This is probably my favorite in the franchise. I left the theater beaming. The extended opening is fantastic and makes seeing this on IMAX worthwhile. What elevates this besides the fantastic editing is the brother and sister duo played by Kaitlyn Santa Juana and Teo Briones. There’s so much more tension since you actually care about them. I also loved the way death is treated here. The characters being aware of exactly what’s going on actually adds tension as they…

I guess third time’s the charm because this viewing certified Ryan Coogler’s ion project as an all-timer. I was already enthusiastic as evidenced in my first review. Any issues I may have had with themes or character have gone by the wayside. In fact every time I see Sinners, I notice and learn more about the rich world and characters Coogler has created. 

On the second viewing I really honed in on the vampiric practice of consuming and taking ownership away from…

A colossal disappointment full of ponderous exposition and setting up expectations with little payoff. Time is wasted telling us the impossible challenge that awaits only to finally come only to leave me with a shrug. You know it’s bad when you start editing the film, including some of the action scenes, in your head. That’s something I never thought I’d say related to a Mission Impossible film. 

McQuarrie had brought a certain elegance to his previous films. Though Dead Reckoning…

A taboo-busting Japanese neo-realist-cum-roman porno (romantic or more artistic and narrative based) that simultaneously shows the depravity of living is squalor while capturing it so beautifully with its monochrome cinematography. In the opening moments we see some sex workers in the fenced off slums in Osaka. It's as if they are imprisoned. As the film progresses, it's clear that they are just as locked in psychologically as they are physically.

Tome, a sensational Meika Seri, lives in a room with…

What miracle?

Thirty years ago, Hollywood released their version about the ill-fated flight transporting a rugby team. After crashing deep within the Andes mountains, the team would eventually have to eat the dead in order to survive. It's well-made but you never truly feel the terror of the situation. The recognizable faces of Ethan Hawke and Danny Nucci along with a Hollywood Spielbergian sheen creates a sense of security.

This iteration, while also having great production values, is a far…

Very distasteful but not in a good or even offensive way rather an eye-rolling one.
There’s an apparently “meet-cute” at a grocery store that I found cringy. Then there’s the tired Black best friend trope (make her Lesbian for bonus points). While chatting with her needy white friend, who tells her she got laid, she yells “get that D” while at work. Oh how hilarious. I’m just not on this film’s wavelength. I found the humor, shall I say, hate…