Master of None, Season Two (Aziz Ansari, et. al., 2017): 3.5/5
A charming tone goes a long way.
The Blackcoat's Daughter (Oz Perkins, 2015): 3/5
A glacial and ultra-controlled meditation on horror motifs. See The House of the Devil, The Witch, I Am the Pretty Thing Who Lives in the House and, well, The Shining first—and see if you feel like you need more.
Song To Song (Terrence Malick, 2017): 2/5
Diminishing returns, The Movie.
Baby Driver (Edgar Wright, 2017): 2/5
Screeches from the gate and loses momentum early. Probably my favorite movie by Wright.
Silicon Valley, Seasons 1-4 (Mike Judge, et. al, 2014-2017): 4/5
Expertly plotted to ensure maximum binge-itude. Consistently amusing, with the humor flowing straight from the well-drawn characters.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (David Lynch, 1992): 3.5/5
Douglas Sirk, Kenneth Anger, and Barbara Eden walk into an abattoir....
The Mummy (Alex Kurtzman, 2017): 2.5/5
Not good, but at least it was watchable and short. Why did everyone decide this movie was safe to pan? Maybe because it (like the similarly received Dark Tower) was nakedly presented as a franchise-opener? People just looooove to pretend they hate franchises.
Wonder Woman (Patty Jenkins, 2017): 3/5
I certainly enjoyed drooling over a beautiful woman kicking ass in a metal mini (and I ask myself why bros would generally prefer to watch big hunky men instead. Hmmm...), but is this really feminist? The movie boldly asserts that we all should be judged not by our gender but by how well we can knee someone in the face.
Logan (James Mangold, 2017): 1.5/5
Mangold remakes Cop Land, sort of, wherein an aging star makes one last bid at relevance. On-the-nose references to Shane abound. Surprisingly grim, gory, humorless, and unpleasant.
A charming tone goes a long way.
The Blackcoat's Daughter (Oz Perkins, 2015): 3/5
A glacial and ultra-controlled meditation on horror motifs. See The House of the Devil, The Witch, I Am the Pretty Thing Who Lives in the House and, well, The Shining first—and see if you feel like you need more.
Song To Song (Terrence Malick, 2017): 2/5
Diminishing returns, The Movie.
Baby Driver (Edgar Wright, 2017): 2/5
Screeches from the gate and loses momentum early. Probably my favorite movie by Wright.
Expertly plotted to ensure maximum binge-itude. Consistently amusing, with the humor flowing straight from the well-drawn characters.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (David Lynch, 1992): 3.5/5
Douglas Sirk, Kenneth Anger, and Barbara Eden walk into an abattoir....
The Mummy (Alex Kurtzman, 2017): 2.5/5
Not good, but at least it was watchable and short. Why did everyone decide this movie was safe to pan? Maybe because it (like the similarly received Dark Tower) was nakedly presented as a franchise-opener? People just looooove to pretend they hate franchises.
Wonder Woman (Patty Jenkins, 2017): 3/5
I certainly enjoyed drooling over a beautiful woman kicking ass in a metal mini (and I ask myself why bros would generally prefer to watch big hunky men instead. Hmmm...), but is this really feminist? The movie boldly asserts that we all should be judged not by our gender but by how well we can knee someone in the face.
Logan (James Mangold, 2017): 1.5/5
Mangold remakes Cop Land, sort of, wherein an aging star makes one last bid at relevance. On-the-nose references to Shane abound. Surprisingly grim, gory, humorless, and unpleasant.
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