Previous Rankings#171-183 MEET CUTE has some moments, thanks to Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson’s charm. But it’s repetitive and ultimately a little uncomfortable. BARDO wins this year’s Fuck This Movie award. Some good performances in MOTHERING SUNDAY, but not much else. Adrien Brody is pretty good in CLEAN, but it’s remarkably boring for a supposed […]
Author: Matt Hambidge
2022 Movie Rankings, #171-183
Okay, here we go, it’s movie ranking time! I’ve seen some takes online talking about how this wasn’t a great year for film, or that “it was fine, but it doesn’t compare to (insert any arbitrary year here).” And to that I say, “Touch grass.” It’s a lazy comment. Either your standards and expectations are […]
PLANE Review
Plane is the perfect January movie. Everyone is still coming down from the busy holiday season, and now awards season is starting to take off. We’re not looking for the next Oscar contender just yet. All we need is something easy and palatable. Something to provide some fun thrills in a reasonable runtime. And Plane […]
PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH Review
A decade is a long time to wait for a sequel. Especially when that first movie was well-received (at least by critics, fans were admittedly more mixed), made a bunch of money at the box office, and received a nomination for Best Animated Feature. I’m talking, of course, about 2011’s Puss in Boots, the first […]
I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY Review
The biopic genre, and specifically the musician biopic, has become fairly standardized over time. Similar to romantic comedies, so many of them have similar tones and story structure. It takes something unique or special to stand out from the crowd, lest the movie be seen as boring or predictable or offering nothing new to the […]
LIVING Review
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” This quote from Gandalf from The Fellowship of the Ring is an all-time favorite quote of mine. It’s so simple, yet profound. It’s something every single person can relate to in one way or another. After all, when you […]
BABYLON Review
Not many directors have started off their careers behind the camera as strongly as Damien Chazelle. Whiplash, La La Land, First Man are all incredible. I know some aren’t as high on First Man as the other two, but I actually think it’s the best of his movies. But the point is, the man’s on […]
‘Survivor 43’ Finale Recap: “Snap Some Necks And Cash Some Checks”
Well, we made it, another Survivor finale! It’s been a really solid season, proving that even 43 seasons in, the production team still has their fastball. Heading into the finale, this was set up to easily be the strongest of the three “new era” seasons. And after this result, it remains solidly in that position. […]
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER Review
Avatar: The Way of Water became one of the most-anticipated sequels of all time as soon it was announced over a decade ago. And it makes sense. Avatar is only the highest-grossing movie of all time. And director James Cameron is as legendary as they come. Given how much time passed between the 2009 smash […]
SOMETHING FROM TIFFANY’S Review
I live my life by one principle: If Zoey Deutch is involved in something, that thing is automatically good, or at least better than it would be were she not involved. (Okay, so maybe it’s not the principle I live by; but it’s for sure a principle). So even while I didn’t have high expectations […]
