We did Joe Versus the Volcano wrong, and, by extension, ourselves wrong.
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Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)

We did Joe Versus the Volcano wrong, and, by extension, ourselves wrong.
It’s trash.
Sometimes I wonder about my life.
I want to start this review by clearing the air about The ‘Burbs’s ending.
Greyhound opens with a lovely little flashback scene.
There is not a single original beat in Finch.
The King of Rock and Roll deserves better than a film biopic.
Space is cool.
I’m not sure that The Circle ever had any bite. But it certainly doesn’t in 2022. Pretty much every major headline has undercut the film’s satire as not a world-gone-crazy fantasy, but everyday life.
My reaction to this film is somewhat muted in part, I admit, because the title, poster, and opening few minutes suggest something far trippier and more ambitious than what this really is