#2018 film reviews

[ofalltheginjoints]

Joe Keery in Slice (2018)

#joe keery #joekeeryedit #stcastedit #stranger things cast #slice 2018 #horroredit #the amount of effort i put into finding a decent quality ANYTHING of the movie.... #i ended up having to sceen record so thats why the quality is so [fart noise] #anyway! #i enjoyed the movie despite all the bad reviews. i think ppl are just excepting too much these days.. they want everything to be a Film #sometimes i just wanna enjoy a movie yknow #anyway he had like 3 scenes and i didn't even know he was in the movie until after i started it #so that was a nice surprise #he's uh. He's Cute #jkeery #brainrot #and one more thing? they have to stop putting him in these jeans like. do they want me to die??

[2-gay-2-furious]

#tom hardy #venom #venom 2018 #venom let there be carnage #eddie brock #eddie brock x venom #gay #gaycel #mlm yearning #mlm #I watched both movies back to back and they are amazing. it’s so gay you don’t even understand how obsessed I am #film critic #film criticism #venom 2018 review #symbrock

[venusonmercury]

HE WAS LITERALLY STUCK IN A BASEMENT IN A BURNING HOUSE AND HE STILL SURVIVED THE GAS LEAK ?? THE FIRE ??? THEN HE SURVIVED TWENTY PEOPLE STABBING AND BEATING HIM ???? FOUR BULLETS TO THE CHEST AND ONE TO HIS FACE ?????

halloween should fall under the supernatural category, because he’s literally slower than a limp dog but would probably survive the hiroshima atomic bomb

#halloween #halloween 1978 #halloween 2018 #halloween kills #laurie strode #michael myers #letterboxd #letterboxd reviews #venus films

[adamwatchesmovies]

Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

While it would be nice for every story to be wholly new and completely unpredictable, there’s something satisfying about a film that uses genre tropes this well. Crazy Rich Asians is the best romantic comedy we’ve seen in a long time. It’s glamorous, romantic, gorgeous, hilarious, smart and expertly directed.

Economics professor Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) is travelling to Singapore with her boyfriend, Nick Young (Henry Golding) for his best friend Colin’s wedding. There, she learns that Nick's family is among the richest in the country. Dismissed by many because they don’t believe she will fit in, Rachel becomes determined to prove them wrong.

I watched Crazy Rich Asians on a double-bill with Monster-in-Law because of the two pictures’ similarities. Basically, they share a plot but the execution makes them so different it’s like they have nothing in common. You can probably guess the story’s beats but there’s a twist to them that makes Crazy Rich Asians so much more. When you see Nick and Rachel together, they’re perfect. She’s got a good head on her shoulders. He’s wealthy but isn't insensitive to the problems of the common person and doesn't flaunt his riches. The performers have excellent chemistry. They’re both beautiful people. The camera doesn’t shy away from showing you Henry Golding without a shirt on and Constance Wu appears in several glamorous outfits that make her look like a princess. You like them as individuals. You like them even better as a couple. There’s no reason for Nick's mother, Eleanor (Michelle Yeoh) to disapprove of them but she does. In her eyes, Rachel's upbringing means she will never fit in.

It’s not that Rachel grew up “poor” and that Nick didn’t. This film is deeper than that. Eleanor doesn’t approve because of the way Rachel was raised. Her parents were Chinese but she grew up in America. In Eleanor's eyes, Rachel could never understand the values the Young family hold so dearly. The opening scene shows Eleanor being discrimated against for being a foreigner. It generates sympathy for her. Seeing her judge Rachel later shows how much of a hypocrite she is.

You could dig deep into the film’s themes of old money vs. new money, of tradition and need to move away from them as well, the significance of the relationship between Astrid (Gemma Chan) and her husband, Michael (Pierre Png), or what it means to see a major theatrical release with an all-Asian cast, but ultimately, all of these are gravy. What you came for are some laughs and scenes of tenderness that will make your date want to hold your hand. That's what you get. The wedding Nick and Rachel attend is so beautiful and so glamorous. It radiates love so brightly it’ll bring tears to your eyes. It’s as romantic as attending a real-life wedding between two people you know are perfect for each other. You love seeing Nick and Rachel together. Seeing them having a great time with every luxury money can buy at their fingertips is rewarding.

