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A good movie and a great one. Licorice Pizza Licorice Pizza asks the question, what if an uproariously funny comedy with two incredibly flawed and complex central characters was put together with the skill, precision, and artistry of a Paul Thomas Anderson film? The answer is a wholly accessible masterpiece that manages to be aContinue reading “2021 Movie Reviews: Licorice Pizza and West Side Story”

Well, the weather outside might soon be frightful, but this list of movies sure is delightful. Enhance your 2021 Holiday experience with the right Christmas movies and I won’t make up any more stupid ass puns you have to read. NOTE: Most of the movies on this list are widely regarded as Christmas movies, butContinue reading “40 Best Christmas Movies (Part 2 – #30-#21)”

Two of the year’s best films. The Power of the Dog It’s rare that a movie built primarily on subtext and ambiguities is this laser-focused and resonant with its themes. That just speaks to the immense talent of Australian writer/director Jane Campion and her superb quartet of actors. The Power of the Dog isn’t justContinue reading “Gay Cowboys and Lesbian Nuns: The Power of the Dog and Benedetta reviews”

Well, the weather outside might soon be frightful, but this list of movies sure is delightful. Enhance your 2021 Holiday experience with the right Christmas movies and I won’t make up any more stupid ass puns you have to read. NOTE: Most of the movies on this list are widely regarded as Christmas movies, butContinue reading “40 Best Christmas Movies (Part 1 – #40-#31)”

A lot this week. House of Gucci What is this movie trying to be? There are parts of the exorbitantly long House of Gucci that seem like a very straight-laced, well-shot drama and there are other parts that seem like campy excerpts from Real Housewives of New Jersey. What you end up with is aContinue reading “2021 Movie Reviews: House of Gucci / Ghostbusters: Afterlife / King Richard / C’mon C’mon / Home Alone 6 / The Humans”

A surprisingly good amount of films touch upon Thanksgiving yet it’s not really a holiday that prompts traditional movie-watching. Along with Christmas comes a whole bunch of movies people watch every year – Christmas Vacation, Die Hard, of course, and Scrooged, my own personal Christmas Eve movie tradition. Halloween has a whole genre dedicated toContinue reading “Top 10 Movies You Should Watch Thanksgiving Week w/ Genevieve Rice”

A good movie, a disappointing movie, and an actual wedding. Belfast ‘Flabbergasted’ is the best word for how I feel about Belfast‘s ecstatic reception and resulting Oscar buzz. Are we as a society so starved for a movie that’s safe and non-challenging, that we’ll take the blandest, slowest, least specific, mediocre grandma schmaltz imaginable andContinue reading “2021 Movie Reviews: Belfast / Passing / My Friends’ Wedding”

There have been so many mouth-watering, gorgeously presented food scenes in films over the years so it’s hard for me to pick just ten. But out of the 3,000+ movies I’ve seen, these are the ten that have really stuck with me and I often think about when I’m hungry. Being on a fairly restrictiveContinue reading “Top 10 Movie Meals I Lust Over Since Starting My Diet”

A terrible movie, two mediocre movies, and an experience to cleanse the soul. The Eternals I awoke Saturday morning to my roommate pounding hard on my bedroom door. “The cops are here, there’s been a break-in.” “Oh fuck, the bastards stole my TV…” I thought to myself. I climbed out of bed, slid on someContinue reading “2021 Movie Reviews: The Eternals / Spencer / Finch / Paranormal Activity 7: Next of Kin”

A24 produces some amazing movies and even the misses aren’t absolutely terrible movies. Ok, well, the #1 spot is, but the rest are somewhat redeemable. Keep in mind this is my own personal opinion and not what I’m declaring as law. If you disagree, let me know in the comments section, ya bastard. 10. TheContinue reading “Top 10 Worst A24 Films”