Joey Van LieropWriting

Movies

Poor Things, 8/10
Absurd in a great way. Completely cinematically unique. An amazingly weird score. There's really nothing quite like it.

Finding Nemo, 7/10
Touch the butt.

Men in Black, 7/10
Amazing performance by Jaden Smith's dad.

Kung Fu Panda 4, 4/10
They banished this series to the spirit realm.

Children of Men, 9/10
1 hour and 42 minutes of relentless despair, albeit quite beautiful despair. There were so many incredible long takes, but my favorite one had to be the one in the Bexhill camp. My eyes got pretty sweaty during that scene. Watching this made me want to rewatch The Leftovers, although my tolerance for depressing media is pretty cooked right now.

Dune: Part Two, 7/10
I still think that the first half of Dune: Part One was the most interesting portion between both of the movies, but I enjoyed this one more as a whole. The pacing in the first was a little too slow, and this one went the opposite way and was a little too spicy. No idea how they are gonna do Messiah though...

Challengers, 10/10
God damn this was good.

Civil War, 5/10
God damn this was mid.

The Fall Guy, 6/10
I will always love Ryan Gosling, but this one dragged on a little too long.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, 8/10
What an incredible prosthetic nose.

Deadpool & Wolverine, 6/10
I loved the trashy humor, but around halfway it starts to take itself a little too seriously. They just need a sillier plot next time.

Alien: Romulus, 9/10
Alien with a hint of Blade Runner and a healthy dose of 2001: A Space Odyssey

Gladiator, 6/10
I was not entertained