There's so much going on with the cinematography, sets and costume designs you could watch the movie on mute and have a great time but then you’d be missing out on the comedy. Awkwafina (an actress who continues to impress with each film) delivers one big laugh after another. So does Ken Jeong - the funniest he’s been in years. Many of the side characters are quirky and memorable for their comedic values. The “serious” characterization is left to the main cast, with Eleanor coming off as particularly multi-faceted. She can afford to be. As in any fantasy, the leads have to be “perfect” to reinforce that anyone who doesn’t cheer for them is a villain.

Crazy Rich Asians is so enormously pleasing only those with a bone to pick against romantic comedies could dislike it. That said, I would agree with criticisms directed towards the conclusion. It’s a bit too long and does indulge a bit in some rom-com clichés. I'm mentioning this to show I'm not biased. The visuals, humor, drama and romance make Crazy Rich Asians a film you’ll be glad to return to over and over. It’s a terrific pick for date night. (August 7, 2020)

#Crazy Rich Asians #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #jon m. chu #peter chiarelli #adele lim #constance wu #henry golding #gemma chan #lisa lu #kevin kwan #awkwafina #ken jeong #michelle yeoh #2018 movies #2018 films

[utterlyvapid]

If there is a historical inaccuracy that destroys the film, it is not the usual points levied at it, that being the non-white actors scattered through the cast and the one figure written as being transgender with evidence to the fact. No, the issue is that this film wants you to fucking adore it’s central character. The story the film is telling is that of comparison. Elizabeth becomes less human, less alive, and eventually is in the mask of Queenship we know her as in portraiture. Mary never gives in to the men around her, and allows herself to be a “woman”, and thus loses her throne because of it. In many ways, it’s telling the same story Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ (2016-present) does…but that’s not the story here.

#pop culture #hollywood #substack #review #cinema #film #movie #pop #history #film review #Mary #mary queen of scots #Mary queen of Scots 2018 #saoirse ronan #Margot Robbie

[rye-views]

The Predator (2018) dir. Shane Black. 7.4/10

I wouldn't recommend this movie to my friends. I wouldn't rewatch this movie.

I don't understand the circumcision joke. Someone explain it to me.

Nebraska cute. I like how Emily handled the men entering her home. Baxley died a cool death. I did enjoy this movie but I also prefer it when we focus more on the predators versus humans.

Casey is really committed to the cause. I like it, but I also don't get it. Nebraska's death be crazy. He's so cool.

#the predator #predator #2018 #movie #Shane Black #film #review #commentary #rye-views #predator 4 #7.4

[blackcatfilmprod]

Hi Guys, FanGirl Reviews is reviewing Little Women (2018) here. https://youtu.be/R1AEWFwaLjQ

#FanGirl Reviews #FanGirl #Movie Reviews #Film Reviews #Drama #Coming of Age #Romance #Little Women 2018 #Little Women #Film Discussion #Louisa May Alcott #Jo March #Meg March #Amy March #Beth March #Youtube

[b0ringasfuck]

nanorecensioni sci-fi: A rough draft (2018)

La cosa più terribile del film è il doppiaggio in inglese.

B movie russo abbozzato anticomunista e anticinese.

Un'idea interessante ben pubblicizzata nel titolo ma portata avanti a cazzo come un fantasy recitato ammerda.

Davvero un peccato perchè l'idea principale del film avrebbe meritato uno sviluppo e invece si perde tempo a contentini depressivo/eroici/amorosi che ricordano i cliche di molti filmz russi.

E quindi vi spoilero l'idea e vi risparmiate il film che è proprio raffazzonato.

Diversi universi paralleli in cui uno usa gli altri per fare "esperienza" e evitare gli errori.

