Directed by Jérémy Clapin Animated movies can cast a spell over you in a way I don't think live action can. Just the basics of how they present their worlds, the hand drawn style, can settle your or disturb you so easily. In I Lost My Body there is plenty to be disturbed by, and it … Continue reading I Lost My Body (2019)
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Marriage Story (2019)
Directed by Noah Baumbach Marriage Story begins and ends with a poetic little encapsulation of a character's day to day quirks, the things that don't always make it into movies because they don't advance the plot or add conscious information to the story. In this case the film adds an instant shot of humanity to a … Continue reading Marriage Story (2019)
Tell Me Who I Am (2019)
Directed by Ed Perkins Tell Me Who I Am is a gut-wrenching, at times frustrating documentary about a completely fascinating true story. It's the type of story a Netflix executive's dreams are made of, something that follows in the footsteps of other Netflix content like Making a Murderer, The Staircase or Evil Genius. And I find these stories … Continue reading Tell Me Who I Am (2019)
In the Tall Grass (2019)
Directed by Vincenzo Natali In the Tall Grass is a strange, meandering little horror film based on a Stephen King novel. A brother and his pregnant sister stop next to a corn field in the middle of nowhere, they hear a boy's voice in the field calling for help, they go to investigate and quickly … Continue reading In the Tall Grass (2019)
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
Directed by Joe Berlinger Alright so Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile claims to present a new angle on the Ted Bundy story, a perspective through the eyes of his girlfriend, Liz (Lily Collins)... and yet she's hardly a character in the movie. It is instead focused on Bundy (Zac Efron) himself, specifically his charged charisma. … Continue reading Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
The Legend of Cocaine Island (2018)
Directed by Theo Love The Legend of Cocaine Island has a lot in common with another recent docudrama, 2018's American Animals. Near the beginning of both movies we're told that the assorted narrators here are unreliable, a framing device which never detracts from the quality of the story and which enables the filmmakers to take their … Continue reading The Legend of Cocaine Island (2018)
Triple Frontier (2019)
Directed by J.C. Chandor There's a lot of testosterone in Triple Frontier, a movie about five former Special Forces operatives who hatch a plan to steal millions of dollars from a drug lord. The plan seems foolproof, at least as much as they normally do within the context of a movie, taking place in a sparsely … Continue reading Triple Frontier (2019)
Paddleton (2019)
Directed by Alex Lehmann Michael and Andy (Mark Duplass, Ray Romano) are two friends and neighbors whose lives are defined by a healthy amount of stasis, even when Michael learns he has terminal cancer. They watch and re-watch their favorite kung fu movies, reheat the same flavored pizzas and play a made up game (Paddleton) … Continue reading Paddleton (2019)
Fyre (2019)
Directed by Chris Smith Billy McFarland, the central subject of the fairly recent Netflix documentary, makes for a good villain. He is slimy, mysterious, delusional and, in the end, outright malicious. Just looking at him might stir up feelings of feelings of disgust particularly as he attempts to smother himself with the life he might … Continue reading Fyre (2019)
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)
Directed by David Slade So I've never experienced anything quite like that. I guess a "choose your own adventure" concept is just like a video game, so the novelty might not be as strong with others, but I had a f*ckin' good time 'playing' this movie with a few friends. It's definitely a good communal … Continue reading Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)
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