Longlegs
It’s been impossible to escape the hype around writer and director Osgood Perkins’ film Longlegs (2024). The film has been heralded as the new Silence Of The Lambs (1991) or… Read more »
Tag: 2020s
Batman: The Long Halloween
The comic book Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale has been an essential text to every Batman movie made this century. Christopher Nolan and Matt Reeves… Read more »
Twisters
Twister (1996) has gotten a sequel and its title is Twisters (2024). When Twister came out it was the must-see movie at my school. You weren’t cool unless you had… Read more »
Fly Me To The Moon
Fly Me To The Moon (2024) feels like a film made by committee. A film where studio executives had the final say. Everything is played safe and nothing at all… Read more »
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes (2024) continues the mythologizing of the previous two entries in the franchise. Unlike the films made in the sixties and seventies, these new… Read more »
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
When I was in film school there was this one guy in my class who, no matter what our assignment, attempted a post-apocalyptic film on a shoestring budget. His efforts… Read more »
Wicked Little Letters
Wicked Little Letters (2023) relies heavily on cursing for its comedy. If one isn’t outraged by the flurry of expletives or dying from laughter then Wicked Little Letters doesn’t work… Read more »
The Fall Guy
I came to The Fall Guy (2024) completely ignorant of the television show on which it’s based. Instead I entered this specific movie going experience armed with only my admiration… Read more »
Scoop
Scoop (2024) follows in the mold of Spotlight (2015); another descendent of All The President’s Men (1976). These films focus on journalists working to get the truth out to the… Read more »
Snack Shack
Adam Carter Rehmeier’s film Snack Shack (2024) follows in the footsteps of Summer Days, Summer Nights (2018), Adventureland (2009) and a slew of other summer set coming-of-age dramas. Although it… Read more »