#a rough draft #2018 #sci-fi #fantascienza #science fiction #recensione #review #film #movie

[thatgeekwiththeclipons]

Happy 60th Birthday to Academy Award Winning, Golden Globe Winning, SAG Award Winning actor Nicolas Cage! ^__^

#geek #film #blog #happy birthday #actor #academy award winner #nicolas cage #leaving las vegas #adaptation #face/off #face off #ghost rider #raising arizona #drive angry #renfield #color out of space #mandy 2018 #pop culture icon #geek with clip ons #i review stuff #irs #con air #valley girl #wicker man #into the spider-verse #wild at heart #the croods #8mm #astro boy

[jasonsutekh]

Mamma Mia! (2008) and Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! (2018)

Three men are invited to an island as the potential father of a young woman embarking on life-changing moments of her life.

Well known for the famous ABBA soundtrack, there are a fair few effective and memorable musical numbers that help to tell the story as well as being visually entertaining. The actors are all amusing and engaging enough to carry the drama as well as being talented singers for their roles, with one or two small but decent twists to the stories.

An unusual aspect to the technicalities of the island is that sunrise and sunset appear to happen in the same place of the horizon but sunset can take place in any direction, sometimes throughout the entire day. Another odd element is the young woman singing about her mother’s sex life, maybe a talking point for some open families but a musical number feels like weird territory.

The island is naturally a very aesthetic place to set a love story since even the sorrowful songs can be sung against images of the sea or burnt orange skies, neatly casting shadows over characters’ faces at appropriate moments. Christine Baranski easily gets some of the best lines and therefore takes the lead for the comedy.

Although the sequel brought back the same cast and seemed true to the original, the story itself didn’t seem very necessary. The many scenes set in the past didn’t have the impact as the present ones since we already know what happened from the explanations in the first installment. The ending was similarly lacklustre, in the first one it builds up to a wedding which can happen or not but at a funeral the main person will still be dead no matter who turns up.

Mamma Mia!: 5/10 -Can’t find a better example of average-

Mamma Mia 2: 4/10 -It’s below average, but only just!-

-Though the setting is Greece, the music has Swedish influences, the title is Italian, and the cast is mainly English and American.

-The hotel name in the sequel, “Bella Donna” has two meanings. In Italian it’s “Beautiful Woman” but in Latin it’s “deadly nightshade”.

-The sequel doesn’t make it clear if Sky and Sophie eventually married but neither wear wedding rings.

#Film #Review #Mamma Mia #Mamma Mia Here We Go Again #2008 #2018 #Musical #Romance #JasonSutekh #ABBA #Christine Baranski

[yesterdanereviews]

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)

Film review #587

Director: Ari Sandel

SYNOPSIS: Teenager Sarah Quinn is struggling to write an essay for her college application. Meanwhile, her brother and his friend find a mysterious book at an abandoned house, which when opened releases Slappy, an evil dummy, to appear. Slappy is more than just a dummy though; he is alive, and sets about unleashing all sorts of monsters just in time for Halloween. It's up to Sarah and her brother (and his friend) to stop Slappy before he unleashes pure chaos on the town...

THOUGHTS/ANALYSIS: Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween is a 2018 film and a sequel to the 2015 film Goosebumps, based on the series of horror stories written by R.L. Stine. Set three years after the first film and in a different location, we see teenager Sarah Quinn trying to write her college essay, but is constantly distracted by her Mother wanting to babysit her brother and his friend, who is stopping with them over Halloween. The plot revolves around Slappy, the evil dummy who was the villain the previous film, being released from one of R.L. Stine's unfinished books, and does what he does best: unleashes monsters and horrors of all sorts to terrorise the town, leaving Sarah and the others to stop him. The plot is very similar to the first film, but while the first one managed to offer a twist that made things interesting with the Goosebumps books themselves forming part of the story, here that little unique twist is absent. The film revolves around an unfinished story by R.L. Stine called "Haunted Halloween," which apparently was an early book that was very rough and unfinished, so the monsters that are unleashed have that feeling of being unpolished. This does, however, have the feeling of making the film also rough and incomplete, with the story feeling very weak and uninspired. There's certainly a way to make the premise work without it bleeding into the quality of the film itself, but as it stands, the film ends up being feeling underdeveloped, and desperate in needing a good rewrite or two.

