• Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

    ★★½

    i’m pretty sure one of the autobots says ‘fuck’ at one point.

    projectionist was a real one for turning the volume all the way up.

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

    ★★★★½

    one of my favorite things about the fugitive is that seemingly the only reason they gave harrison ford a big ass beard is so he’d have a reason to shave it off and become an unrecognizable… fugitive, whilst giving us the ford we all know and love. facial hair as a plot device. simple. brilliant.

  • Twister

    Twister

    ★★★½

    easing into my 90s action summer blockbuster mode and supplementing the first sunday without succession ever again with the real eldest boy, alan ruck.

    paxton, hunt (very hot here), gertz (very hot here), the director of tár, the hard cut to philip seymour hoffman saying “the suck zone.”

    that’s all. weather: scary. movie: dumb fun.

  • Contempt

    Contempt

    ★★★★

    godard: king of dudes suck cinema.

  • BlackBerry

    BlackBerry

    ★★★★

    this is a very good movie. matt johnson made the armageddon to air’s deep impact. and it’s got michael ironside in it! he wasn’t in either of those movies, it’s just very cool to see him again.

    glenn howerton is about to get slapped left and right with supporting actor nods. the guy is a great yeller.

  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    ★★★★

    my eyes are FED.

    unfathomably cool to look at. incredibly fun to watch. a little hokey this time? maybe too much annoying sony-ness? whatever. i hope the next one’s three hours long.

  • The Raid 2

    The Raid 2

    ★★★★½

    is yayan ruhian one of the best parts of the first one? yep. should we bring him back as a different character? yep. does it make sense? nope. who cares.

    it asks for so much patience coming off the first, but i truly believe it deserves it. one of the top 5 best times i’ve ever had in a theater. just me and my best friend having an absolute blast for 2.5 hours.

    bat boy and hammer girl kick ass. iko uwais deserves to be a household name.

  • The Raid

    The Raid

    ★★★★½

    a BAN.GER.

    unrated version only. it’s been so long that i don’t even remember what the difference is, but i’ll never go back to find out.

    for 100 quick minutes of ruthless violence full of some incredibly mean deaths, it actually makes time for some pretty great character builds. i’m holding my stock in gareth evans.

  • Lost Highway

    Lost Highway

    ★★★★½

    life is a circle (or a highway that i wanna ride all night long). identity is an illusion. lynch is forever.

  • You Hurt My Feelings

    You Hurt My Feelings

    ★★★½

    a real slice of li(f)e.

    julia louis-dreyfus is the funniest person alive.

  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    ★★★★

    yeah no haha this one’s fun guys. fuck it, nuke blast fridge. swing with the monkeys. aliens? sure, why not. it’s absurd, but where do you go after the cup of christ? who cares? touch grass. it’s got quicksand lol quicksand!

    we get karen allen back! and cate blanchett. and ray winstone. and john hurt. and jim broadbent. fun! shia’s in his transition period so he’s not nearly as annoying as he could’ve been if this had been made 4…

  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    ★★★★★

    bugs bunny and daffy duck take on the nazis.

    raiders is best, crusade is my favorite. sean and harrison are having so much fun and so am i. spielberg is so dialed in at this point that it feels like he’s doing it with his eyes closed. AND it’s got the best villain moment and macguffin for the best final act in the series. AND it’s got more marcus.

    indiana cracked his first whip, got that scar on his chin, found out what kind of hat he likes and developed a fear of snakes all in one morning. i slept until 1130 today.