About a month ago i became aware of Hundreds of Beavers. I saw the trailer when the local art house Film Streams announced they'd be playing it. It looked bonkers, i had to see this modern version of Buster Keaton meets the Looney Tunes. And that is exactly what it was.....only it lacks the humor of those. I chuckled here and there.....well mainly smirked with a "Heh" but the joke ran it's course super quick. In fact they repeat jokes way too often here, this could have been a 45 minute short but instead it is an hour and 48 minute feature. This was a one night only showing, and the 166 capacity theatre was sold out, in fact i bought the last ticket. This? This of all movies is what brought out all the hipsters? Not just that but the boring dental art old people that want to feel cultured. The theatre management encouraged audience participation, and they were shouting as if it was their first time viewing it, the "midnight" vibe felt super forced. The crowd felt as if they were fake laughing all night but they surprisingly gave a huge round of applause at the end. I got as as quick as i wish this had ended.
Monday, March 18, 2024
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Match of Feb
Dragunov vs Trick Williams: NXT Title: Vengeance Day
Wolf Dogs vs Tick Melo Gang: DUsty Cup Finals: Vengeance Day
Gunther vs Jey Uso: IC Title: Raw
Match of Jan
Josh Alexander vs Will Ospreay: Impact
Cody Rhodes vs Nakamura: Raw
Womens Ultimate X
DIY vs JD & Dom: Raw
Womens Royal Rumble
Friday, March 1, 2024
Self Reliance
Self Reliance has a great premise, a likable cast, a cute romance, but a totally choppy script. Jake Johnson runs with it as the lead, in his own film. It is jumbled but honestly it adds to the downward spiral he goes through. It still very much feels like a Hulu film thoughm kuje a fun one time watch that i honestly feel the most memorable part is Bill Wiff and Anna Kendrick.
Saturday, February 10, 2024
Skeletons in the Closet
Shudder films have reached Full Moon levels with Skeletons in the Closet. This not only feels cheap and looks cheap but it feels like a porn with out the sex only it thinks the plot is actually scary and deep......only it doesn't bring the pretention, it feels like it wants to be Full Moon, it is an odd bag. Terrence Howard cowrote this and stars in this and......this is just a sad film to be apart of in any capacity. Wooden acting, bland script, hideously shot. Glad i am taking a hiatus from Shudder this year, mainly just for vacation purposes, but still!
Dario Argento Panico
Panico the documentary on Dario Argento is well executed and features interviews with highly respected and highly educated filmmakers, peers & fans of Dario. While i don't love every film of his i atleast admire them all, while i didn't love this i atleast admired it.
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
American Fiction
So i still haven't seen Anatomy of a Fall, Zone of Interest, or Past Lives, but i crossed off the 7th of 10 Oscar nominees today in American Fiction. I would say along with the Holdovers, Iron Claw & Barbie, this is the year's best. Save only Paul Giamatti for the Holdovers, Jeffery Wright gives the years best lead actor performance. Sterling K Brown also deserves his nomination even though i still give the edge to Mark Ruffalo for Poor Things. While i still will root for Poor Things and Barbie for best adapted screenplay, this here just feels like a perfect choice for the award. It isn't a raw film but it feels like a 90s indie at times, it also isn't afraid to push buttons and show some edge. So glad Dundee extended this for the week after last week's weather.