This navigation of liminal horror really does feel like the closest thing we’ll get to an onscreen version of House of Leaves in all of its atmospheric eeriness. The experience of treading through that book has had such a deep hold on me. If you haven’t read it yet, I highly recommend it as long … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Backrooms
My 2 Cents on Obsession
Good lord, this is one of the most anxiety-inducing movies I’ve seen in a long while, allowing the dread and the bleakness to wrap themselves around me as I witness the horrifying and heart-wrenching consequences of an incredibly foolish wish. I had already been onboard for writer, director, and editor Curry Barker due to the … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Obsession
My 2 Cents on The Devil Wears Prada 2
Rather than settling for legacy sequel slop, this ends up having its own touching substance to offer while we’re existing in this fast-moving and increasingly technological landscape of ours. To be frank, I was arching a major eyebrow at this movie when it was first announced, thinking it wasn’t all that necessary and it will … Continue reading My 2 Cents on The Devil Wears Prada 2
My 2 Cents on Pixar’s Hoppers
Pixar is back in action with an enjoyable ride that’s full of bonkers spirit and a heartfelt appreciation for the environment. I’m very glad to have caught this in theaters, and holy crap, it really has been playing for a long while. It reminds me of how I hadn’t seen Sinners until the tail-end of … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Pixar’s Hoppers
My 2 Cents on After World by Debbie Urbanski
Many thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing me with an eARC of After World in exchange for my honest review! What a somber, daunting, bleak, optimistic, and thought-provoking journey this turned out to be. Sometimes, it sinks me into pessimism because of how grimly it depicts humanity's extinction and all the futility it ran … Continue reading My 2 Cents on After World by Debbie Urbanski
My 2 Cents on Beneath the Surface by Kaira Rouda
Many thanks to Thomas & Mercer for providing me with an eARC of Beneath the Surface in exchange for my honest review! When I was contacted about this book, I was immediately drawn in by how it was pitched as a cross between Succession and The White Lotus, especially as a huge fan of Succession … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Beneath the Surface by Kaira Rouda
My 2 Cents on Knock at the Cabin (2023)
Knock at the Cabin is a thriller that sure can get my heart pounding as it presents morally complex themes and an ensemble full of strong performances, but it’s hampered by how blatantly it spoon-feeds the story to me. I’d heard the criticisms of this flaw beforehand, so I knew to prepare myself for it, … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Knock at the Cabin (2023)
My 2 Cents on Best Men by Sidney Karger
Many thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for providing me with an eARC of Best Men in exchange for my honest thoughts! Here's the premise: "When two best men in a wedding party fall for each other, they realize love isn't a piece of cake in this hilarious and heartfelt romantic comedy debut by … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Best Men by Sidney Karger
My 2 Cents on Behind the Scenes by Karelia Stetz-Waters
Many thanks to NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for providing me with an eARC in exchange for my honest review! I've had Satisfaction Guaranteed, the 2021 sapphic opposites-attract contemporary romance by Karelia Stetz-Waters, on my TBR pile for a while now. That's why I was eager to get the opportunity to read the ARC … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Behind the Scenes by Karelia Stetz-Waters
#90 – Top 10 Movies of 2022 (with Connor Kujawinski)
Tune in as Arthur welcomes his filmmaker friend Connor Kujawinski to the show for a presentation of their top ten movies of 2022. A few of the topics that they cover include a side chat about Call Me by Your Name, their shared bewilderment over the Academy not even shortlisting Michael Giacchino’s splendid score for … Continue reading #90 – Top 10 Movies of 2022 (with Connor Kujawinski)
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