The Invitation Movie Discussed with Phil Hay and Explained - where in I tease you with an interview and don't actually deliver ... yet. But, there is so much to discuss and unpack. It really isn't my fault!
Exam Movie Review, Explanation and Interview with Stuart Hazeldine - or how I bothered yet another perfectly nice person into talking with me far longer than socially obliged to...
My Review and Explanation of the Movie Circle - wherein I exposit on the intricacies and delicacies of this delicious movie.
Movie Frequencies Explanation and Interview With Owen Pugh - sometimes I find movies that I just KNOW you guys are going to enjoy. And this is one of them. My track record is good. Just watch it. Then read...
Explaining The Knight of Cups Movie as Morality Tale and Parable - wherein I grapple with the Knight of Cups, or rather, it grapples with me.
Movie Uncanny Reviewed and Explained. Uncanny is one of those exceptional low budget movies I kill for. Very very intelligent, and a really fantastic inside out premise. Definitely a must see.
Movie Coherence Explained and Interview With Director James Ward Byrkit. Coherence is up there with Primer as to of the...
Ex Machina Explained and Reviewed - wherein I blow your mind w/ a fantastic movie for your evening enjoyment. We have Robots. We have Dancing. We have love!
Time Lapse is basically a very simple conceit. It's a conceit wherein they stumble upon a machine that takes photos into the future. And just as expected, all hell breaks loose.
Oh I know there are weaknesses in this theory. But when you point them out, my answer is invariably going to be, explain to me your theory, and how it has fewer gaping holes in it than mine? Hahah. No, seriously, I've been struggling with this damn movie since I first walked out of the theater. Normally I crank a movie review the night after I see it. But this one wasn't like that at all. I struggled and struggled and struggled with it until I decided my first thought in the movie theater was all that was left.
When I first watched TimeCrimes, I was struggling to understand if the TimeCrimes time travel system was deterministic or if time could actually change as the movie moved forward. A lot of this confusion centered around the young woman... who she was, how many times did she die? Did she die at all? Was Hector's wife killed and then saved? Was she killed at all? Etc. I also wasn't sure how the time machine worked. But seeing as though this was the first time that a "vertibrate had entered" the machine, they didn't understand it either.
The One I Love Reviewed and Explained - an explanation and investigation into the movie The One I Love, because it totally needs to be investigated!
In Praise of Coherence or Decoherence - One of the best indie mindjob movies I've ever reviewed. Hands down.
The Signal Movie Explained
The Edge of Tomorrow (Live Die Repeat) Time Travel and Ending Explained - the concept is simple, but in practice it is truly complex. The Edge of Tomorrow is a time travel nightmare of nests and perpetual loops that cause one's head to explode if you think about it too long. Join us as we untangle the Tom Cruise's latest blockbuster movie and we explain the definitive unraveling of this fantastic movie.