Category: Movies 2022

https://youtu.be/D1G2iLSzOe8 7.5/10 Legendary director Steven Spielberg hasn’t worked on a film’s screenplay since 2001’s “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” as he mainly sticks to the full time job of directing. Yet during down time in the China Virus lockdowns, Spielberg began reflecting on his legacy as he is now at the age of 75. While receiving some … Continue reading #132 Film in 2022: The Fabelmans

https://youtu.be/C_uTkUGcHv4 7.5/10 Lately there have been a string of horrible movies that so badly want to lambast the rich by portraying all rich people as immoral, greedy and selfish. Part of the irony is that the film makers and talent in front of the camera are themselves incredibly rich. “Triangle of Sadness” (2/10) and “Glass … Continue reading #131 Film in 2022: The Menu

https://youtu.be/tnAJntI3NNs 8/10 While there have been countless versions of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”, most of them are either dated (the 2009 Robert Zemeckis version) or just flat out horrible (Billy Murray in Richard Donner's "Scrooged"). Due to Hollywood updating classics for “modern audiences” (generally never a good sign), I had lower expectations for what … Continue reading #130 Film in 2022: Spirited

https://youtu.be/uRu3zLOJN2c 7.5/10 Only the fourth feature length film from writer/director Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin” takes a rather odd and simple premise but is able to stretch it into so much more in this dark dramedy. I re-watched all of his films prior to this and checked out his debut short film which won … Continue reading #129 Film in 2022: The Banshees of Inisherin

https://youtu.be/i5pxUQecM3Y 3/10 The problem with “She Said” is the same as the problem with the #MeToo movement; a common cause to stop something bad (sexual assault, rape, abuse of women, etc.) gets twisted into something else entirely once politics enters the conversation and you realize the people pretending to care so deeply about these issues … Continue reading #128 Film in 2022: She Said

https://youtu.be/-xR_lBtEvSc 5.5/10 I re-watched “Knives Out” before viewing this sequel, as I always do and my 7/10 rating for it still holds up. It had some cringe political nonsense thrown in for no reason and a couple of the younger characters received zero development but the story was clever, revealing the twist early on was … Continue reading #127 Film in 2022: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

https://youtu.be/i_mAWKyfj6c 2/10 After the 13th movie in one of the worst yet longest running franchises ever, I pray to God that “Halloween Ends” truly is the end. Knowing Universal Studios however, I’m sure sometime in the 2030s we will see some kind of a reboot which will be just as awful. 2018’s “Halloween” had problems … Continue reading #126 Film in 2022: Halloween Ends

https://youtu.be/u_jJiZ2oZgs 4/10 A completely run of the mill exorcism movie, your enjoyment of “Prey for the Devil” will come down to your expectations. The movie hardly offers anything new we haven’t seen already in similarly themed movies. Demonic possession/exorcism movies are a large subgenre of horror movies and while there are a couple of aspects … Continue reading #125 Film in 2022: Prey for the Devil

https://youtu.be/Na6gA1RehsU 6/10 Writer/director Todd Field only had two feature length directorial efforts prior to this movie but both were widely acclaimed and received Academy Award nominations. 2001’s “In the Bedroom” was even nominated for Best Picture back when that meant something and 2006’s “Little Children” was also Oscar nominated and holds up extremely well. After … Continue reading #124 Film in 2022: Tár

https://youtu.be/Bmoy73lhs-s 9/10 South Korean director Park Chan-wook hadn’t made a full length feature film (although he worked on a TV series and made a short film) since 2016’s “The Handmaiden” which I also gave a 9/10 to as well as the #5 best film of 2016, the best foreign film of 2016 and one of … Continue reading #123 Film in 2022: Decision to Leave