Bad Times at the El Royale is beautifully captured. It’s told like a souped up mystery Reservoir Dogs, however it grows stale towards its finale. 66/100
Jonah Hill serves up a potentially good film, the trailer was amazing. However it’s dull with very little to show for. If only only the script decided to show us these kids lives instead of telling us on a rooftop scene. I mean the film is literally 84 minutes. Potential but just not there. 50/100
Bohemian Rhapsody is the one of the most shallow and annoying films I have seen in awhile, not to mention, factually incorrect. Just Queen fan service. 37/100
A true masterpiece of fluid storytelling that sets up the best film trilogy of all time. Crushing with emotion and fantastic special effects for the time, The Fellowship of The Ring can boldly say that it is one of the best films ever made. 100/100
A great way to cap off just a good series. There was really only 2 great films in this series, the rest are good. The emotion in this final installment is high, stakes are high, and the believable domination of Voldemort is realized through the actors portrayal and actions on screen. However, Draco Malfoy’s character was wasted, absolutely wasted. You could’ve had a real raw moment with Harry and Draco, absolutely wasted. 70/100
The Gobblit of Fire adds something to this franchise that it didn’t have before. Conflict between the three main characters, an incredibly entertaining and adventurous Gobblit of Fire, and finally a story of the past that isn’t boring to watch, that has believable weight, emotion, and consequences. As the three main leads get older, they become so much more. A great film. Can’t wait to see where it goes from here. 74/100
The best in the franchise so far, directed by a genius in Alfonso Cauron, but still holds on to the same old predicatabilites. The direction is right with this one however. It’s dark and gritty, as a film like this should be. 65/100
More of the same from Columbus, just boring direction. It’s a tad better than the first film given the mystery a foot, but yet again still predictable at the same time. 58/100
Devilishly amusing, Yorgos Lanthimos delivers The Favourite, one of the best films of the year. With incredible performances and breathtakingly creative cenimatography, The Favourite delivers on almost every aspect **** film. 92/100
Rich with symbolism and outstanding visual effects/cinematography, 2001: A Space Odyssey transcends time. Confusing yes, but once you understand Kubricks vision, this film clicks. 100/100
Venom is just defined by how boring and stale it is. Tom Hardy delivers a good performance with good back and forth with venom, but aside from that, this film offers minimal entertainment and creativity. 40/100
Roma doesn’t just capture you in the essence of its setting, it captures you with life itself. A film maticulously directed by Alfonso Cauron, that it feels like you’re a spectator in the actual events, not just cinema. A masterpiece. 100/100
American Psycho is an enthralling satire on the world of Wall Street and how we could all be a little less narcissistic In our actions. The film takes an exaggerated but somewhat needed take on how we all want to be noticed and feel important, and Christian bales performance personifies that. 87/100
Certainly not original, but it isn’t too bad. The script is somewhat mind boggling. Not sure what they were thinking writing this. It’s extremely disorganized and things go unresolved. However the performances are all pretty good, especially Jake Gyllenhal, who continues to prove that he’s one of the best actors working right now. You could skip this movie and be fine however. 55/100
A Star is Born is an impressive directorial debut from Bradley Cooper. Powerful performances from the entire cast. The films cinematography and lighting were impeccable as well. A powerful piece of cinema that will probably be in most peoples top films of the year list. 77/100
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs starts out as a riveting anothogy film with intense and creative sequences, but then flames out into just an ok experience mixed with dull repetitive endings. 50/100
Big teaches us a very simple lesson. Cherish every part of you’re life, live it in time. Hold onto your youth, because no matter how much you’d like to grow up, you can’t look past all the things you learn and the fun you have as a child. As an adult, keep that same youth in you. Live life with a carefree attitude, you’ll win more people over if you always have that quality inside you. It works in both realms. The time you have as a child comes once, the time you have as an adult comes to those who wait, great things happen in both stages of life. 79/100
The Cohen brothers hooked me with No Country For Old Men and Fargo, so going into this film I was expecting to like this. It's save to say that I love The Big Lebowski. It's really the absurdity that makes this movie great. The eccentric characters work so well and John Goodman is hilarious in this. Some of the structure seemed muffled and there was some exposition but other than that, this is an awesome movie that's driven by its own self aware insanity. 80/100
