April 2024

January-May ’24 at the Movies

April 29, 2024 No Comments

Excuses, excuses, you say. Well you’re right! So here are some movie recommendations. January They don’t refer to January and February as ‘Dump-uary’ for nothing, but 2023’s loss was 2024’s…

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The Broken Civilizations of Alex Garland from Scott Tobias at The Reveal

April 23, 2024 No Comments

Civil War, directed by Alex Garland and distributed by A24, has made quite a splash in recent days. Scott Tobias over at the Reveal published a fantastic look back through…

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Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, 2026 - ★★ (contains spoilers)
May 23, 2026
This review may contain spoilers. I went in with very low expectations and ended up having a decent time, but the more I think about this film, the more those warm fuzzies go away. The movies structure is literally a […]
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, 2016 - ★★★
May 18, 2026
I watched this as God intended... in a double bill with The Exorcist. But seriously, after finishing The Exorcist, I wanted something to calm the nerves - a palette cleanser of sorts. Frankly this wasn't it, but through no fault […]
The Exorcist, 1973 - ★★★★★
May 16, 2026
We watched the Extended Director's Cut (whatever that means) from the Warner Bros 90th Anniversary set. It was my first watch, but a repeat watch for my wife. It very much worked on me, even as so much of the […]
Barbarella, 1968 - ★½
May 13, 2026
Look, I know there's cultural significance to this film, and that many Scifi films took cues from the visual designs of Barbarella, but this isn't very good, right? This just feels like an excuse to see Jane Fonda naked. Which, […]
Apollo 13, 1995 - ★★★★½
May 13, 2026
This is one of those films that I've always intended to watch and never gotten around to. Well, no longer!Ron Howard is so incredibly talented as a director - the pacing and framing throughout the film is stunning. The cast […]