Comedy… Movie #24 2020: Uncut Gems (2019) 26 Feb 2020 Adam Sandler as Howard Ratner I'm going to be honest here: I only watched this because I'd already read the most amazing reviews from the lucky American people who got…
Biographical… Movie #23 2020: Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) 26 Feb 202026 Feb 2020 Richard E. Grant as Jack Hock and Melissa McCarthy as Lee Israel This movie is not what I was expecting. I will admit, I didn't actually know anything about the…
Comedy… Movie #22 2020: The Favourite (2018) 26 Feb 2020 Rachel Weisz as Sarah Churchill, Lady Marlborough, and Olivia Colman as Queen Anne Boy oh boy did it take me too long to watch this or what? At the time…
Action… Movie #21 2020: John Wick (2014) 26 Feb 2020 Keanu Reeves as John Wick Just when you thought you were sick of franchises, along comes John Wick. What's odd about this as a franchise is that it's not overly…
Horror Movie #18 2020: Escape Room (2019) 17 Feb 202017 Feb 2020 Deborah Ann Woll as Amanda Last year I tried to watch this movie and accidentally watched the absolute shit show that was Escape Room (2017). In short, I enjoyed this…
Cerebral… Movie #16 2020: Joker (2019) 17 Feb 202017 Feb 2020 Welp. What a performance. No one was surprised when Joaquin Phoenix took the Oscar for Best Actor, and nor was I. He absolutely deserved it, even in a year when…
Uncategorized Movie #14 2020: Eighth Grade (2018) 14 Feb 202014 Feb 2020 Elsie Fisher as Kayla I watched Eighth Grade because I'd heard great things, and I've enjoyed Bo Burnham's comedy in the past. I'm not saying this was a letdown for…
Comedy… Movie #13 2020: The Terminal (2004) 14 Feb 202013 Feb 2020 Tom Hanks as Viktor Navorski After the mind-bending, overwhelmingly complex task of attempting to review Parasite... YAY! It's Tom Hanks in the lovingly corny The Terminal from 2004. Honestly, I…
Comedy… Movie #11 2020: Knives Out (2019) 11 Feb 202011 Feb 2020 Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc When I wrote my last review (Looper), I had no idea that I'd unintentionally watched two Rian Johnson movies in a row. (Remember, I've already…
Comedy… Movie #7 2020: Lady Bird (2017) 5 Feb 20205 Feb 2020 Lucas Hedges as Danny and Saoirse Ronan as Lady Bird Do you ever have that weird thing with a movie when it gets released and you just have no desire…
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