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50 Best Shots of 2019
There were so many wonderfully shot movies in 2019, making my cinematography line up was a bit of a nightmare. It was easier with this list, seeing how many choices I could include. And 2 weeks from...
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Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
I love Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel and I think they are both wonderful movies about terrific heroines. However, I cannot fully connect with them because, while they kick ass, they are so very noble...
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The Best (and Worst) of 2019
Best Movie:Â Marriage Story(2. Avengers: Endgame 3. Knives Out 4. Uncut Gems 5. Ready or Not 6. Midsommar 7. The Lighthouse 8. 1917 9. Parasite 10. Fighting with my Family)2019 brought us many wonderful...
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Visual Parallels: Knives Out + The Handmaiden
While rewatchimg Knives Out again and admiring its wonderful production design, I realized that the film's lovely cinematography highlights it as much as another movie I love - The Handmaiden. So today...
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Soundtrack Wednesday - Layer Cake
Track: HaylingArtist: FC KahunaTrack: Can't Get Blue Monday out of my HeadArtist: Kylie Minogue/New OrderTrack: You Got the LoveArtist :The SourceTrack: Ordinary WorldArtist: Duran DuranTrack: Four to...
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Saturday TV Special: What We Do in the Shadows
Plot:Â A look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of three vampires, who've lived together for over 100 years, on Staten Island.Structure: Every episode focuses on another issue our adorable...
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The Batman, Wonder Woman 1984 and The Suicide Squad promos premiere at FanDome
The Batman teaser dropped last night and whoever is not watching it on loop right now is posting about how brilliant it is.Also the trailer for Justice League Snyder Cut dropped but my God comparing to...
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Welcome to Arrakis in the first trailer for Denis Villeneuve's "Dune"
After months and months of waiting today is the finally the day. This is not the first footage many of us has seen - Warner Bros. cleverly added a very impressive teaser to Tenet but foolishly didn't...
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"The Crown" delivers its best season yet and introduces the new generation to...
The hugely anticipated season 4 of The Crown is finally here and it's yet another series from Netflix that is so good I actually watched all 10 episodes of it in a row. It's the show's best season yet...
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Wonder Woman 1984
(spoilers!)It's been a long, long wait. Back in the summer 2017 we were delighted by Patty Jenkins'Wonder Woman. It had thrills, laughs, emotions and most of all - so much heart. Now Jenkins returns...
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
(spoilers!)I never thought that I will see something more embarrassing when it comes to ruining the franchise than 1. WB handing the keys to DC kingdom to Zack Snyder and giving him three tries to make...
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Soundtrack Wednesday - Watchmen (2019)
Track: The BrickArtist: Trent Reznor & Atticus RossTrack: Lincoln TunnelArtist: Trent Reznor & Atticus RossTrack: Life on Mars?Artist: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
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Most anticipated movies in 2020
Before I start publishing my best and worst of 2019 lists, here's that time of year again to get excited about what's coming in next year. There's so many wonderful movies on the horizon, including...
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The Witcher (season 1)
(slight spoilers for the entire season)Fuck.That's the word that is uttered in hilarious ways at multiple points of the series by Geralt of Rivia, its protagonist. But that's also the word that should...
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10 Best Performances in 2019
Here we are again, the most wonderful time of the year when we get to celebrate the best movies and performances we saw over the last 12 months. Usually I start my lists with the best scenes, but I...
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10 Best Scenes in 2019
2019 gave us so many good scenes. I could easily make a list of at least 50, but the traditional format has always been and will remain 10. But it was so hard to choose the ranking. However number 1?...
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Joker
(spoilers!)I wasn't going to write a review for this because 1. the last thing I want is insecure "men" who identify with the lead character writing nonsense in my comment section 2. this movie doesn't...
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Screaming Sunday - Doctor Sleep
Rating -Â 71/100Plot:Â Â Years following the events of "The Shining," a now-adult Dan Torrance meets a young girl with similar powers as he tries to protect her from a cult known as The True Knot who prey...
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Visual Parallels: The Cabin in the Woods + Ready or Not
This year, a wonderful horror movie Ready or Not was released. A gory, funny and entertaining tale centered around a bride, Grace (played by lovely Samara Weaving) having to fight off her new family on...
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Gal Gadot returns as Wonder Woman in stunning first trailer for Wonder Woman...
It's finally here! The long awaited trailer for Wonder Woman 1984 just landed online and it offers the first look at Diana using her new powers, Steve being back from the dead, Pedro Pascal's villain...
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Marriage Story
Marriage Story is a wonderful, wonderful movie. It's one of the year's best scripts (Parasite still is my win here) and it is truly expertly paced - it's not a short movie, but you aren't bored and...
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
(spoilers!)6 years after the finale of Breaking Bad we got the sequel focusing on Jesse Pinkman. I was worried how it will turn out, given how perfect the last shot of Jesse in the series' finale was....
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Screaming Sunday - Ready or Not
Movie rating:Â 93/100Plot:Â A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.The heroes:Â One very unlucky but brave and capable...
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Screaming Sunday - Eli
Movie rating:Â 63/100Plot:Â A boy receiving treatment for his auto-immune disorder discovers that the house he's living in isn't as safe as he thought.The heroes:Â Eli, a boy who may be on his way to...
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Soundtrack Wednesday - Succession
Track: Succession Main ThemeArtist: Nicholas BritellTrack: Strings + 808 + BeatArtist: Nicholas BritellTrack: Power (Instrumental)Artist: Nicholas Britell
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