Category: Movies

https://youtu.be/LQwiqhdMQ7g 6.5/10 An interesting mix of a couple of different genres, “Come Play” is essentially a mother/son drama but surrounded in a veil of horror and suspense. The strongest and best moments the film has to offer are in the character moments. The married couple whose marriage is collapsing. The daily challenges of raising an … Continue reading #43 Film in 2020: Come Play

https://youtu.be/tk6u9X1bW30 8/10 “A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.” – Senator Palpatine. I found that line appropriate for this film since I had rather low expectations, as I do with most modern horror films that rely on cheap jump scares and undeveloped characters making stupid decisions. However, “The Empty Man” far exceeded my … Continue reading #42 Film in 2020: The Empty Man

https://youtu.be/_TLtcw7ixRc 6.5/10 I’m 99.9% sure that Liam Neeson stated in an interview a few years ago that he was done with roles in action films due to him getting up there in age. Yet here we are and as much as I prefer Neeson in a prestige film from Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg or Christopher … Continue reading #41 Film in 2020: Honest Thief

https://youtu.be/svq5OzzT7s4 5/10 Much like my last review for “Possessor”, this movie similarly comes from a filmmaker who is both a writer/director and had a gigantic gap between his debut film and this follow up. Whereas “Possessor” came eight years after “Antiviral”, here we have “The Nest” arriving nine years after writer/director Sean Durkin’s debut film, … Continue reading #40 Film in 2020: The Nest

https://youtu.be/ahn56QWkD0Y 6.5/10 Writer/director Brandon Cronenberg’s famous father of the same profession, David Cronenberg, is one of my favorite directors (especially when it comes to the horror genre) and I have been going through his filmography throughout 2020 since the horror of his films seems to coexist nicely with the year we are all going through. … Continue reading #39 Film in 2020: Possessor (Uncut)

https://youtu.be/xiMPCevu8Wk 5/10 If you are looking for a movie that is full of oddities, “Kajillionaire” has them in spades for you. This movie has strange characters, ridiculous situations and despite some positive aspects, when the movie ends you will never want to revisit it again. As for those positive aspects, “Kajillionaire” does have several of … Continue reading #38 Film in 2020: Kajillionaire

https://youtu.be/oIsIjcNdsXc 7/10 What would happen if two liberal millennials became stuck in a dangerous, life or death situation during an alien invasion? That is essentially the premise of “Save Yourselves!” and it is a well written, hilarious and original tale for our modern times. Before I get into why this is a good movie that … Continue reading #37 Film in 2020: Save Yourselves!

https://youtu.be/FVb6EdKDBfU 8/10 My 3rd most anticipated film of 2020, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” is writer/director Aaron Sorkin’s follow up to the best film of 2017, “Molly’s Game”, which I gave the rare 10/10 rating to, hence my excitement for this film. While this film isn’t as strong as its predecessor, this is still … Continue reading #36 Film in 2020: The Trial of the Chicago 7