Fantastic performances from everyone involved with a strong presentation of simple ideas.
Categories: Movie and Series Reviews, Drama
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) 2.5/5
Categories 2.5/5, Action, Drama, Movie and Series Reviews, Thriller 
Unfortunately under delivers and lacks any aspect of identity to set it apart from other ordinary action films. Ultimately, this leaves the movie wading in the shallow end of average waters.
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) 4.5/5
Categories 4.5/5, Drama, Movie and Series Reviews, Music 
A wonderful move to watch wrap around itself. I feel like I need a few more watches to really dig into the movie.
But I’m a Cheerleader (1999) 3.5/5
Categories 3.5/5, Comedy, Drama, Movie and Series Reviews, Romance 
A lot of charm and a great cast.
Armor (2024) 0.5/5
There is nothing here to be gained. In a sea of films, why subject yourself to this?
Watchmen: Chapter II (2024) 3.5/5
The story is enjoyable to watch and consider, but I think more impact could exist in various scenes if they were allowed to breath. Often things come across stilted by either delivery or a sense of immediacy in moving the plot along. How quickly awful things happen and ten seconds later acceptance emerges.
Watching Snyder’s interpretation of Manhattan is shocking, while here the story is laid out in a different order and it detracts. I am no Snyder disciple, but he has an eye for presentation that was sorely missed here.
I have Watchmen, in its written form, on my shelf. Maybe me two months from now will be reading it.
Doctor Sleep (2019) 4/5
Not perfect. It felt like some things got trimmed in editing and a couple of times the reverence for the prior film goes a little too hard. However, I enjoyed it a lot.