really good though and is what put this slightly above average for me.

    Also, I couldnt understand half of what was said in the beginning due to the many different accents.

    The xenomorph/Alien concept is still fascinating to me and I feel like it has so much potential but just hasn't been executed properly since the first film.

  • In the Name of the Father

    In the Name of the Father

    ★★★★½

    This is Paradise Lost except instead of goth kids it's Irish kids. Daniel Day-Lewis gives one hell of a performance as expected. It seems the British legal system is just as fucked up as the American one.