The characters are all fairly unremarkable: while the first film was the same, it had Jack Black as R.L. Stine to bring everyone together and inject enough energy to keep things interesting. Here, we get no such thing: Jack Black does appear in a scene halfway through and at the end to somewhat explain everything, but in teasing him in this way without actually doing anything probably hurts the film more than anything. While Jack Black was such a prominent role in the first film, here, it would probably have been better if he wasn't in it at all, if all he does is show up at the end and explain everything, leaving a feeling of disappointment you're not going to see him do anything interesting. The whole subplot about Slappy wanting a family wasn't something that was a part of the first film, so it just feel like it comes out of nowhere, and doesn't further his character in any way. Overall, Goosebumps 2 is a very unpolished film that fails to get going in any way: the enjoyable elements of the first film are gone and we are left with a predictable, low-stakes story that offers nothing that the previous film didn't.

#movie #movie review #goosebumps 2 #film #film review #2018 film #r.l. stine

[eddiescorner]

Saw the movie “Missing” last weekend

Very entertaining. If you liked “Searching” (2018) you will most likely like this one too, even if Searching was better.

The main character is not as compelling this time and the ending gets really over the top, but still had a good time.

#Missing #Missing movie #missing 2023 #My Movie Reviews #movie reviews #searching #searching 2018 #film review #movie review

[bittybuttersliceontoast]

No because I was sad so I was going through my list of comfort movies and now I wanna talk about Candy Jar because it's so extremely special to me.

I think Candy Jar is a masterclass in the coming-of-age romcom and it should have been a much bigger hit. When looking at the Netflix recommended and the description of the movie, you might expect this film to be similar to Kissing Booth or To All The Boys or anything else thats supposedly a coming-of-age romcom.

And at the start of the movie? It definitely has that flavor.

Then the movie looks at you, laugh, and takes a hard left turn into Summer of 03, Little Miss Sunshine, Never Have I Ever territory and has a sort of offbeat feeling, but it never stops making the characters sweet or endearing.

Candy Jar is my perfect film. It's diverse, it's fun, it's sad, it's existential, and it is so, so relatable. Relatable in a way that feels personal. The characters aren't blank slates for you to project onto, they just feel like people you genuinely might have known in high school (if not a little exaggerated, this is a movie after all).

Candy Jar, I love you so so much you are the best.

#candy jar #candy jar (2018) #dir. Ben Shelton #this man did this film and dipped #movie recommendation #movie review #i guess

[everything-in-retrospect]

Mandy review:

(and as per usual I’m late to the party)

This was entirely a breath of fresh air, when in some capacity, I was drowning.

I’ve been thinking a lot about the term “elevated horror” and (though it is an imperfect definition) how it defines our ideas about the horror genre at the moment. I, for one, am getting tired of it. Yes, a lot of them are good movies, but it’s reached a point where (to me) they feel lesser than something entirely original-feeling, something entirely unique. Mandy cannot be anything less than unique.

While its plot is relatively simple in terms of the “revenge story”, Mandy isolates itself from its peers by being borderline incomprehensible. It has relatively little going on in basic plot, but what is going on is utterly insane. That’s really the quality that makes it so fun to watch— it’s an insane, breakneck movie that refuses to allow a moment to breathe until the very end, when you’re looking up at “a crimson primordial sky”.

I want to say more— maybe at some point I will, but for now? 9/10 stellar film.

#horror films #mandy (2018) #mandy movie #CHAINSAW FIGHT!!! #review tag #horror movies #horror

[adamwatchesmovies]

Hereditary (2018)

Keen viewers will foresee the ending of Hereditary fairly early on. Having seen the film three times now, I’ve realized that's not a bug; it's a feature. The point is that you see the train coming but you can't move out of its way. With a superb performance by Toni Collette at its center, terrific, inventive cinematography and impeccable direction by Ari Aster (his feature-film debut), it's a joy to examine the filmmaking at work. It also happens to be horrifying.

