Category: Movies
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M3GAN’s humor proves more compelling than its horror
M3gan is a horror comedy film but it abandons its comedic tone in favor of traditional horror but it doesn’t have any convincing scares.
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2022: TOP FILMS OF THE YEAR
I think 2022 was a great year for movies. It feels like movies are back. Disney is floundering in the post-Avengers landscape. Netflix is failing. I think businesses are getting tired of churning out generic crap and audiences are sick of watching it. We’ve paved the way for actual filmmakers to return. I’m excited for next year and what it has in store but first let’s reflect on the best from this year.
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EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE is an instant American classic
The genius of Everything Everywhere All at Once is it understands people’s hesitancy to expose themselves to this conversation and it gets around it through absurdist humor.
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THE WHALE is elevated by Brendan Fraser’s sincere portrayal
Your relationship with these characters will never be in the same place from beginning to end. You may end up in the same spot, but you’ll be there with more context on the character. These moments where you get exposed to the full context of a character and you can feel your relationship with them change on the fly – that’s when The Whale is at its best.
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THE MENU is unconvincing and simply bad
The Menu is a great film to watch if you’re one of those delusional people who complains about everyone else without realizing you’re the problem.
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THE FABELMANS is Spielberg’s best work in 15 years
I loved a lot of specific scenes and sequences in this movie. I thought they were some of the best examples of Spielberg’s classical filmmaking style and that’s why I enjoyed this film so much. At the same time, I thought the story set up that this movie would be about the relationship someone builds with filmmaking while experiencing a failed family unit, but it didn’t do that to the degree I hoped.
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TAR feels like a treasure preserved from the past
I loved the experience of discovering this film’s world and discovering Lydia Tar’s character. The execution and presentation of Lydia’s experience is full of deeply affecting film techniques and complex ambiguities that invite considered interpretation
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BANSHEES OF INISHERIN fails to explore the intrigue of its themes
Unless you’re someone active on Letterboxd, a member of a film discussion group, or have some friends you can talk about the movie with after seeing it, Banshees of Inisherin isn’t a movie I can recommend.
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EMILY THE CRIMINAL is about scammers and suckers
Emily the Criminal has a narrow scope, but it undeniably presents a common view that our system has been corrupted and largely runs off of exploitation. Following that theme through Emily’s story in this film was engaging, the tension was gripping, and I really enjoyed it.
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CRIMES OF THE FUTURE masterfully challenges its audience
This is a film that incites an array of conversations – moreso than any other film I can think of in recent memory. I think that’s largely accomplished because of its novel subject material which so excellently touches on points of sensitivity in the current culture.
Feather Ruffler 