On paper, Suburbicon seems pretty unoriginal, if you want to see a masterpiece in this genre then see Fargo, if you want to see a mediocre halfway entertaining film, then Suburbicon is for you. This film isn't the worst movie in the world, it isn't nearly as bad as people make it out to be. There are some bright spots in this. Matt Damon is good with what he's given. Julianne Moore and Oscaar Isaac put on some fun performances as well. The main issue with this movie is the directing and writing from George Clooney. It seems like the Cohen Brothers gave him a half finished remixed script of Fargo and said have fun with it. Suburbicon tries to bring forth a subplot dealing with racism in the 50's that doesn't fit well at all in the story. It's incredibly disingenuous and they don't pull it off subtly at all. The subplots misplacement is unbearably glaring that it's hard to believe that professional film makers didn't notice is worthlessness. My final thought on this film is that all these actions, this plot, this story leads to absolutely nothing. It's mindless entertainment. These characters have no motivations. We hardly know anything about them or why they do the things they do, and in a film like this, that's unforgivable. Brights spots and all, it's hard to get over all the flaws in this film, a disappointing watch and a let down on potential. 45/100
Stylistically, Deep Red does it's job, however all momentum this film could've carried is killed because of that very style. The last act is well done but the rest of the film suffers heavily. Perhaps a different approach to this script would've turned my head. Not to mention John Carpenter probably watched this film before making Halloween, which by the way is so much better than this. I know these types of movies have their fans, but I am not one of them. 48/100
Rope is astonishing. Not Hitchcock’s best but he delivers where he needs to in this. His ability to **** you into a story on the strength of his characters, instead of only the act they commit is unparalleled. 89/100
Rear window is pretty much perfection, Hitchcock’s opening sequence introduces you into this world of neighbors and all the happenings around James Stewart. Such an expertly crafted way to tell this story. Superb in every sense of the word. 100/100
Halloween (2018) opens a new door for a beaten down franchise. David Gordon Green delivers the best film in this series since John Carpenter's original. With Homages and humor thrown in the mix, Green creates a successful, scary, and entertaining movie that can function on it's own, despite some flaws in the fluidity of it's story telling. Halloween (2018) is directed by David Gordon Green and is co written by Gordon Green and Danny Mcbride. These two have worked together multiple times but mainly through comedic efforts, primarily in Pineapple Express. The speculation surrounding these two made sense, but for the most part, they did a good job with this film. Starting with the direction. The three most important things to get right in a film like this is Michael Meyers, the atmosphere, and Laurie Strode. All three of these things were sent into the right direction. Michael is menacing again in this film. He's brutal, lethal, and kills with no reason, just for pure evil's sake. There isn't any confusing mythology surrounding Meyers either. The film retcons all the other sequels and goes back to the basics of just pure evil. Not to mention,the mask in this film is terrifying. The aesthetic: Green captures those October vibes better than any other sequel has before and the score added in by Carpenter and company elevates this film to a higher plateau. Lorie Strode: Jaime Lee Curtis is back in another Halloween movie, but this time she's not running, she's waiting for the evil to return. Curtis delivers an unhinged and emotional performance, the likes of which we just haven't seen in this franchise. It was big for the filmmakers to treat the Strode character right and they did just that. Moving on to other noteworthy topics of conversation, the kills in this movie are so satisfying, however weird that sounds. Green directs a scene that clearly looks like it was inspired by Carpenter where Michael walk around the streets of Haddonfield, entering random homes and murdering random people. The scene looked to be shot in one take, but focuses on the sheer brutality of Michael's evil. A huge bright spot in this film was the character of Allyison, the granddaughter to Laurie Strode. If this character fell flat, then the film loses such a huge factor. However, they casted the perfect person for the job in Andi Matichek, she knocks it out of the park. For the most part the side characters are serviceable in Halloween (2018), my favorite of which include the two investigative journalists that start our story off. They add a level a pure interest into Michael in this film and do not just seem like cast aways, they serve a purpose to this film. With all the things that make this film great, there's a number of things that hold it back from the original, and that' the screenplay. The writing in this film up until the last act is pretty good, for the exception of some pretty terrible characters (CAMERON, RAY, DR. SARTAIN.) The main issue with this film is Dr. Sartain and the direction the filmmakers decided to go with him. It's hard to grasp how David Gordon Green and Danny mcbride sat down, watched the final cut of the film, and thought the decision they made with this character fit in the film. I will not spoil anything but the writing in this moment was extremely underdeveloped and the idea really wasn't sought out at all from that point forward. There are some questionable performances in this film. Judy Greer seemed uninspired until the last act. Toby Huss, who plays Ray, the husband of Judy Greer is not good in this. His character offers noting but stupid lines of dialogue that are supposed to be humorous but fall flat. This may be nitpicking, but the child actor that plays the boy who discovers the bus crash is the worst part of this movie, he's terrible. But, with all that being said, this film delivers despite its flaws. Halloween (2018) is a return to form for this franchise and a film that I definitely recommend everyone go see. It's a fun time. (3.5/5) (72/100)
