Movie Reviews

Aug
08
Nonsensical Horror: BFTW 8/8/25

Nonsensical Horror: BFTW 8/8/25

Wondering if horror movies are suffering from a crisis of pretension, and whether I shouldn't have sprung for the AMC+ annual pass.
5 min read
Jul
18
Ripley Don't Surf: BFTW 7/18/25

Ripley Don't Surf: BFTW 7/18/25

Admiring The Clash in a movie they didn't like, plus two sun-soaked murder movies I've liked for years.
6 min read
Jul
13
I Actually Liked Opus! A Lot!

I Actually Liked Opus! A Lot!

A rare movie about music journalism and fictional superstars that does the absurdity of both justice.
5 min read
Jul
11
Foreign Shudders & Old Americana: BFTW 7/11/25

Foreign Shudders & Old Americana: BFTW 7/11/25

Blurbs about the scaries and the '70s, the cold and the cool.
5 min read
Jul
09
I Really Liked Sinners!

I Really Liked Sinners!

A rare popular original movie from a modern auteur was really good! You heard it here last!
6 min read
Jun
08
Silly List Slogs: All The Popcorn Classics!

Silly List Slogs: All The Popcorn Classics!

A look back at two years of saying I watch thrillers late at night that I’ve already seen before.
3 min read
May
30
Legos & Order: BFTW 5/30/25

Legos & Order: BFTW 5/30/25

Murder procedurals and Lego movies about pop stars…is there anything else worth watching?
7 min read
May
09
I Saw Yo La Tengo!: BFTW 5/9/25

I Saw Yo La Tengo!: BFTW 5/9/25

Enjoying a forty year old band I've loved for thirty years and last saw twenty years ago. Plus, hot takes on three thrillers!
8 min read
Apr
18
Thanks, Dead: Blurbing FTW 4/18/25

Thanks, Dead: Blurbing FTW 4/18/25

Learning to appreciate the Grateful Dead, plus blurbs about movies with less grateful dead.
7 min read
Mar
28
I Saw Ash!: Blurbing FTW 3/28/25

I Saw Ash!: Blurbing FTW 3/28/25

One movie seen on the big screen, and a bunch watched on Criterion, now blurbed!
6 min read