Dune: Part Two
Not since Top Gun: Maverick have I been as excited to see a movie in theaters as this one – and much like the aforementioned Tom Cruise film, this exceeded my expectations. I rewatched...
Category: Modern
This is the stuff new to theaters, or perhaps streaming. Typically, something released in the past month.
The Holdovers
Due to the upcoming Oscars, I wanted to watch all ten nominees for Best Picture before the ceremony. I had already tackled Barbie, Maestro, Oppenheimer, and Killers of the Flower Moon, so with The...
Lift
Lift is Netflix’s newest nothing-burger of a film. I love heist films. Some of my favorite films come from this genre. But there was just absolutely nothing in this Fast and Furious-ripoff to love....
Self Reliance
Self Reliance is the directorial debut of New Girl alum Jake Johnson. It takes the thriller genre and throws it in a blender with a comedy. I’m struggling to think of anything I’ve seen...
Society of the Snow
Society of the Snow is a recent depiction of the 1972 plane crash involving an Uruguayan rugby team and their subsequent fight for survival in the snow-ridden Andes mountains of South America. Their story...
Maestro
Maestro is the true story of Leonard Bernstein and his relationship with love and music. I found it to be more about love than music, personally. I’ve seen a lot of hate for this...
Leave the World Behind
Leave the World Behind is a psychological thriller film starring Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawk, and Mahershala Ali. It was directed by Sam Esmail (the mind behind one of my favorite shows, Mr. Robot) and...
Leo
Adam Sandler voices a lizard. What more do you want? Leo is a fun kid’s movie about growing up. The Sandman voices a lizard that lives as a class pet in a grade school....
Napoleon – My Favorite Ice Cream Flavor
Napoleon is the story of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his rise to power alongside his wife Josephine. I had a very positive theater experience. My wife and I headed to the movies after...
The Killer
David Fincher is back for his twelfth feature film, aptly named The Killer. It opens with a hitman (Michael Fassbender) botching a job he was confident in. After fleeing the scene, he learns his...
