Category: Movie Reviews
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“Babylon” Review: In the frenzy of the most chaotic ecstasy
If there is one film that has defined my life for the last few years without having seen it, it is “Babylon” by Damien Chazelle. When news broke to the public in July 2019 that Damien Chazelle would be collaborating with Emma Stone once again and the two would be teaming up to bring a…
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“Bones and All” Review: The bloodiest romance of the year
She lies there on the floor of the room, still and barely moving. Her gaze is gentle, almost innocent. A girl is next to her; pretends to be interested in what happened in her past. But Maren herself knows that she is only fooling her. She hardly remembers herself. And the fragments her brain can…
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“Aftersun” Review: A moving time capsule
[*CLICK*… Start recording] You press the red button, the shot shakes as you try to figure out how to zoom properly. You stare past the camera into space, realizing nothing will ever be the same again. Once the realization hits and you understand what it means, the heaviness in your chest sets in. Leaving behind…
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“She Said” Review: The Fall of Harvey Weinstein
She was silenced, but was far from being the only one. For all of them, the fear of destroying their existence outweighed the truth that was to be brought to light. Some of them did not take a stand for decades, trying to escape the Hollywood power structure, but it would not stop. Until they…
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Behead or you shall be dead – “The Green Knight” Review
“The Green Knight” is a slow-burn tale about mortality and the journey of finding oneself. It’s a truly stunning piece of cinema, with a stellar cast giving great performances, visuals that deliver beyond what I imagined, a perfect mix of mystery, passion & tragedy, and a feeling of grandeur, scope & impending doom. The original…
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SeanKlaus: The Top 38 Films of 2019 & 2020
2019 and 2020 are total polar opposites in terms of cinema. In every way 2019 was one of the best years in the history of film, 2020 was an abysmal and depressing regression. Where 2019 was filled with amazing cinematic achievements and was the best year in cinema since 1999, 2020 was filled with delayed…
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“Cherry” Review: Russo Brothers’ Follow-up to the MCU is A Misguided Exercise in Cinematic Pretension
To say Joe and Anthony Russo have reshaped the landscape of cinema would be an understatement. After successfully redeeming the latter two-thirds of the “Captain America” trilogy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Russo brothers went on to direct the 4th and 2nd highest-grossing films of all time respectively with “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers:…
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“Music” Review: Repulsive LifeTime Original Parody of Autism Is Astonishingly Unbearable
The accurate depiction of mental illness in mainstream media is an uphill battle we are not winning. Despite the occasional film or television show that goes above and beyond in respectively and accurately depicting mental health, with some newer examples being depression being handled incredibly well in the HBO show “Euphoria”, the 2012 film “The…
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Review: “Malcolm & Marie” – Sam Levinson
It’s the best night of his life – Malcolm has just returned from the premiere of his first film, still overwhelmed by the encouragement and praise of his audience, but quickly has to find himself back in reality. His girlfriend Marie has perceived the events quite differently and confesses to him in all truth her…
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“Call Me By Your Name” Review: The Most Beautiful Film of the 21st Century Thus Far
As we have crossed the threshold of the first two decades of this new millennium, we have been lucky enough to experience some of the most gorgeous displays of cinema in history. The rise and evolution of digital cinematography has allowed for some of the most mind-blowing camerawork, whether it be the 42-minute unbroken shot…