Brett Garten, Movie Extraordinare
Cinematic Sommelier
8.2
How they seamlessly patched together such a solid romantic comedy with a slasher, I’ll never know… but here we are! It was so adorable and then so abhorrent, and then back. I couldn’t believe how intense it got in some sequences, or how hard I laughed at others. Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding’s chemistry is ELECTRIC, which really helps this thing cook. A perfect date-night movie with your arm candy… even if it’s a popcorn bucket.
7.8
Didn’t expect this one to be quite THIS good. I’ll be damned, it was a solid action thriller! And Beast Mode can act! A pretty standard story, but some of the tightest action and fight scenes you’ll see on the big screen this year. Definitely can tell it’s the same team as “Nobody.” If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it…
7.1
They’re not lying, it stops once they hit their stride… which I found to be an odd choice. Nonetheless, this documentary includes some really sweet moments with the members of the band reminiscing and seeing/hearing some things for the first time since living the moments. The music is of course amazing, but the story seemed to just kind of stop. It’s solid, but I’d still rather watch one of their concert films or listen to one of their soundboard bootlegs.
6.6
Ghost POV was a fun ride… I could have done without the constant threat of witnessing a sexual assault, but the rest of the movie was so-so to almost solid. There were just so many unnecessary tangents and strange side quests that distract from what could have been a truly original and cool film. IT ends up being kind of predictable and overall “meh.” Also, be careful of mirrors. Pro tip.
8.1
In a word – haunting.
The ethical dilemmas at play, the best and worst of humanity on display… chilling. Even knowing the end result, I found myself on the edge of my seat the entire runtime. I can’t imagine being in this situation and having to make some of these calls, let alone being this embedded in the horrifying action. So many things we’ve become numb to are brought to the forefront and you are forced to confront a lot during this tight hour and a half. Extremely well done period piece on one of the most “wait, what?” stories in sports history. “Oh yeah, it wasn’t just Mark Spitz setting the medal record that year!”
Brett Garten, Movie Extraordinare 