Watched and Learned: My Take on Films from Whenever and Wherever

I finally decided to give Damien Chazelle another shot. Perhaps the lack of jazz would help my appreciation. And the fact that he only direc...

So much for my prediction that I wouldn't watch another action crime flick right away. A friend suggested we see this together. Since i...

Despite its fair popularity, I wasn't particularly eager to see this. Perhaps a brief clip intrigued me; more likely, I added it to my N...

This doesn't seem to have been talked about much since it was brand new. If any aspect stands out, it's the fact that Clint Eastwood...

I knew almost nothing going in, except that Netflix recommended it when I asked for a yet-unavailable Oscar nominee. It has a higher IMDb ra...

I liked the three short Marcel web videos from the early 2010s, but the announcement of this movie caught me by surprise. The shorts mostly ...

I first assumed that this would be a video game movie in the usual sense , but the subtitle "Based on a True Story" told me other...

In the wake of the Academy Awards, I feel a little more motivated to watch the nominees. This was the only one playing at a nearby theater t...

Wow, when was the last time a new movie had this much up-front popularity? Going by both IMDb and general social circles, I'd say 2003, ...

I had previously seen only one thing directed by Paul Haggis, Crash . Clearly, he's had trouble keeping up that kind of momentum. He has...