Whatcha Watchin episode 2 is out now!

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023Leave a comment

We’re baaaaack! My friend and fellow Denver film critic Kim Pierce and I just released the second episode of our Whatcha Watchin podcast. Kim attended press screenings for Cocaine Bear and Creed III, but I was sick at home, so I rewatched the YRF Spy Universe movies. We chatted about the Cocaine Bear’s cocaine cubs, Michael B Jordan’s directorial style, why Pathaan is a blast, my crushes on both Ranveer Singh and Rana Daggubati, and why people need to start embracing movies with subtitles.

Check out the episode on Trashwire here, listen on Apple Podcasts, or listen on Spotify.

The first episode of the new Whatcha Watchin podcast is out now and I’m so excited

February 20, 2023February 20, 2023Leave a comment

My friend Kim and I studied film together in college and today we launched the very first episode of our new podcast! Check it out on YouTube, listen to the audio version, or get both on Trashwire.

Whatcha Watchin: The Most Mediocre Marvel Movie Ever?

Another day, another mediocre Marvel movie

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023Leave a comment

‘Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania’ More Mediocre Marvel

I really wanted to like Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, but I think I’m just feeling the Marvel burnout in a big way. This movie feels like if you took Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, one of the Men in Black sequels, and a Disney+ commercial and put them in a blender with a bunch of messy CGI battles.

Is James Cameron an auteur?

December 18, 2022December 18, 2022Leave a comment

It’s weird to think of James Cameron as an auteur since he makes the biggest movies ever, but Avatar: The Way of Water does feel like a combination of all the things he loves to put in his movies and it bears his distinct fingerprint.

I wish more filmmakers had the juice to execute their vision with a $250 million budget instead of being forced to crank out generic, studio-mandated, CGI-filled products. Avatar 2 might not be a narrative masterpiece, but it’s so much nicer when movies feel like they were made by a person instead of an algorithm.

Here’s my Avatar: The Way of Water review on Letterboxd. More reviews on Trashwire.