It’s not very often that a film will affect me like Alma Har’el and Shia LaBeouf’s Honey Boy. A true story, and dark look into the life of a boy named Otis (a fictionalized version of Shia LaBeouf) who, at the age of 12, finds himself on television (to replicate LaBeouf’s role in Even Stevens) as the lead child actor while being raised by his … Continue reading Honey Boy: Movie Review
Noah Baumbach is one of the most competent filmmakers living today. He is grossly underrated and nearly every one of his 13 films have all been incredible. Mariage Story is no exception. It’s brilliant, it’s emotional, it’s grounded and my God it’s well acted. Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Liotta, and Laura Dern are all excellent in this film. Driver and Johanson especially, in my … Continue reading Marriage Story: Review
El Camino is an interesting movie, in that it’s for a specific demographic. El Camino is a spinoff-sequel to Breaking Bad. Breaking Bad is without contest my favorite TV series of all time, and in El camino, creator and director Vince Gilligan has captured the feel of the series incredibly, making it feel as if the almost seven year gap between the finale of Breaking … Continue reading El Camino: Review
Vince Gilligan: Writer, Creator, Executive Producer, and Head Showrunner of AMC’s Breaking Bad. Vince had an idea, Turn Mr. Chips into Scarface. What did he do? Exactly that. In Breaking Bad’s five seasons they accomplished more than any show has ever done. Built megastars of the relatively unknown cast members, got nominated for 58 Emmy’s and won 16. For over five years we watched as … Continue reading Breaking Bad: Series Retrospective – The Greatest Dramatic Series of All Time
