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)
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My 2 Cents on Honeymoon
Premise: "A newlywed couple finds their lake-country honeymoon descend into chaos after Paul finds Bea wandering and disoriented in the middle of the night." There’s plenty to enjoy about the 2014 horror sci-fi movie Honeymoon, even with its imperfections. The slow-burn pacing builds up a creeping tension that left me uncomfortable for the majority of … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Honeymoon
My 2 Cents on Apple TV+’s Spirited
Premise: "Imagine Charles Dickens' heartwarming tale of a scrooge visited by four ghosts on Christmas Eve—but funnier." What's new, everyone? Yes, here is yet another adaptation of A Christmas Carol—this time, an Apple TV+ movie that puts its own modern musical spin on the Charles Dickens novel, with Ryan Reynolds playing the Scrooge-esque Clint Briggs … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Apple TV+’s Spirited
My 2 Cents on Spider-Man: No Way Home
(WARNING: I’ll be staying away from major spoilers in this review, but I feel like it’s impossible to write this without giving my basic thoughts on a few of the side characters who pop up in the movie. It’s very likely that you know who they are, what with social media and all, but I … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Spider-Man: No Way Home
My 2 Cents on Netflix’s The Power of the Dog
What’s new, everyone? Unless you’ve been closed off from the film circuit for a while, you’ve most likely heard of all the praise that’s been heaped on The Power of the Dog, the Western psychological drama that writer/director Jane Campion adapted for Netflix from Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel of the same name. It’s been on my … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Netflix’s The Power of the Dog
My 2 Cents on Pixar’s Turning Red
What’s new, everyone? Directed by Domee Shi (Oscar-winning Pixar short Bao) in her feature directorial debut and written by Shi and Julia Cho, Turning Red, the latest movie to be released by Pixar, follows unabashedly dorky 13-year-old Meilin “Mei” Lee (played by Rosalie Chiang) in the year 2002 as she hangs out with her equally nerdy best … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Pixar’s Turning Red
My 2 Cents on Free Guy
What’s new, everyone? On February 23, Disney+ (courtesy of 20th Century Studios being absorbed into the Disney Machine) started streaming Free Guy, the 2021 action-adventure comedy starring Ryan Reynolds as Guy, the eponymous bank teller who lives out his naïve and happy-go-lucky life in a ridiculously violent—and yet oddly bloodless—city where it’s an everyday occurrence for … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Free Guy
My 2 Cents on Eternals
What’s new, everybody? Eternals, the 26th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, finally dropped on Disney+ on January 12. It follows a company of immortal beings from the distant planet Olympia who have been watching over humanity for 7,000 years, although they’ve never stepped in to thwart foes like the trickster god Loki or the genocidal … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Eternals
My 2 Cents on Disney’s Encanto
What’s new, everyone? I’ve finally got around to watching Encanto, the 60th animated movie to come out of Walt Disney Animation Studios, which started streaming on Disney+ on December 24 after having released theatrically on November 24. A musical with original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda (who also has a Story By credit), it takes us to a secluded … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Disney’s Encanto
My 2 Cents on Reminiscence
What’s new, everyone? When the trailer for the science-fiction neo-noir thriller Reminiscence dropped back in June 2021, I thought it was one of the best cut trailers of the year. And then it had its release date of August 30 in theaters and on HBO Max, at which point critics tore into it. Now that I’ve had … Continue reading My 2 Cents on Reminiscence
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