Searching was a refreshing take on the found footage genre. A sequel was questionable but much like the first, albeit contrived it knows how to be tense and multilayered. A likable lead and some fun twists to tie it in to the first one it ups the digital age and shows how fucked we all are with life being connected yet how that very vice can save us.
You People starts off sweet & charming, albeit a tad smug but then it gets dull and the satire winds up being a parody. What could have shown a sequences of mishaps becomes annoying parents being rude and narrow minded to each other. No one seems to be understanding and the humor misses most beats. I was excited for this as i enjoy Jonah Hill as a writer and i have enjoyed most of Kenya Barris' screenplays so i expected a wittier script and more provocative film. Instead the film felt very 00s, just with better political undertones, but still ends in a very formulaic & contrived way.
When You're Finished Saving the World is the directorial debut of Jesse Eisenberg and it feels very Jesse Eisenberg. It feels smug and tries to shine a light when the mirror should actually be pointing at one's self. The lead characters are unlikable smug, pretentious, narcissistic twats that we must endure for 90 minutes. But they are designed that way, the other characters that are shown in positive light are also not likable even though the leads put them on pedestals. I guess the film finally gets interesting in the final 5 minutes, all it took was Julian Moore dealing with a surrogate son(or husband?) to make her appreciate her son, and all it took was Finn Wolfhard dealing with a love interest that had strong political ideas for him to appreciate his mom. Maybe they'll become better people? Maybe but the film wont ever be any better.
Being 11 years old when That 70s Show came out connected with me in a big way. As i entered my teens i was watching these characters leave high school. It ended the year i graduated. It was less about the decade and more about the characters, and the same can be said for That 90s Show. Sure there are some 90s things here and there but it is once again character driven. It is not particularly funny but damn is it addictive. Now i want a season 2 as it left you wanting to see what happens next.
Emily Hagins impressed alot of us with Pathogen, a film she made when she was 12. Her follow up My Sucky Teen Romance was perfect for that of an 18 year old. Grow Up Tony Philips went under the radar but might be her best work. In the years since she has dabbled in anthology movies and Netflix but now she is back to feature horror with Shudder's Sorry About the Demon. It is a fun yet clunky film with an enjoyable cast and a good spin on the tired possession formula.
Kevin Williamson uses some Scream tropes but adds a 2020 twist in his latest script, Sick. The is a tense slasher that shines a light on just how crazy shit was during the pandemic. We get Scream's anonymous calls, its twists and its motives all just with a post Covid twist. With this and M3gan along with a sixth Scream this year is off to a good start in the slasher genre.
M3gan kind of looked like your basic January release. It looked decent but forgettable. The film, while funnier than expected...it packs great dark humor, still lacks in story. It is super slow and the kills all happened in the trailer, except one. I wish it would have gone full R, not that R is needed but here it was sniffing around that rating anyhow, should have just gone all the way.
Tulsa King is probably my favorite Taylor Sheridan project since Sicario. These characters have depth, arcs and time to develop, both main and minor, Sylvester Stallone may have been screwed out of an Oscar in 2016 but he deserves an Emmy for this. The action scenes are tense and have incredible builds, it is sort of a coming of age story for crime. With new rivalries and the way S1 ended, it sets up soem interesting dynamics for all involved for the next season.
