Directed by Kevin Phillips There's something unsettling about your teenage years, at least while you're in them. There have been many a film made about such a time, seen through a nostalgic lens, but Super Dark Times is not one of those films. It's highly in the moment, moving with every dramatic whim perceived by its … Continue reading Super Dark Times (2017)
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The Lost Boys (1987)
Directed by Joel Schumacher "You'll never grow old Michael, and you'll never die." So eternal youth is on full display in Joel Schumacher's The Lost Boys, a supremely 80s movie about a group of vampires who rule the summer nights at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. Well it's a town called Santa Carla, but having grown up … Continue reading The Lost Boys (1987)
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Directed by Lasse Hallström I'm not sure how to talk about this film, which is weird, because it's not so complex, revolutionary or challenging. It's a nice story with humble aspirations and honest, vulnerable characters. What's Eating Gilbert Grape never tries to do much, and maybe that's why at the end it never feels as … Continue reading What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
It (2017)
Directed by Andy Muschietti It is one of the best Stephen King adaptations I have ever seen. That might be hyperbole, and it's certainly subjective, but this film captured the same feeling I get from a Stephen King novel. The Shining might be a better movie, but it's a different story, while tv remakes like those … Continue reading It (2017)
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