Riders of Justice, 2020 - ★★★★
Monday, September 27, 2021
It both is and is not the movie you think it is, and both in the best way.
FUMC Ideas
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Sunshine Pieces Daniel Isn’t Real Near Dark Don’t Look Now Next Door Enter the Void High Tension Gaia The Greasy Strangler …plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
Truth or Dare?: A Critical Madness, 1986 - ★★
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Awful… awfully wonderful
CODA, 2021 - ★★★
Saturday, August 14, 2021
Awful family places burden of their livelihood on daughter for her entire life and finally decides to let her be her own kid as she leaves for college. It was good but it was kind of missing that one show stopping, jaw dropping song that the third act of any movie in this vein kind of demands.
Black Widow, 2021 - ★★★
Friday, August 13, 2021
It’s worth a watch for the chemistry between the sisters - you don’t see a lot of effective portrayals of sisterhood in action movies - and David Harbour is a lot of fun. Edit: the pig scene was totally unnecessary and gross.
The Suicide Squad, 2021 - ★★★★
Friday, August 6, 2021
A lot of people love this movie for the same reasons a lot of people hate this movie. It simultaneously shamelessly indulges in the same clichés and tropes that it’s constantly subverting. A lot of people just want it to pick whether it’s going to shamelessly indulge or it’s going to subvert but I think what makes it so much fun and so unique is that it does both.
Don't Look Now, 1973 - ★★★★½
Saturday, July 31, 2021
The non sequitur implementation of the ending cost half a star but the film is visually stunning and narratively bold. I can’t say what movies clearly took inspiration from it without giving it away, but you’ll probably know right away after you watch it.
Starry Eyes, 2014 - ★★★
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Watched on Tuesday July 20, 2021.
The Peanut Butter Solution, 1985 - ★★★
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
You will not know where it’s going until it gets there.
FUMC History
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
The films watched by the FUMC, in order. Martyrs The Peanut Butter Solution Starry Eyes Cigarette Burns Hereditary
Cigarette Burns, 2005 - ★★★
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Watched for the FUMC.
House, 1977 - ★★★
Monday, July 26, 2021
Well you should all watch it once. Watching it alone was disorientating and left me wishing I had someone to share the experience with but it was a hell of ride. Go in blind and don’t ask of it any more than it is.
A Quiet Place Part II, 2020 - ★★★★★
Saturday, July 24, 2021
I try to be stingy with 5 stars but this movie deserves it. The writing, direction, acting and SOUND DESIGN are as good as the first and in some areas even better. The main flaw that bugged me was SPOILER ALERT: The day one flashback was really only there to remind us who JK was on the first one and introduce us to Cillian and his kid. One or two more flashbacks throughout the story may have balanced it a bit.
C'est la Vie, 2016 - ★★★★
Friday, July 23, 2021
I watched a few of his shorts tonight but this was my favorite.
Beau, 2011 - ★★★
Friday, July 23, 2021
There’s so much more to be told here.
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons, 2011 - ★★★
Friday, July 23, 2021
Yes it’s disturbing but there’s nothing supernatural about it.
Martyrs, 2008 - ★★★★
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Watched on Wednesday July 21, 2021.
Come and See, 1985 - ★★★★
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Brutal and unrelenting, once is enough, but it’s also necessary.
Near Dark, 1987 - ★★★★
Monday, July 19, 2021
It’s worth a watch despite the lame performance of the male lead. Henricksen and Paxton are wonderful, and Bigelow’s makes the thing a visually classic and novel experience at the same time.
The Amusement Park, 1975 - ★★
Saturday, July 17, 2021
These are all things I have seen happening to Oder folks. It’s a sad sad movie whose true horror is the inevitability that we may all face one or more of these deep indignities if we are lucky enough to grow old.