Movie thoughts and fiction updates.
#15 in my ranking of Robert Zemeckis films. This feels like a return to an older style of storytelling for Robert Zemeckis. This is more in line with the manic early films of his career rather than the more maturely told movies he'd been making since the 90s. In another way, this also feels like… Continue reading The Witches (2020)
Robert Zemeckis is a wonderful talent who had his heyday back in the 80s and 90s. That could be called his Imperial Period where he dominated the box office and critical acclaim with such films as Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump, Contact, and Cast Away. He's had stumbles here and… Continue reading Robert Zemeckis: The Definitive Ranking
#20 in my ranking of Robert Zemeckis films. Let's just put this right out there: Robert Zemeckis was the wrong director for this job. Inside this bombastic and frankly odd combination of CGI laden fantasy and sad reality is a touching story of a broken man recovering from trauma through his unique little pocket of… Continue reading Welcome to Marwen
#5 in my ranking of Robert Zemeckis films. There are some Robert Zemeckis movies that really shouldn't be spoiled before watching them. Cast Away and What Lies Beneath were a couple, and it's safe to add Allied to that list. Yet the trailers for all of them simply gave everything away. That's a conscious decision… Continue reading Allied
#6 in my ranking of Robert Zemeckis films. Robert Zemeckis emerges from several years in the world of performance capture animation with a tale about addiction, admitting faults, and finding ways to move on. This couldn't possible be about the animation, could it? No matter Zemeckis' meaning at making this film, he comes out with… Continue reading Flight
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