Following the death of her estranged mother, Annie Graham (Toni Collette) attends a loss support group to try and cope. She’s been sleepwalking again and can't shake the feeling that something's... not right at home.

In class, Annie’s son, Peter (Alex Wolff) isn’t paying attention to his teacher's lesson, but he should be. The students are asked whether it’s more tragic for a hero to know they're doomed but be unable to change their fate, or be unaware of the misfortune awaiting them. This idea is what makes the ending of "Hereditary" work. There’s something about watching people slowly inching their way towards annihilation unsettling. With every passing second, you can feel the walls of their cage tightening. You’re an outsider, powerless to react and when the danger is as intense as it is in Hereditary, you’re glad to be nothing but an onlooker. In the most intense scenes, nothing could be more frightening than the characters turning towards you for help. Of course you would if you could. Annie, Steve (Gabriel Byrne), Peter and Charlie (Milly Shapiro) go through so much you don’t want them to suffer but your curiosity has also gotten the better of you. What’s coming will surely make your skin crawl and your hairs stand on end but you want to see just to be sure. Maybe things will go a different way. Or maybe they’ll go exactly how you expect they will.

Key images in the film fill me with dread just thinking about them. It makes me want to claw my eyes out so I don’t have to see them anymore, which makes me admire the filmmaking even more. The longer you look at this movie, the more things you notice. In many scenes there are symbols hidden in the background, there are things standing in the darkness, recurring images and foreshadowing telling you what’s incoming. It all ties back to that question posed to Peter. The more you see, the more you wonder whether you want the characters to know what you do or if you’d rather they stay ignorant of the doom that awaits them. The recurring theme of decapitation is on its own more than enough to give you the willies.

The performance by Toni Colette turns something you would normally passively watch into a reality you’re forced to confront. Her wails as she cries pierce your chest and wrap their fingers around your heart. Her panic as she pieces together what’s actually going on is palpable even if you don’t quite understand all of the “rules”. This film is quite good at giving you the minimum amount of information required and leaving the rest for your mind to fill in the blanks. If you're the king of person that won’t be able to sleep until you know everything that happened, don't worry. There are a few scenes that spell it out for you. Our lead is so good you’re likely to overlook how well everyone else does with their roles. Milly Shapiro, for instance. You’d never guess A) she was 15 at the time and B) that she’s a perfectly normal teenaged girl. Obviously they used prosthetics to make her look the way she does but she so subtly off you just don’t know what to make of her.

There are certain aspects of the film you could criticize. Hereditary is essentially a modern update on a couple of well-known horror films and a scene during the beginning makes it very easy for you to know this story’s final destination. This may detract from some of the fun but it certainly won’t take away the scares. In fact, it gets more intense, more terrifying upon rewatches because your eyes can focus less on what’s happening in the foreground and more on the stuff hidden in the margins. There’s a brilliant scene with a rolling ball every aspiring horror filmmaker needs to take note of. It's just one example of the many scenes ready to conjure up some recurring nightmares. (March 20, 2020)

#Hereditary #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #horror movies #horror films #Ari Aster #Toni Collette #Alex Wolff #Milly Shapiro #Ann Dowd #Gabriel Byrne #2018 movies #2018 films

[moviewarfare]

A “QUICK!” Review of “Missing (2023)”

For the most part, this is a worthy sequel that retains the great visuals and the compelling mystery of Searching (2018).

I do have a couple of gripes that make me enjoy it less than Searching (2018).

1. I find it hard to believe that the police wouldn't have access to the emails needed for the investigation.

2. Once the reveal happens, I question a lot of the overly complicated plan and the believability of it.

3. I also can't believe Javier has a 2.8 star out of 5 for his service. That guy is an MVP!

Just like Searching (2018), the mystery keeps you gripped with every twist and turn. It's a great mystery worth watching!

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#movies #Movie Reviews #film #Film Review #searching #searching 2018 #missing #missing 2023 #storm reid #the last of us #euphoria #THE SUICIDE SQUAD #dc