Grade: B
Austin Butler is definitely worthy of an Oscar. Not only does he deliver a fantastic performance but he is also performing one of the most influential artists of all time. This is a difficult and daunting task but Butler is legendary. He looks, sounds and moves like the legend himself and I couldn’t be happier with his performance. This is definitely a film that is for all audiences but I felt like it took on a few more…
Grade: C+
Despite being a film that sparked so much negativity from last year, I still had a need to watch this film. Dear Evan Hansen might not be a technically speaking "good" film because the pacing is definitely a huge issue. This film feels overly long but it is only two hours but that's beside the point. The real controversy is the character and execution of Evan Hansen. The specific criticisms about his unlikeability, some are valid such as…
Grade: C+
From the director of Ex Machina and Annahilation comes this film, Men. I'm late to the party but I desperately wanted to check this one out. Alex Garland is an interesting name as he is clearly a talent. Every one of his films leaves you on a wild ending. With Men, this is more Annahilation than Ex Machina (take that as you will). Garland reaches out here and it mostly doesn't land but I do respect his direction.…
Grade: C+
I definitely won’t be reviewing every episode of this series as that is fairly difficult. But we do have this first episode and judging from my grade, I was not entirely on board with this show to begin with. From the unique artistic style to the pretty terrible special effects it lacks the desire to keep watching this every week. It does have some nice moments here and there but the concept wasn’t interesting enough to create an…
