Thor: Ragnarok (2017) — Review
Funny but stupid. Taika Waititi’s tonal pivot that broke the Thor character and signaled the MCU’s slide into decorative comedy. Thor: Ragnarok at 6/10.
Movies
Captain Marvel (2019) — Review
Flat performance, press tour damage, decorative feminism, and the protagonist who is actually the villain. Captain Marvel reviewed at -1000.
Groundhog Day (1993) — Review
Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and the time-loop comedy that doubles as theology. Studied in religion classes and philosophy seminars. Groundhog Day at 10+/10.
Frequency (2000) — Review
A father in 1969 talks to his son in 1999 through a ham radio during an aurora. Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel, and one of the most underrated sci-fi films of the 2000s. Frequency at 9/10.
Bring It On (2000) — Review
Kirsten Dunst, Gabrielle Union, and the cheerleading film that made its race plot load-bearing. Peyton Reed’s debut. Bring It On reviewed at 8/10.
Pretty Woman (1990) — Review
Beautifully crafted, morally indefensible. Roberts and Gere at their peak, the original dark $3,000 script Disney bought to invert, and the documented real-world Pretty Woman myth. Reviewed at 7/10.
The Babysitters (2007) — Review
Katherine Waterston’s discovery performance, John Leguizamo as a slimeball, Cynthia Nixon as the wife who knew. Indie drama, not comedy. The Babysitters at 6.5/10.
Angel (1984) and the Franchise — Review
Donna Wilkes, Rory Calhoun, Susan Tyrrell, and pre-gentrification Hollywood Boulevard. Exploitation cinema that survives in spite of itself. Angel (1984) at 5/10.
The Hangover (2009) — Review
Reverse-mystery structure, Galifianakis as Alan, Mike Tyson on the air drums, and the taser scene that never stops being funny. The Hangover at 10/10.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (BBC TV Series, 1981) — Review
Peter Jones as the Book, Douglas Adams’s voice intact, and the Vogon poetry torture. Dated, charming, better than the movie. The 1981 BBC Hitchhiker’s at 8/10.