Category: Movies 2021

https://youtu.be/ELvKuuXdfCU 6/10 Not to be confused with the Randy Jackson biopic, “The Power of the Dawg”, “The Power of the Dog” is Jane Campion’s return to film making after over a decade away from making feature length films (she has done TV work in the past decade). On paper, this should have been a triumphant … Continue reading #130 Film in 2021: The Power of the Dog

https://youtu.be/togmdDHG3Pw 5/10 It has been quite the year for Lin-Manuel Miranda who, in addition to creating the music and lyrics for this movie also made his feature length directorial debut with “tick…tick…Boom!” While he shows great potential as a director, I’ve found his music to be largely overrated. “Hamilton” was good but not great and … Continue reading #129 Film in 2021: Encanto

https://youtu.be/4q6UGCyHZCI 1.5/10 If you read my “Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness” review a couple weeks ago you will see that I watched every awful “Resident Evil” movie in preparation for this reboot and how painful they were to get through. I thought in reviewing “Infinite Darkness” and this that there was nowhere for the franchise to … Continue reading #128 Film in 2021: Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

https://youtu.be/pGi3Bgn7U5U 7.5/10 Coming roughly a month after his last directorial film, Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci” came in as my 14th most anticipated film of 2021. While not quite as strong as “The Last Duel”, Scott brings us a highly entertaining, well made film that embraces the comically trashy world that the film inhabits. While … Continue reading #127 Film in 2021: House of Gucci

https://youtu.be/BKP_0z52ZAw 7.5/10 A well-paced, expertly acted film, “King Richard” has some problems with the script but ends up being an uplifting journey worth taking. As part of Warner Brothers release strategy for 2021 of dropping films in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously, “King Richard” has struggled at the box office, which is a shame … Continue reading #126 Film in 2021: King Richard

https://youtu.be/tB9WUIv9KH8 7/10 Writer/director Edgar Wright is known for his comedic films (“Shaun of the Dead”, “Hot Fuzz”) but took his first stab at drama with “Baby Driver”, which I also gave a 7/10 to. Four years later he returns with “Last Night in Soho”, where he completely ditches all comedic aspects (“Baby Driver” had comic … Continue reading #125 Film in 2021: Last Night in Soho

https://youtu.be/kAJXFRshQfw 6.5/10 Not to be confused with the imaginary Saliva biopic, “Click Click Boom”, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature length directorial debut (he did direct an hour long movie in 1996) shows potential as a director but falls short due to some familiar problems. As for what worked, Miranda obviously has his entire background in musical theater … Continue reading #124 Film in 2021: tick, tick…Boom!

https://youtu.be/Ja3PPOnJQ2k 6.5/10 Already cemented as a Best Picture nominee by critics months before the nominations are even announced, “Belfast” has many redeeming qualities but ends up feeling underwhelming and extremely overhyped. Perhaps the boomer demographic of the Academy is the one championing this film, but for those of us who didn’t live through the late … Continue reading #123 Film in 2021: Belfast

https://youtu.be/0WVDKZJkGlY 3/10 Of the first three Phase 4 MCU movies, I was easily the most excited for “Eternals”. My 18th most anticipated film of 2021, what excited me about this movie was director Chloé Zhao, fresh off of her Oscar win for Best Director earlier this year. Her previous films were all solid and had … Continue reading #122 Film in 2021: Eternals

https://youtu.be/3PR_ZK57c54 3/10 Upon watching 2019’s “The Souvenir” before checking out this unnecessary sequel, I found myself enjoying the film. It was flawed but personal and extremely well acted. Tilda Swinton and her daughter, Honor Swinton Byrne, star in both of these pictures and Byrne, having essentially only done these two pictures (and a cameo in … Continue reading #121 Film in 2021: The Souvenir Part II