I really wanted to love this movie. I’m a fan of David Fincher and Michael Fassbender is always impressive, but the main character here is just so cold and stoic that it’s hard to really get invested in the story.
Here’s my quick review on TikTok
And my full review is on Trashwire
I had the chance to review the new Martin Scorsese film Killers of the Flower Moon for Trashwire. This movie is long and the subject matter is difficult, but I was fully engrossed throughout the three-and-a-half-hour runtime.
Most surprising was that I didn’t love Leonardo DiCaprio’s performance. Something about it just didn’t click for me. Maybe it was the fake teeth, maybe the fact that everyone kept referring to him as “son” or “that boy” when we all know he’s almost 50, but there were a few times when he kind of took me out of the movie.
Lily Gladstone was the standout and she is incredible! I certainly hope she’s in the awards conversation this year.
Here are my quick thoughts on Tiktok. My full review is on Trashwire here and you can follow me on Letterboxd right here to see what I’m watching.
There has been way too little press or marketing effort put into the new short films from Wes Anderson based on the stories of Roald Dahl. These four short films are streaming right now on Netflix and they’re all absolutely worth checking out. I made a short video about them, but I’m still trying to decide which one I like the most because I really dug all of them.
You can check our more of my quick reviews on Instagram, Tiktok, and Youtube.
I’ve been catching up on new movies lately and created a whole bunch of bite-sized reviews for them over on TikTok and Instagram but I figured I would share them here too.
First up is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, which I loved. The animation, writing, and runtime put this just above Across the Spider-Verse for me.
Next, we have Cassandro, which features Gael García Bernal in an award-worthy performance that I hope scores him a few nominations.
And most recently, I saw Dumb Money, which will now go on my list of things I begrudgingly enjoyed Pete Davidson in.
If you’ve seen any of these movies, hit me up on Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube to tell me what you thought of them.
I’ve been doing a little series over on TikTok and IG about my favorite underrated movies and thought I should collect a few of the videos here.
First up is Logan Lucky, which is an underrated gem. This Steven Soderbergh movie features Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Riley Keough, and Daniel Craig as well as appearances from several other fantastic stars. It’s really funny and I can’t believe didn’t see it when it came out.
Next, we have my favorite Mel Brooks movie, High Anxiety. This is probably my most quoted movie of all time—I say “What a dramatic airport!” at least three times a week—and it deserves to be held in the same regard as Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.
I also had to include one of my favorite movies, Attack the Block. This is John Boyega‘s first movie and I was lucky enough to interview him and director Joe Cornish at Comic-Con back in 2011 when this movie first came out.
I also wanted to include an early Peter Jackson movie that has a small cult following but deserves to be much more popular. The Frighteners stars Michael J. Fox and features Jackson’s excellent creepy, spooky visual style.
If you have an underrated movie recommendation, hit me up on Instagram, TikTok, Letterboxd, or BlueSky to tell me your faves.