Movie thoughts and fiction updates.
#26 in my ranking of Clint Eastwood's films. The first film Clint Eastwood made that wasn't based on a book in several years, Space Cowboys is a fun, geriatric adventure for most of its running time. Without taking itself too seriously through its first two acts, it is consistently entertaining until it suddenly shifts tones… Continue reading Space Cowboys
Well, that was a lot. I guess I shouldn't be surprised considering the title. That being said, it seems odd to critique a film for having too much going on when that's kind of the point, but I'm gonna do it anyway. There's a lot of fun, entertaining, and even emotionally resonant stuff going on,… Continue reading Everything Everywhere All At Once
#9 in my ranking of Fritz Lang's filmography. I have a huge soft spot for movies that at least seem to attempt to take space travel seriously. Woman in the Moon is just that kind of film, except it was made in the 20s, more than thirty years before the Mercury missions or Yuri Gagarin.… Continue reading Woman in the Moon
#10 in my ranking of Fritz Lang's filmography. This is one of the titans of the silent era. If anyone knows any silent film, it's either this or a Charlie Chaplin movie. It's a monumental achievement of production design that wears its heart on its sleeve and has a wonderful emotional impact, giving it the… Continue reading Metropolis
This is one of those movies that I want to like more than I actually do. It addresses some of my issues with a movie monster, has some great individual sequences, but I don't think it actually comes together all that well. It's got a couple of ideas that it introduces and never explores with… Continue reading Prey
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