Jonah Hill i have been a fan of for a long time, i always wanted to see him direct, and in 2018 he gave us Mid90s. Now he is doing a documentary that he feels passionate about, and one that hits home with many of us, Stutz. It is an interesting conversation piece and feels deep on multiple levels. If Hill can take this type of subject and put it in a script then he is on his way for some nominations in a few years.
Amityville Karen is a film i would not have seen if it were not for Shawn C. Phillips. I watch his Tuesday DVD/Blu hunting videos. The Amityville name has been bastardized so why not target Karens....well maybe cause this is not an Amityville film....as a matter of face i don't know if it even qualifies as a film. There is no plot, terrible acting, horrid sound, it is amateurish as fuck and bellow the bottom of the barrel screeners. I love Phillips but he needs something he can sink his teeth into. The best scenes were ones that involved him!
Slash/Back is a welcome change in Stranger Thingspolitation. A group of girls instead of boys and set on a reservation in Canada must fight off a parasite that is a cross between Night of the Creeps and the Thing. It is full of charm and carries a fun vibe, the acting is quite amateurish and there are some cringe lines of dialogue but with its fast pace there is enough to enjoy! One of Shudder's more enjoyable of the year!
Moonage Daydream feels the way i wish more rock docs would feel, it is experimental and surreal, it is disjointed in a great way yet tells it's story perfectly. I wish i had seen this in theatres, and it feels purely cinematic. A celebration of David Bowie and his connection with fans and his hyperartistic views in life. It doesn't cover new ground but it is acid laced poetry on film!
A Christmas Story Christmas is a fun & light film that feels spiritually like it is seeing the characters from the original decades later, and that is all the film is and all it needed to be. We get familiar sights and shots, some great nods & gags, plenty of easter eggs and winks at the camera(literally & figuratively) . Will it play for 24 hours every year? No but it is a charming sequel with heart!
See How They Run feels like a whodunit directed by Wes Anderson, only without his quirky script or whimsical directing style. I love this genre, Murder on the Orient Express and Knives Out were great but this falls on the side of Death on the Nile, only that one held my interests. With the great cast i was expecting to love this but instead i was thinking See How They Sleep, cause it made me want to pass out.
Smile had some haunting imagery, a smile can indeed be a creepy sight, and it has some great nightmarish images of face ripping....but that is all i enjoyed from this film. The trailer didn't do too much but the plot was intriguing. It felt like It Follows only instead of passing on the demon with sex, you pass i on through trauma essentially. I found the acting to be wooden and the plot was dull. I couldn't wait for this to end. Glad i waited for Paramount Plus.
