2023 Reviews – Aftersun
Paul Mescal. Paul Mescal. Who is Paul Mescal? Well, he’s an Academy Award nominated actor, I know that much. Beyond that… we’ll see. Aftersun, everybody. Calum (Paul Mescal) takes his daughter Sophie (Frankie Corio) on a fairly uneventful Turkish holiday. … Continued
2023 Reviews – Women Talking
I have found it! I found the feminist pretension! Yes, after discovering some of this year’s award contenders have pulled back to a modest social medium, combined with how Velma is getting roasted for mistaking a social stance with being … Continued
2023 Reviews – Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Although I’ve kept up to date with the MCU movies, it’s been a real struggled to recall the throughline for Ant-Man without rewatching Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp. How did Scott Lang first become Ant-Man again? And Walter Goggins … Continued
2023 Reviews – The Son
This movie has come out of nowhere. If not for Hugh Jackman’s Golden Globe nomination, I wouldn’t have known this movie existed. What’s strange is that when I do a little research, I find out that The Son is written … Continued
2023 Reviews – The Whale
I’m gonna cry! I just know it. This morbidly obese man is built for a tear-jerking tale at the hands of the disarming auteur, Darren Aronofsky. But I’m also here for Brendan Fraser’s personal redemption, as The Whale is the … Continued
2023 Reviews – Babylon
What does an elephant, cocaine, trumpet players, tits, and Margot Robbie in a scrumptious red dress all have in common? They’re present at the wildest party you’ve probably ever seen on screen. Unbeknownst to some characters, there are six rising … Continued
2023 Reviews – Tár
I’m grumpy because Cate Blanchett won the Golden Globe for her role in Tár a couple of weeks ago, but us in Oz weren’t able to know what the performance was like due to our stupid release schedule – we … Continued
2023 Reviews – The Banshees of Inisherin
In a small island town off the coast of Ireland named Inisherin, local nice guy Pádraic Súilleabháin (Colin Farrell) joyfully wanders over to his good friend’s house, Colm Doherty (Brendan Gleeson), for their usual 2pm trip to the pub. But … Continued
2023 Reviews – White Noise
🎵 All that I’m hearing from you, is white noise! 🎵 – The Living End Yeah ⬆ I had to do that… The Bach-man returns, after a triumphant result with Marriage Story in 2019, and brings his own wife with … Continued
2023 Reviews – The Fabelmans
Ah, Mr. Spielberg, we meet again, around the same time as we did last year – with you ramping up West Side Story to 11, which didn’t sit well with me, although it was technically masterful. At least The Fabelmans … Continued