Clerks 3
X
Christmas Bloody Christmas
Barbarian
Nope
Empire of Light
The BLack Phone
Bullet Train
The Batman
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Babylon
Glass Onion
Jurassic World
Halloween Ends
Multiverse of Madness
Beavis & Butthead
Violent Night
Blood Relatives
Bones & All
Out There Halloween Mega Tape
Yule Log
Scream 5
Wakanda Forever
The Menu
On The Count of Three
Kimi
Weird
White Noise
Thor
Revealer
Studio 666
Samaritan
Vengeance
Emergency
Spirit Halloween
Day Shift
Chip N Dale
Metal Lords
Fresh
My Best Friend's Exorcism
Men
Hellraiser
Three Thousand Years of Longing
The Adam Project
The Whale
Dog
Watcher
Prey
Mad God
Apollo 10 1/2
Spiderhead
Black Adam
Briscoes vs FTR: ROH Tag Titles: Dog Collar Match: Final Battle
Gunther vs Ricochet: Intercontinental Title: Smack Down
Iron Survivor Mens: Deadline
Josh Alexander vs Mike Bailey: Impact World Title
Acclaimed vs FTR: AEW Tag titles: Dynamite
FTR vs Briscoes: ROH Tag Titles: Supercard of Honor
FTR vs Briscoes: ROH Tag Titles: Death Before Dishonor
Roman vs Drew McIntyre: WWE Title: Clash at the Castle
Gunther vs Sheamus: Intercontinental Title: Clash at the Castle
Bianca BelAir vs Becky Lynch: Raw Womens Title: WrestleMania
Cody Rhodes vs Seth Rollins: WrestleMania
Pat McAfee vs Austin Theory: WrestleMania
Mens War Games: Survivor Series
AJ Style vs Finn Balor: Survivor Series
Briscoes vs FTR: ROH Tag Titles: Dog Collar Match: Final Battle
Gunther vs Ricochet
Josh Alexander vs Mike Bailey
Womens War Games: Survivor Series
Usos vs New Day: Tag Titles: Smackdown
Ilja Dragunov vs Jordan Devlin. NXT UK Title
Alex Shelley vs Chris Sabin: Impact
Ilja Dragunov vs Wolfgang: NXT UK Title
Usos vs Brawling Brutes: Tag Titles: Crown Jewel
Usos vs Street Profits: WWE Tag Titles: MITB
Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar: WWE Title: SummerSlam
Brawling Brutes vs Imperium: Extreme Rules
Gunther vs Sheamus: IC Title: Smackdown
Damage Control vs BIanca, Asuka, Alexa: Clash at the Castle
Tyler Bate vs Trent Seven: NXT UK Title
Seth Rollins Vs Matt Riddle: Clash at the Castle
Finn Balor vs Edge: I Quit Match: Extreme Rules
Johnny Gargano vs Austin Theory: Raw
Jordan Devlin vs Ilija Dragunov: NXT
Iron Survivor Mens
Acclaimed vs FTR
Theory vs Ziggler
Lashley vs AJ
Drew vs KO
Bianca vs Becky vs Asuka:Womens Title: Hell in a Cell
Blood & Guts
Cody vs Seth: Hell in a Cell
Sabin vs Kaz: Impact
Ospreay vs Dax: Dynamite
FTR vs Young Bucks: ROH Tag Titles: Dynamite
Jay White vs Alex Shelley: Sacrifice
Briscoes vs Violent By Design: Under Siege
Honor No More vs Bullet Club: Under Siege
PCO vs Jonah: Impact
RKBro vs Alpha Academy vs Seth/KO: Raw Tag Titles: Raw
Briscoes vs OGK: NWA Powerrr
Deonna Purrazzo vs Chelsea Green: ROH Title: Sacrifice
Noam Dar vs Joe Coffey: Heritage Cup: NXT UK
Hangman Page vs Bryan Danielson: AEW Title: Dynamite
Ilja Dragunov vs Jordan Devlin: NXT UK Title
Sammy Guevara vs Cody Rhodes: TNT Tile: Ladder Match
Walter vs Roderick Strong: NXT 2.0
Walter vs Nathan Frasier: NXT UK
Womens EC: Elimination Chamber
In recent years Noah Baumbach has gone a bit more serious with his films and eased up on some quirk, with White Noise not only does he bring in the quirk, he also goes fully unhinged. This is by far is weirdest film and so much of it feels random but inherently Noah at the same time. His work with Wes Anderson really rubs off here and what starts off Spielbergian, quicky unravels as he injects some Kubrickian shots, Hitchcockian elements, Lynchian touches and even a hint of Refn. This feels like a few stories meshed together and at times feels more like performance art than a motion picture and by time the film reaches its climax we are in yet another genre. I want Baumbach to continue making films this bonkers in the future!
Of Montreal
Pixies
Wet Leg
Flogging Molly
Muse
Dream Widow
Ghost
Gayle
Daisy the Great
Poppy
Deadcross
Willow
Kirk Hammett
Dropkick Murphys
Lamb of God
Papa Roach
Drowning Pool
Eddie Vedder
Coheed & Camdbrera
Death Cab For Cutie
Ozzy
Bush
RHCP
M.I.A.
Primus
Maya Hawke
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Jack White(Fear)/Jack White(Heaven)
Cypress Hill
NOFX
Animal Collective
Tears for Fears
Bowling for Soup
Gwar
Korn
Megadeth
Weezer/Weezer/Weezer/Weezer
Anvil
Def Leppard
Ramstein
Jewel
Imagine Dragons
MGK
