Begin Again is another movie from John Carney about the joys of creating music for yourself and not selling out. We meet our characters when they have reached rock bottom then work backwards to see how we got there. There isn't much more to the movie then seeing these characters work on creating an album and they solve each other's problems pretty easily.

However, it is all very charming and had me smiling by the end. There are great performances…

I have watched only a handful of anime shows but I would probably rank Demon Slayer Season One at the bottom of the list. Although the concept of a world overtaken by demons was interesting, I wasn't particularly interested in the characters and it all felt a bit repetitive. Perhaps that's why I enjoyed this movie much more (which serves as a direct continuation and leads into Season Two). The movie is essentially a "monster of the week" story where…

I love movies where a group of people find themselves trapped in a confined space where they have to survive and try to work together (think films like Cube, Exam, and even Clue). The 9th Guest is the first film of this sub-genre and I was surprised at how many of the tropes it establishes. You get the mysterious circumstances that bring everyone together, creating an air of mystery. You have the interplay and conflict between all the characters to…

Based on what little I knew about it (basically just the synopsis), I expected Sound of Metal to mostly be about a drummer trying to play music while losing his hearing. While there are aspects of this (especially towards the beginning), this is much more of a reflective story that touches on many different parts of life. The standouts that are being praised are Riz Ahmed's emotional performance as Ruben and the sound design, both very deserving of the praise.…