2023
Women Talking
I’ve read some Toews so I have a passing familiarity with Mennonite worlds, but damn this was both gorgeous and sad. One of the best soundtracks I’ve heard in a long time too.
Knock at the Cabin
A really strange twist to the Looking story.
London Has Fallen
This president can’t catch a break!
Take Out
A good reminder of how far digital cinema has come. Watching this in 2023 felt much more voyueristic than I think was intended—like, now this could be shot on an iPhone with no issue. The silence of the protagonist made this almost feel like a restaurant RPG.
Infinity Pool
The only movie that has ever captured the feeling of staying at a resort hotel.
Olympus Has Fallen
I love that this was a competitor for another movie about a White House attack.
Yellow Sea
The less glamorous side of contract killing.
Fire of Love
Dang.
The Nice Guys
Took a minute to tune-into the vibe of this film, but eventually it hit.
Skinamarink
Not a movie barely a screensaver.
Plane
Yelling PLANE!
Bone Collector
Tonights theme was collecting bone.
Magic Mike XXL
A silly good time.
Underwater
Rewatching an awesome underwater thriller.
M3GAN
Hell yea.
Magic Mike
This was my Titanic of the 2000s insofar as everyone talking about how good it was made me never want to see it. I got over myself and it was fun.
Sully
Tom Hanks playing a guy who’s great at planes, and the guy from GUTs making him climb an agrocrag of red tape.
Deja Vu
Denzel laughing at physics.
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Colin Farrell was playing the Penguin in this, right?
Fallen
Denzel should’ve played Constantine.
Moonfall
Great.
Penguin Highway
Cute
Toy Story 4
I thought I’d seen this, but couldn’t remember who “Forky” was. Repeated jokes on Blank Check made me watch and I’m glad I did—cute AF.
Duplicity
very Giamatti voice Show me the cream!
Slumberparty Massacre
When I saw “Rita Mae Brown” I yelled.
I Want You Back
Love a good classic romcom.
Big Short
Still hits. Fuck banks.
Weekend
My guy, take a typing class.
Certain Women
Certain vibes.
Aftersun
Dad movies. Fuck.
The Post
The pre-chum box days when reporters still got paid well.
Vampyr
I dug the framing in this—angles for days.
Pearl
I liked X better, but this was occasionally fun.
Four Women
Shorts on my Criterion list feel like cheating usually but I hate interpretive dance.
Cold Lasagna I Hate Myself
Very funny.
Safe
Haynes captures another side to the creepiness of suburban life and loneliness of illness like the campy cousin to Lynch.
From Dusk Til Dawn
Clooney should always have neck tattoos.
Bergman Island
I don’t think I’ve seen a single Bergman film, which means a lot of this was likely lost on me. An interesting story regardless. “In Sweden we are very serious about recycling”.
Spook Sport
The Rude Tales theme!
Koyaanisqatsi
First time I’ve seen this movie without being high, and it holds up.
Rogue Agent
He’s never really a spy, ladies. Julian Barrett is aging well
Wendell & Wild
Excited to hear the Blank Check on this movie. Stop motion is always so cool.