Jarrod L. Hallman Netflix 2023

#4 Netflix Film in 2023: I’m Thinking of Ending Things

https://youtu.be/cDTg62vsV4U 5.5/10 I’m a fan of the work of Charlie Kaufman (“Being John Malkovich”, “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”, “Adaptation”, etc.) due to how daringly original he is. In a Hollywood made up of endless sequels, prequels, reboots and the latest assembly line Marvel movies of the week, Kaufman has rarely been accessible to … Continue reading #4 Netflix Film in 2023: I’m Thinking of Ending Things

Jarrod L. Hallman Movies 2023

#53 Film in 2023: Master Gardener

https://youtu.be/wzuJ9tv1eM0 6/10 The weakest and final entry in writer/director Paul Schrader’s unofficial, unconnected “Lonely Man Trilogy”, “Master Gardener” certainly has its strengths just as 2018’s “First Reformed” (6/10) and 2021’s “The Card Counter” (6.5/10) did, but feels half baked in several, key aspects. In “First Reformed” Ethan Hawke’s Rev. Ernst Toller character wrote in a … Continue reading #53 Film in 2023: Master Gardener

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#52 Film in 2023: What’s Love Got to Do with It?

https://youtu.be/0LqOp2MNwao 6/10 Not to be confused with the inevitable Tina Turner biopic, “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” is instead an entertaining but completely predictable romantic comedy that we have seen a thousand times before but with some cultural enrichment to spice things up. Before I get deeper into the problems with the movie … Continue reading #52 Film in 2023: What’s Love Got to Do with It?

Jarrod L. Hallman Movies 2023

#51 Film in 2023: Fool’s Paradise

https://youtu.be/ajioU4MCYks 1.5/10 This one really hurts. The directorial debut of Charlie Day, who is quite hilarious, especially in “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “Horrible Bosses” and featuring and all star cast, “Fool’s Paradise” falls completely flat. In what is largely a modern day remake of 1979’s “Being There” but by way of satirizing modern … Continue reading #51 Film in 2023: Fool’s Paradise

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#1 HBO Film in 2023: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

https://youtu.be/YD5pYQiT1D4 2.5/10 Undeservedly but unsurprisingly nominated for Best Documentary Feature and losing at this year’s Academy Award ceremony to “Navalny” (review coming soon), “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” is everything wrong with Hollywood today as it promotes degeneracy and wreaks of hypocrisy. Before I get into the pros and (mostly) cons of this overrated … Continue reading #1 HBO Film in 2023: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Jarrod L. Hallman Movies 2023

#50 Film in 2023: Knights of the Zodiac

https://youtu.be/Sko0o_KoBHY 2.5/10 Based on the Japanese manga series “Saint Seiya” AKA “Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac”, this movie adaptation comes off as cheesy, cartoonish and like it should have stayed in the manga/anime format. It wasn’t until after I saw the movie that I realized there are two seasons on Netflix of the anime, … Continue reading #50 Film in 2023: Knights of the Zodiac