Documentary

“Am I Racist?”

By Brett_G on

6.5

How did no one know this was Matt Walsh?!? The man bun wasn’t THAT convincing… Clark Kent was more incognito.

Is it going to change anyone’s mind? No.

Does watching the “they don’t want you to see this movie” angle and theaters falling into the trap and pulling it from showtimes and this marketing merry-go-round from hell happening again ever get old? Every time, yes.

Did I have conservatives becoming Michael Moore after all these years of railing against his movies and his beliefs on my bingo card? No freaking way, but here we are.

It’s a Michael Moore/Borat type of approach to looking at the institution fighting to change institutional issues, and the inherent irony that arises with any movement that gains power while fighting power.

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Horror/Thriller

“Front Room”

By Brett_G on

6.1

Definitely one of the most disturbing movies of the year… it’s got that going for it.

As someone who used to work as a nurse aide in a nursing home, I haven’t seen this much combative old lady and incontinence everywhere in a long time.

The religious cult angle was a bit of a surprise. I expected an hour forty of the uncomfortable scenes with the lady from “poltergeist” weird voice, but didn’t expect it getting as strange as it did. There’s really no preparing for something like this.

Kathryn Hunter and Brandy do everything they can to rescue this thing, but it’s just too weird of a story to overcome. It couldn’t pull out of trying to be shocking to be anything else.

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Comedy Indie

“Babes”

By Brett_G on

7.8

This was SO GOOD! I expected funny, but not laugh out loud the entire time funny. This one left the entire theater in stitches. There was an authenticity that took the comedy over the top and really made it fire on all cylinders. Instead of going for pure slapstick, it had a great deal of genuine heart under the hood that made the buy-in that much stronger and the laughs hit that much harder. There’s an unabashed quality here that not many films have nowadays. Perfectly cast and expertly executed. From the hairstyles of the OB/GYN to the doula embracing the prom theme for the birth. We were all here for every bit of the magical messiness.

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Action Blockbuster Science Fiction

“Alien: Romulus”

By Brett_G on

7.4

It’s an “Aliens” movie. If you watched “Twisters” and were wishing it was a xenomorph picking off unexpecting morons instead of mother nature teaching lessons in humility, then this is the blockbuster for you!

What this one lacks in originality and overall storytelling it more than makes up for in cinematography and ambiance. Holy shit is it beautiful. There’s not a single frame of this one that’s not a veritable work of art. It’s what keeps you invested even as the narrative wanders down the familiar old path of “oh no… they did the thing and are going to die now…”

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