“The Limey” Brings With It A Sly Smile
That’s right, it isn’t James Bond—time to get back to random old movies while I figure out my next big rankings spananza.
Marketing Decisions Letdown Perfectly Enjoyable “Abigail”
I’d like to speak with the marketing team for Abigail (2024). This blog post is directed at you.
“The Fall Guy” Trailer Reaction
The premise of The Fall Guy (2024) is not difficult to grasp, but its simplistic roots are what gives it so much potential.
Quick Thoughts On “The Boy Downstairs”
Here on Stanko’s Stance, we are going to be going through a bit of a stretch of films that lived on my watchlist for a long time before finally watching them.
“The Holdovers” Is A Rare Bleak Comedy Comfort Watch
Truly, The Holdovers is at its simplest, very pleasurable. It hits all the right notes while adding some unreal unique ticks.
To Much Of A Good Thing Is “Thor: Love And Thunder”
Thor: Love And Thunder (2022) is Thor: Ragnarok (2017) cranked up to eleven. The director and cast are back with another adventure tinged with plenty of attempted comedy. Love And Thunder tries to amplify everything by bringing romance into the picture. Whether all the various bits, skits or decisions made work for you, well that’s what is up for subjective debate.
“Shiva Baby” Is Awkward Humor Done Right (Meaning I Can Bare It)
Shoutout to a couple of my coworkers, Stefan and Jordyn. Both of them put me onto Shiva Baby (2021) and they were both correct in saying it’s a very good movie.
“Murder Mystery 2” Is…Exactly What It Set Out To Be
Murder Mystery 2 (2023) comes across as if it’s a college student giving an oral presentation after taking enough drugs to cram all prep into one night. If we were to compare everyone involved with the making of Murder Mystery 2 to a hungover senior nearing graduation, the entire crew is quoting the classic “Cs get degrees” mantra.
“The Blackening” Is A Surprise In The Best Way. It’s Eminently Self Aware And It Works.
The perfect plane movie. Possibly the best plane movie experience I have ever had. The Blackening (2023) is a horror comedy (released in June for some reason) that takes every single horror movie trope about black culture and characters and skewers the expected with laugh-out-loud satirical and oh shit sass-oozing wit.
“Renfield” Is Demented, Deranged And A Great Bloody Surprise
Time to totally shut your brain off and enjoy a ton of mindless bloody violence. Yup, that is what Renfield (2023) is. You totally were expecting that, right?
Lets Put Two Beautiful People In A Movie. Steven Soderbergh’s “Out Of Sight”
“A career bank robber breaks out of jail, and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a U.S. Marshal he has kidnapped.” Director: Steven SoderberghWriters: Elmore Leonard, Scott FrankStaring: George […]
It’s Good, Sure. But “M3gan” Really Broke Through?
“A robotics engineer at a toy company builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own.” Director: Gerard JohnstoneWriters: Akela Cooper, James WanStaring: Allison Williams, […]
“Cocaine Bear” Is Silly, Stupid & Skippable
“An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge on a Georgia forest where a huge black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.” Director: Elizabeth […]
Ranking Martin McDonagh’s Films
Martin McDonagh is a one-time Oscar winner and has been nominated individually for seven Academy Awards. In a relatively young and spread out career, McDonagh has directed five films; one […]
“15 Things You Didn’t Know About Bigfoot (#1 Will Blow Your Mind)” Tricked Me With Its Poster
“(#1 Will blow your mind) A clickbait journalist is sent to the Appalachian foothills to cover a Bigfoot Convention where he discovers there’s more to this listicle than meets the […]
“Triangle Of Sadness” Brings The Dark, Clever And Honest Humor
“A fashion model celebrity couple join an eventful cruise for the super-rich.“ Director: Ruben ÖstlundWriters: Ruben ÖstlundStaring: Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Dolly de Leon, Zlatko Buric, Iris Berben, Vicki Berlin, […]
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