The only thing better than Michael Keaton is three Michael Keatons. The only thing worse is four.
I love Michael Keaton. This movie is definitely dated, but I laughed out loud enough times for it to be worth watching again someday. Two (the character, not a weird grammar mistake) slipped into the Beetlejuice voice a few times, which was fun.
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<I><B>Live</I></B> is a mix of <I><A HREF="https://boxd.it/hDPg">Searching</A></i>, <I><A HREF="https://boxd.it/ifs0">Unfriended: Dark Web</A></I>, and, in some ways, <I><A HREF="https://boxd.it/7bvW">The Den</A></i>, which is an incredible film!
The story is told through multiple Facebook posts and Facebook Live settings. Our main character makes all of the rookie mistakes with online dating, Facebook Marketplace, and pulling over for what she believes are police officers. I found myself using a number of expletives while watching, and I'm positive that any other sane, reasonable person would do the same.
This really holds up. The quotes are endlessly relatable to anyone who has worked in an office. I'm feeling thankful to be a remote employee.
Office Space is a workplace comedy grounded in reality, even if there's a hypnotist and money laundering and a fire. The characters are real, except maybe Milton. I suppose I relate most to Tom, because I also deal with customers so the engineers don't have to. I have people skills.
I always consider <i>Vacancy</i> to be one of the scarier, let’s say, home invasion films (do we need a new sub-genre here? How about travel invasion?).
The setting of the film is uneasy. If you’ve traveled, you’ve stayed at a little hotel/motel, and the possibility that you’re being watched in your room has crossed your mind, especially when seeing stories about Airbnb and campground areas where people have found recording devices that were purposely placed.
In <i>Vacancy</i>, your worst nightmares about the above come true.
Throughout the film, a couple are stalked by two men wearing masks, intent on torturing and killing them for play and work. Yep, they’re making movies and distributing/selling them to others. They’ve also created an underground tunnel system that connects to other rooms at this site, just like the terrorist group Hamas has done throughout Palestine, in order to surprise, torture and eventually kill guests. These tapes are also left for potential victims to watch.
<i>Vacancy</i> hits all of the right spots. It’s suspenseful, has a fine cast, and the story was well-written from beginning to end. My only complaint is that Beckinsale and Wilson didn’t have the right chemistry, but still gave it their all to survive the night.
If you haven’t done so, add it to your watchlist (or give it a rewatch). Also, check out the <b>prequel</b>.
This feels like a movie that if I saw it when it came out, it would hold up and be a nostalgia 5-star pick. Instead I saw it sometime after that, didn't really like it, and now I think it is just okay. The cast all plays their part well, and the idea is interesting. Something about it just doesn't connect with me.
I do LOVE when Sam Rockwell says "Is there air? You don't know!" I watched that part a second time.
She-Hulk is a superhero legal comedy, and it's sort of a rom-com too. The case-of-the-week aspect opens the door for D-list comic villains to have their MCU debuts, and it also allows for established characters to cameo.
Tim Roth is back as an enlightened Emil Blonksy, and he's effortless and perfect. I never thought I'd be hoping for more Abomination in the MCU, but here I am. It's Daredevil's return to the small screen, and while it's a little strange to see him in the sunlight and smiling, this is a partnership I'd love to see more of. Daredevil deserves some happiness too.
Tatiana Maslany gave one of the greatest TV performances of all time in Orphan Black, playing over a dozen characters in a five season show. I think that when she is brought into other MCU content, she will win over some of the haters. If not, I guess that's fine too. You don't have to like every character.
This wasn't as bad as it looks, but it's not good enough that I think you should watch it. They're barely even on vacation.
I'm still going to watch the sequel though. Steve Buscemi is in it.
I'm a cat person, but I guess I'm also a Wes Anderson Stop-Motion person, because I'm obsessed with the visuals of this (and Fantastic Mr. Fox).
There were points when the story was a little hard to follow, but I think I was just falling into a trance over how beautiful it was, so I was partially zoning out. It's like when you look at a Magic Eye, and your eyes are working but your brain has stopped processing, and then all the sudden it's a sailboat and you snap out of it.
Another action-less adventure film from The Asylum.
This one was bad even by their standards. They spent all the money filming in South Africa and couldn’t afford a script, costumes, or to hire anyone to keep track of continuity.
Stephanie Tanner would have been perfect for Sparkle Motion.
I haven't watched this in probably fifteen years. I was excited to notice Spencer from iCarly and a brunette Ashley Tisdale in the assembly scene. I wish that actually wasn't Seth Rogen because I like liking him.
Even with all of the parts I had forgotten in fifteen years, the Mad World montage at the end always stays. What a perfect song choice and a perfect ending.
The steampunk elements were cool. The CGI, the terribly fake accents, and the over-the-top acting were not.
<I>"This is the worst day ever. I can't even leave a shitty review."</I>
<B>But I can.</B>
Unlikeable characters and a kid who suddenly knows everything about sharks contribute to the many things wrong with this film.
