Midsommar features an extremely striking use of light and color. It’s the first horror movie I’ve seen where the absence of darkness is part of the terror.
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Midsommar (2019)
Category: Revision Candidate
A micro-budget, DTV fantasy movie riding in the wake of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, yet not really inspired by either.
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Do the Right Thing (1989)
Do the Right Thing pops with life and energy and color from the first frame and never relents.
Silence of the Lambs is one of my favorite movies, quite obviously a masterpiece.
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Brick (2006)
Brick is one of my favorite movies I’ve seen in months.
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Trolls World Tour (2020)
The sheer anarchy of this film is unbelievable.
I can’t even pretend to be objective about this movie because:
- As a teenager, I partially built my identity around corny dad music
- I also had a spiritual experience with Bruce Springsteen’s music, and know his discography inside and out
- I am a sucker for well-made, music-driven, cheerful cinema
So take whatever rating you see posted on this page and take it with a strong grain of salt.
If I were trying to identify flaws (which I’m not), I’d probably point out that the white best friend character serves no purpose, and some of the musical cues are perhaps too on the nose.
I hope Viveik Kalra becomes a star; his demeanor and face are so wholesome and lovable.
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Memento (2000)
Memento is a movie almost entirely about its plot structure, which is certainly clever and memorable.
I rewatched this documentary prior to my tour at the Creative Engineering factory that built the Rock-afire / Chuck-E-Cheese animatronics.
“I’ve never seen such a thing in all my life”
Officially my third time watching this in 2021, but I actually watched it about 5 other times in April to prep for a podcast discussing it.
I think the only thing I’d consider changing about this is that Dave and Dawn (aged 20 and 13, respectively, yet seen kissing) appear so early. It sets up viewers to be judgmental and scandalized, as opposed to celebratory, of this group of joyful, excited, inebriated, deranged people.
(A fun fact about that segment is that the filmmakers and crowd egged them on for a kiss, which was edited out, presumably to increase shock value.)
Everything else though? *chef’s kiss*
I love Zebraman, and “Hell Yeah” girl, and the group from Reston, and the people there to honor their dead friend Timmy, and the parking attendant, and the guy drinking from a beaker who does air guitar, and everyone else.
To quote John Blyth Barrymore in LasagnaCat’s legendary 7/27/78 review…
“Do I find perfection in many things? Some things, I would say. Some things are perfect. and this is one of them.”