I have never seen a film that pissed me off as much as this. Battlefield Earth is an atrocious piece of cinema. Absolutely nothing about this film is redeemable. An absolute disgrace. Avoid this movie at all costs. 0/10
The Room is one of the best worst films Ive ever seen in my life. An incredible experience. This is one of the most poorly made movies of all time. Horrible acting makes for a funny experience. Honestly a joy to watch, it is a film that I will revisit multiple times. 7/100
Hereditary is the best film of the year so far. A final act that is so good, like really really good. My theater experience was **** cause I was sitting next to two rude ass people laughing throughout the whole film, have to see this again in a theater by myself. Horror films are so hard to watch with stupid people. If you don't like this movie then you're probably the type of person who was awestruck by the Purge trailer that played before. 90/100
Hotel Artemis is a sleekly produced film that contains many memorable performances and a unique premise. The desire of wanting to see and know more looms throughout most of the runtime along side with shaky character writing. It has the potential, but isn't quite what it could be. 60/100
Solo: A Star Wars Story is as entertaining as it could be. We have already seen this character on screen more than enough times to count. This film isn't really necassary but it doesn't make it bad. There are plenty of good things with this movie but it also suffers from an already fleshed out character. At times it can be a bore and other times and can be exciting. The last 2o minutes of the film are worth seeing. It's just a fine movie 60/100
Rampage is a mindless mess that has really nothing going for it except that The Rock is in it and I love the Rock. I'll probably never watch this movie again. Thin character writing and a stupid script make this movie only enjoyable when the monsters are fighting, and even that is somewhat boring. I mean if the script is stupid, then the movie is stupid. But 2 stars for The Rock. 40/100
This review may contain spoilers. A really fun movie with lots of good things going for it. The exposition is a little heavy and the final act could have been better. The shining scene was really dope 79/100
A great theater experience for me. This film actually had the the theater so quiet that you could here a pin drop. I honestly am surprised by how well John Krasinski directed this movie. I loved everything about it. There's a scene in this film where fireworks are shot off in a certain time of distress and it's honestly one of the most memorable and well directed scenes I've seen in awhile. A Quiet Place is a fantastic monster thriller that focuses more on the people than it does then monsters. I love this aspect because it gives you something to digest and relate to. 88/100
Black Panther is a great movie. Is it the best Marvel? No. But I do believe it's in the top 5. Erick Killmongerer is the best villain in the MCU so far. That might change with thanos though. 70/100
Fargo is a simple and to the point drama/comedy that excels on almost every level. With acting that raises the bar, the cohen brothers get enough from every scene. The central theme of violence, greed, and selfishness is brilliantly juxtaposed with the calmness and laid back nature of the setting and it's inhabitants. 93/100
Sorry to Bother You is an extremely odd commentary on capitalism and the way people handle their urges of greed and selfishness. Sometimes we only care when things happen to us. Just wish this film did more with what it was throwing at the audience. The color pallets were incredible, definitely a well shot film that I can appreciate. Very original 79/100
The Game is quite a thrill seeking ride directed by David Fincher. For as entertaining as it is, it still comes with pitfalls. Exactly how all these things that happen in the movie could done so precisely is baffling. Maybe Fincher wanted it to be like this but at the end of the film I still felt like this was all to good to be true. 60/100
BlacKKKlansman is the first Spike Lee joint I've ever seen and it did not disappoint. With clever comedy and interesting social commentary this film made for a unique experience that you don't really get nowadays. 80/100
The Cohen Brothers are no stranger to making good films but this has to be the pinnacle of their filmography. With incredible direction and a protagonist who is so well directed, No Country for Old Men does not skip a beat. 100/100
With incredible story telling and an original script, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind takes you on and emotional and laughable ride with great performances from all involved. 90/100
Boogie Nights is a well directed film that tells multiple characters stories so seamlessly. It's more of investment into all of the cast, not just Mark Whalberg. With good performances from all, John C Riley and Philip Seymour Hoffman really stood out. They don't have a giant impact on the film but when they're on screen they entertained. The cinematography is exceptional as well as Paul Thomas Anderson's directing. 80/100
American Animals is an incredibly entertaining watch. It takes the documentary style from I, Tonya but uses the real people involved. With good performances all around, the film builds and builds until you're salivating for that final moment. A must see 79/100
