Category: Film

All of SOTO’s film posts.

Movie Breakdown: Love Lies Bleeding

Pre-Screening Stance: Love Lies Bleeding has one of those all-out electric trailers that always riles me up whenever I come across it. Hopefully the film delivers. Post-Screening Ramble: Where Dune: Part Two is the first...

Movie Breakdown: Dune: Part Two

Pre-Screening Stance: When Zendaya’s Chani said “This is only the beginning.” at the end of Dune (back in 2021), I instantly became eager to see Part Two. With that being said, the trailers have been...

Movie Breakdown: Drive-Away Dolls

Pre-Screening Stance: The trailer for Drive-Away Dolls has left me with more questions than anything (for example, what’s with that Margaret Qualley accent?), but I’m still interested in seeing the film simply because it’s directed...

Movie Breakdown: The Taste Of Things

Pre-Screening Stance: I’ve seen nothing but rave reviews for The Taste Of Things for a long while now, so I’m very excited to finally get to see it. Post-Screening Ramble: Wow. That’s what I’d like...

Movie Breakdown: Lisa Frankenstein

Pre-Screening Stance: Lisa Frankenstein has a lot of notable names behind it. The film is Zelda Williams’ feature-length directorial debut, it was written by Diablo Cody, and it stars the likes of Kathryn Newton, Carla...

Movie Breakdown: I.S.S.

Pre-Screening Stance: I.S.S. has some noteworthy names attached to it – Gabriela Cowperthwaite directed Blackfish, and the cast includes Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, John Gallagher Jr., and Pilou Asbæk. Weirdly though, I don’t feel like...

Movie Breakdown: Mean Girls

Pre-Screening Stance: I’m not really sure what to expect from Mean Girls. It’s supposed to be a musical, which I actually think is more interesting than just a straight up remake, but that’s pretty much...

Movie Breakdown: The Book Of Clarence

Pre-Screening Stance: I’m not exactly sure what the trailer for The Book Of Clarence is selling, but I do know that I like LaKeith Stanfield quite a bit. Also, Jeymes Samuel did a pretty solid...

Movie Breakdown: The Zone Of Interest

Pre-Screening Stance: It’s kind of wild to think that it’s been 10 years since the release of Jonathan Glazer’s last film, Under The Skin. In any case, he’s back and with him is The Zone...

Movie Breakdown: The Iron Claw

Pre-Screening Stance: Zac Efron looks like a weird block of meat in The Iron Claw, but the film itself feels like it’s going to be a powerhouse drama. On a bonus points front, Sean Durkin...