The Goods: Film Reviews
A kooky horror screwball that escalates and escalates, featuring some all-timer body mutilation effects. A whole bucket of fun. The plot is shapeless, but that’s fine. The script is really nasty to its women and generous to its men in a cynical sort of way, which is slightly less fine.
To say the 61st feature created by Walt Disney Animation Studios came and went with little fanfare would be the understatement of 2022.
Romancing the Stone’s biggest problem is that its opening is too good.
Another month in the books — and a year, too.
I like it more in concept than in practice — unlike the best Sesame Street specials, this feels more squarely targeted at kids with less consideration for the adult attention span. But the international Sesame Street coverage is intriguing, and there’s something apocalyptic about Telly’s fear of a new year.
A simple two-hander sketch that executes its premise pretty well and has a solid punchline. Of note due to its cult hit status as a New Year tradition in parts of Europe.
So often, you hear great filmmakers talk about their love of film in spiritual terms.
Hello movie-going friends! Merry Christmas, or whatever your winter salutation of choice is!
One of my favorite movies of the year — and it might have been my #1 favorite if it had cut out the cannibalism and just been a tragic romantic teenage odyssey, but that’s just a matter of personal taste, because what’s here works well. Guadagnino’s filmmaking is outstanding, the metaphoric purpose of “eaters” is never too on-the-nose, and the acting is very good (although when I hit play, I thought Zendaya was starring in this, and kept thinking how great she would have been).
When they’re singing, it’s watchable, and that’s about as far as I’ll go.