Killers of the Flower Moon (rewatch). I didn’t intend to watch this the weekend of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, but I’m glad I did. (Review: letterboxd.com/mpvaughan/fi...)
I’m still split on how this treats the central mystery of the book, which is fully just not a mystery in this adaptation. I think it speaks to the overt villainy of the white people in Osage country a...
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (rewatch). I have a distinct memory of how much this title stuck out to me as a kid in 1998. (Review: letterboxd.com/mpvaughan/fi...)
The Halloween series equivalent of the $0.90 pop machine in front of Walmart: it’s not the best, but you know what you’re getting and it’s still got some flavour.
The Paw Patrol Movie. I’m grading on a curve, but this was straight up good! (Review: letterboxd.com/mpvaughan/fi...)
Saw this at a free screening with $3 popcorn and it was my kids’ first theatrical experience, that alone is worth three stars.
Dune (1984). Probably not the best choice for my first David Lynch movie. (Review: letterboxd.com/mpvaughan/fi...)
I cannot imagine how impenetrable this would be if you haven’t read the book. There is no world building, it’s just world presumption. All the stars are for the first 15 minutes when the space guild p...
The Dark Knight (rewatch). It should be far easier to find the IMAX versions of movies like this, with the bigger frame and everything. (Review: letterboxd.com/mpvaughan/fi...)
It’s strange to think this spawned a bunch of ‘dark and gritty’ takes on all sorts of franchises, when this isn’t particularly dark or gritty. Realistic, sure. A bit *~*twisted*~* when Joker shows his...
JFK (rewatch). Costner’s final monologue hits differently after Q-Anon. It was an uncomfortable watch. (Review: letterboxd.com/mpvaughan/fi...)
Michael Rooker’s character makes a great point about how unwieldy conspiracies are, and then he betrays the team and becomes a dark and sketchy figure immediately, so how much introspection we should ...
Hit Man. I appreciated how clear this was about what was inspired by real life and how much was invented. (Review: letterboxd.com/mpvaughan/fi...)
Glen Powell is dangerously close to not being believable as a loser, but he pulls it off.
Trap. A fun thriller like this is a great way to spend a Friday night. A hoot! (Review: letterboxd.com/mpvaughan/fi...)
I was a big fan of the turns this took. Hartnett was cooking, you really should find that supercut of him saying “Yeah” in many different odd ways.
Public Enemies (rewatch). Whatever the opposite of a jump scare is, that’s what I get whenever I see Jason Clarke in a movie. (Review: letterboxd.com/mpvaughan/fi...)
It’s difficult to make a movie feel so deliberately flat with a cast that has as many ‘that guys’ in it as this does.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Surprising solid, like a block of ice. (Review: letterboxd.com/mpvaughan/fi...)
I was really put off by Afterlife, so after seeing a trailer for this, I was firmly set on not watching this. But then: friendship. A pal of mine said was actually worthwhile, so I took him up on it.…