T: Netflix showcased this one in their ‘New Releases’ and I found myself immediately intrigued. As a devoted fan to South Park, I love animation garnered toward adult audiences. What really interested me about this one was its use of claymation – a medium only truly understood with the appreciation of my partner. With that…
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10 Cloverfield Lane
RV: I’ve never peed my pants out of fright, but during this movie, I was damn close. In full disclosure, I did stubbornly order the “Big B” at the movie theater, so I could have free refills on my pop and popcorn even though I always feel like shit by the end of the movie…
About Time
RV: Have you ever gone to a fancy restaurant that your friends just rave about only to have a seemly ordinary dining experience. Welcome to About Time. A movie that on the surface does everything it is supposed to do in a very clean cut production but leaves a viewer looking for an original experience…
Comet
T: As a fan of indie-romances, especially those with a supernatural flair, I was immediately taken by this almost unnoticeable, take notice film. What immediately catches your attention is the BREATHTAKING cinematography. This movie, like its namesake, will take you on a visually-stunning adventure. Even though the plot is somewhat lacking, and though some scenes grow…
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
T: As a high school English teacher, I always get excited (and slightly terrified) when I hear about an upcoming literary adaption, but I could tell as early as the trailer that this film would not strive to mirror its original source material. With that said, this film can and should appreciated beyond having an…
The Babadook
RV: After I watched this movie, I thought it was the most brilliant horror film I had seen all year, but when I went to school the next day and pitched its brilliance to my classes, most of them vehemently disagreed. I was shocked. I had sat through so many garbage horror films on Netflix…
Wild
T: I read Wild at the exact perfect moment. I, like Cheryl, was also suffering what could only be called a quarter-life crisis when I stumbled across this memoir. Although not nearly as much of (what I can only summarize as) a fuck-up as Cheryl (me=divorce; Cheryl=divorce, infidelity, drug abuse, abortions, etc), her story allowed…
The Overnight
RV: There is no denying that this movie has balls (also a lot of prosthetic dicks…more on that later), but all the risk-taking and eccentricity just falls flat from the simple fact that The Overnight has no idea what it wants to be. Is it a farce? It features Adam Scott and Jason Schwartzman dancing around…
Hateful Eight
RV: This is a movie that I’m only ever going to watch once (believe or not, seeing a man’s nuts shot off one time is plenty enough for me), but that single viewing will leave you with plenty of vivid, disturbing images that will definitely haunt your mind for weeks to come. From the intense rhythm of…
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