There's a fine line to walk when doing meta commentary within a movie. Essentially, when you do something so self-reflexive and self-referential, you're catering mostly to an audience that knows the subject with more than just passing familiarity. As such, you open yourself up to more scrutiny whenever you flub something. This manifests a lot … Continue reading Don’t Call it a Comeback! – The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Film is a fickle artform sometimes. Every once in a while, no matter how good an idea is, or how earnest the intent, the final product just doesn't work. Even when you look at all the individual elements, there are those rare moments when it all falls flat for one reason or another. And workability … Continue reading Kill Your Self – Dual
When the first Sonic the Hedgehog movie came out just over two years ago, a lot of flaws were forgiven because Paramount as a studio engendered a ton of goodwill by listening to fan reactions to the film's first teasers and delaying its release in order to fix Sonic's nightmare fuel design. The final product … Continue reading Power Bump – Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Normally I try to put out a review within 24-48 hours of seeing a movie. Sometimes my schedule gets in the way, but more often than not, I want to critique something while it's still fresh in my mind. That was not possible in this case. It's not that Everything Everywhere All at Once didn't … Continue reading Embrace the Chaos – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Going over the film trailers for the April edition of TFINYW, one jumped out to me so strongly that I just had to include it as this month's "Redemption Reel." Written and directed by Richard Linklater, Apollo 10 1/2 had that wonderfully odd, imaginative charm that has been at the forefront of Linklater's best films, … Continue reading A Moon Age Daydream – Apollo 10 1/2
We're officially 1/4 of the way through the year! WOO! I guess. Anyway, now that the Oscar Blitz is complete and the book has been fully closed on 2021 (the Razzies even recanted their "prize" to Bruce Willis after he announced he had aphasia - but weirdly they didn't take back their "Redeemer" award for … Continue reading This Film is Not Yet Watchable – April 2022
The Oscars are done. The Blitz is over. All the films that I'm going to see for any of these purposes I've seen. There's just one last thing to do to officially wrap up 2021 in cinema, and that's to acknowledge the absolute bottom of the barrel. Please welcome, Billie Eilish! Just kidding. I'd never … Continue reading Just One More Thing… – 42nd Annual Razzies!
So, I've had a day to decompress. There was a LOT going on with this year's Oscars, most of it pretty bad, and that's before we even got to "The Slap." The ceremony opened with Venus and Serena Williams talking to a camera at the back of stage, making me openly wonder if I was … Continue reading Oscar Gold 2022 – Postmortem (VIDEO)
It's the big night at last! And as you can see, I'm starting this year's live blog nearly an hour before the ceremony actually starts. That's because of the utterly nonsensical, totally bullshit, funny third thing that elucidates the idea of a terrible fucking idea, of the Academy kowtowing to Disney's corporate demands and relegating … Continue reading Oscar Gold 2022 – Live Diary
Back in February, I named Studio 666, a new film by the vanguards of rock, Foo Fighters, as my "Redemption Reel" for that month's edition of "This Film is Not Yet Watchable." However, between my work and the Oscar Blitz, I wasn't able to get around to actually seeing it during its limited theatrical run. … Continue reading Dave’s Not Here, Man – Studio 666
I Actually Paid To See This 