Movie Breakdown: Climax
Pre-Screening Stance: Gaspar Noe (Enter The Void, Irreversible) is a creative force, but he doesn’t really direct the most accessible films, which can make for a “love it or hate it” kind of time. At...
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Movie Breakdown: Isn’t It Romantic
Pre-Screening Stance: Todd Strauss-Schulson (The Final Girls, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas) is an OK director, Rebel Wilson is an OK actress, and thus Isn’t It Romantic looks OK at best. Honestly, this...
Movie Breakdown: Happy Death Day 2U
Pre-Screening Stance: I missed Happy Death Day when it was initially released back in 2017, but I watched it recently and found it to be a pretty fun little film. Happy Death Day 2U doesn’t...
Movie Breakdown: Donnybrook
Pre-Screening Stance: SOTO’s own Noah didn’t think much of Donnybrook when he saw it at Fantastic Fest last year, but I like the cast (Jamie Bell, Frank Grillo, James Badge Dale, Margaret Qualley) and the...
Movie Breakdown: Alita: Battle Angel
Pre-Screening Stance: The only thing I know about the manga series Battle Angel Alita is that James Cameron has been trying to get it adapted for the better part of 20 years. So, even though...
Movie Breakdown: High Flying Bird
Pre-Screening Stance: Based solely on the fact that Steven Soderbergh has always been more hit than miss for me, my guess is that the shot-on-an-iPhone High Flying Bird will at least be solid. Post-Screening Ramble:...
Movie Breakdown: The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Pre-Screening Stance: I love The Lego Movie and I want to be excited about a sequel, but with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller passing the role of director to Mike Mitchell (Trolls, Shrek Forever After,...
Movie Breakdown: They Shall Not Grow Old
Pre-Screening Stance: Peter Jackson hasn’t directed anything since The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014), so that’s reason enough for me to see They Shall Not Grow Old. With that being said, the restored/remastered WWI footage that makes...
Movie Breakdown: Stan & Ollie
Pre-Screening Stance: The only Jon S. Baird film I’ve ever seen is Filth, a super black comedy that was released back in 2013. Stan & Ollie, which is about comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy,...
Movie Breakdown: The Kid Who Would Be King
Pre-Screening Stance: It’s hard to believe that Attack The Block was put out way back in 2011. Where’d all the time go? More importantly, why hasn’t Joe Cornish directed anything since then? Did it take...
