https://youtu.be/4Zf2w9N5W0c 7.5/10 In preparation for Disney’s 2023 live action remake of their 1989 classic, I not only watched the original “The Little Mermaid” but also its two direct-to-video follow ups; one sequel and one prequel. Upon completion I realized that an animated TV show aired on CBS across three seasons and 31 episodes. I thought … Continue reading The Little Mermaid Season 1
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#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
#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
#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?
#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
Ash vs Evil Dead Season 3
https://youtu.be/ig99vvjeUeI 3.5/10 After season one (3/10) and season two (3.5/10), this third and final season is on about the same quality level as the sophomore season, which is to say pretty bad, but there were still some fun moments to be had. Some things come full circle and some other changes came about in this … Continue reading Ash vs Evil Dead Season 3
#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
#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
#49 Film in 2023: BlackBerry
https://youtu.be/cXL_HDzBQsM 8.5/10 I pointed out in my “Air” review how between “Air”, “Tetris” (review coming soon) and now “BlackBerry”, there has been a trend of films coming out about either the creation of or important periods of a business and the people at the top of those businesses. While I have yet to watch “Tetris” … Continue reading #49 Film in 2023: BlackBerry
#48 Film in 2023: Evil Dead Rise
https://youtu.be/BqQNO7BzN08 8.5/10 As I stated in my recent review for the first season of “Ash vs Evil Dead”, I have been a fan of the “Evil Dead” franchise ever since I first watched the original trilogy (with “Evil Dead II” being the one low point in the franchise). I even rocked a framed poster of … Continue reading #48 Film in 2023: Evil Dead Rise
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