Uncut Gems
I don’t understand why anyone would make movies like a bad parent feeding babies sawdust mixed with sugar: A shrug, another spoonful and reasoning, “They keep eating it.”
Tag: 3 Fingers
Tread
Tread is about the perception of heroism. It’s a uniquely Colorado story maybe only playing in theaters around here. It’s a documentary about Marv Heemeyer, the guy who built an armored bulldozer in secret and then plowed through the mountain town of Granby because he thought they town elders were treating him unfairly.
Toy Story 4
There is almost a narrative in Toy Story 4 that no matter how humble your roots are, love can elevate you. Besides the good jokes about a trashy, self-loathing spork, though, love-redeems is sort of obvious.
The Disaster Artist
The Disaster Artist is decent because its subject matter is terrific. I just think it could be more honest with itself. It’s not a celebration of the outsider. It’s a patronizing pat on the back from a shitload of people who have made it to the top the traditional way.
Stan & Ollie
The movie hardly conveys why Laurel and Hardy were great comics. It doesn’t dwell on the past and only includes Laurel and Hardy movie clips over the end credits. A kid watching this would just think it’s just a couple of old men telling corny jokes and wheezing.
Peanut Butter Falcon
Peanut Butter Falcon is not like those creepy videos we used to rent. First of all, it wasn’t filmed in someone’s basement. In fact, it looks fucking fantastic, shot along North Carolina’s Outer Banks, all rusted metal, rotted wood and lapping waves.
Logan Lucky
If I had a time machine, I wouldn’t go back and try to fix things. I’d just go back and be nicer to the women who blossomed later. That way, today I’d have a lot more old classmates calling me a great guy and not a pervert.
The Lighthouse
It’s not one I’d want to see again because it’s so fucking grim and, ultimately, there’s not enough there to think about later, or enough there to be worth enduring twice. The college kids were nuts for it, though. After all, it’s in black and white so it must be pretty fucking important.
The Lego Movie 2
The best thing about the Lego Movie 2 is that kids aren’t patronized. The theme, even if it treads into the waters of the Toy Story franchise about growing up, is a real issue, particularly for boys who struggle to understand why they don’t like the same things they used to.
Isle of Dogs
In light of the sheer volume of dog movies Isle of Dogs is not great, not like Old Yeller or Homeward Bound. It’s not shit either, like the schmaltzy Air Bud movies that just exploit dog lovers. Still, it covers the same ground of good companions who would do anything for their masters.