Brett Garten, Movie Extraordinare
Cinematic Sommelier
6.5
Meh…
If you enjoy the “Taken” franchise and Clint Eastwood’s recent politically-tinged thrillers, then you’ll enjoy this one. Subtlety and nuance definitely aren’t what you’re going to get here. A fairly ham-handed relationship that blossoms between the son and Liam, replacing the daughter he pushes away as the film progresses. I’ve seen worse, I’ve seen better.
7.4
Remember when everyone was worried what would happen to people who watched “Joker?” Well, those chickens have come home to roost. Basically, this is what happens when you watch too much true crime and get bored.
The style of this film is fascinating, and adds a nice differentiation to the film. The story I feel like I’ve seen before, but still left me entertained. If you’re looking for a movie you don’t have to think too much about, and will make you cock your head and go “what the actual f**k is going on right now”… here it is!
8.9
He may be known as the charcuterie “board lord” by most. Still, he’s also pretty damn good at picking up on everything we as a society have been trying to process and work through for the past year and present it perfectly to help us laugh at the absurdity of the things we sometimes take too seriously, and find some common ground with each other as an audience. Socially distanced, of course! Great timing, great material, a fantastic half-hour of laughing your ass off.
🚨Definitely Not For Children🚨
Also, kind of cool the link is the full show. Not just a teaser… Enjoy!
8.1
Following the theme of strong femme fatales… “The Love Witch!”
Luring in her prey like a Venus Fly Trap, and allowing their own character flaws lead to their downfalls. Very Hitchcock, but very original in its interpretation and execution of the art of cinema. Fascinating to see a filmmaker make the artistic choice to light and shoot on film to form a piece that looks like it’s from the 60’s… when it was actually filmed less than 10 years ago. Fascinating to learn the backstory of the making of this film and be introduced to it through the lens of “The Last Drive In w/Joe Bob Briggs.” Have to plug Shudder every once in a while for its masterful curation of the horror genre for the streaming world.
This one is really hard to explain, but if you’re looking for something “out of the box”… definitely check it out.
8.1
Get ready to get uncomfortable… like, extremely uncomfortable. But a productive, evolutionary uncomfortable, if that makes sense. In between discomfort, you’ll unexpectedly laugh and cheer.
Technically speaking, it felt a bit clunky at times and seemed to rush the ending. That said, it lives up to the hype of the trailer and will leave you feeling fired up in all the right ways. Inspirational art. Definitely not a light-hearted popcorn flick.
Brett Garten, Movie Extraordinare 