Directed by Todd Phillips Joker seems to be split among critics and fans. Critics are lukewarm at best, pointing out some of the unfair representations of mental illness and the way the film borrows a whole heck of a lot from Taxi Driver and King of Comedy (and maybe Nightcrawler too), but fans just seem to love it … Continue reading Joker (2019)
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Glass (2019)
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan I loathed this movie, so much so that rather than assuming it's shoddily put together it must just be that it's not for me. I also didn't much care for Split (2016), so perhaps my complaints are a case of me barking up the wrong tree. M. Night Syamalan's Glass is as … Continue reading Glass (2019)
Venom (2018)
Directed by Ruben Fleischer Okay, so in Venom a parasite takes partial control of reporter Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and turns him into a cannibalistic Spiderman type of thing, but don't be fooled (!), this movie is just like every other passable studio superhero movie out there. Sure, there are some interesting choices, Hardy has fun … Continue reading Venom (2018)
