Directed by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck For some reason the appeal behind superhero origin stories finally clicked while watching this movie. It's obligatory at this point, the hero discovers or learns to harness his/her powers, they defeat the villain, and they probably make a few new friends along the way. It's essentially a coming of … Continue reading Captain Marvel (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)
The Incredibles (2004)
Directed by Brad Bird What year does The Incredibles take place? It doesn't much matter, but I'm curious about the world design. Old video footage of the "supers" heyday crackles with film grain, while the plot, taking place 15 years after our introduction to Mr. and Mrs. Incredible, looks to occur in the 1960s but with … Continue reading The Incredibles (2004)
The Sunset Limited (2011)
Directed by Tommy Lee Jones Based on a Cormac McCarthy play, The Sunset Limited is a single conversation between two people that takes place completely within one small room. The characters are unnamed, and they are played by Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones, two actors I'm certain will get their big break sooner or … Continue reading The Sunset Limited (2011)
Hard Eight (1996)
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Hard Eight, Paul Thomas Anderson's first feature film, is a beautiful crime film about a mysterious guardian angel named Sydney (Philip Baker Hall). The word that comes to mind when I think about this film is 'lurid,' and I'm not exactly sure why. I'm not even exactly sure what the … Continue reading Hard Eight (1996)
