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MULTIPLEXITY: REFLECTIONS ON "MY SUMMER OF SUMMER MOVIES"
In which I look back on my preposterous (and predictably failed) attempt to write about every movie that opened this summer.
September 14, 2023
FILM REVIEWS
THE EQUALIZER 3 (2023)
Denzel Washington eats, prays, loves, maims, mutilates, and murders in Anton Fuqua's The Equalizer 3 (2023), a dumb and dour action thriller that is both unpleasant to watch and bad for the world.
September 7, 2023
LATEST REVIEW
DON'T BLINK TWICE,
IT'S NOT ALL RIGHT
Zoë Kravitz's directorial debut is a stylish but shallow provocation with almost nothing to say about the issues it pretends to explore.
August 26, 2024
FILM REVIEWS
ALIEN: ROMULUS IS A RETRO-SEQUEL IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE
Like a competent cover-band, Fede Alvarez's legacy sequel evokes memories of earlier magic, but has none of its own to offer.
August 21, 2024
FILM REVIEWS
2024 OSCAR PICKS & PREDICTIONS
My choices for who will win, who should win, and who must not be allowed to win at the 96th Annual Academy Awards.
March 4, 2024
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THE UNENTHUSIASTIC CRITIC
EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1960)
The Unenthusiastic Critic's 2022 horror marathon continues with Georges Franju's poetically creepy classic.
October 17, 2022
THE UNENTHUSIASTIC CRITIC
DAY OF THE DEAD (1985)
Our 2022 Halloween marathon continues with the third film from George Romero's genre-defining horror trilogy.
October 11, 2022
THE UNENTHUSIASTIC CRITIC
NEAR DARK (1987)
After a long and mouldering slumber, we're crawling out of our graves just in time for The Unenthusiastic Critic's Fifth Annual Halloween Movie Marathon.
October 4, 2022
THE UNENTHUSIASTIC CRITIC
BLOOD SIMPLE (1984)
& BOUND (1996)
We're celebrating #Noirvember with a neo-noir double-feature from two sets of cinematic siblings, The Coen Brothers and The Wachowski Sisters.
November 30, 2021
THE UNENTHUSIASTIC CRITIC
THE WITCH (2015)
Something wicked this way comes, as The Unenthusiastic Critic's 2021 Halloween Movie Marathon comes to a conclusion with Nakea's first viewing of Robert Egger's new horror classic.
October 27, 2021
THE UNENTHUSIASTIC CRITIC
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978)
It's podcaster versus pod-people as The Unenthusiastic Critic's 2021 Halloween Movie Marathon continues with Philip Kaufman's creepy conspiracy story of conformity as a communicable disease.
October 20, 2021
THE UNENTHUSIASTIC CRITIC
ERASERHEAD (1977)
The Unenthusiastic Critic's 2021 Horror Marathon continues with David Lynch's darkly disturbing debut feature.
October 13, 2021
THE UNENTHUSIASTIC CRITIC
AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981)
Things get a little hairy as The Unenthusiastic Critic's 2021 Halloween Marathon gets underway with John Landis's comedy-horror hybrid.
October 6, 2021
GAME OF THRONES
WHEN WINTER WAS COMING: A LOOK-BACK AT THE PILOT EPISODE OF GAME OF THRONES
On the 10th anniversary of Game of Thrones, we look back at the episode that started it all, and see how the thematic template for the series was there from the start.
April 17, 2021
THE UNENTHUSIASTIC CRITIC
KING KONG (1933) & GODZILLA (1954)
On a new episode of the podcast, we witness a clash of the titans, as The Unenthusiastic Critic meets two timeless movie stars for the very first time.
March 30, 2021
BLOG
WEEK 10: PANDEMIC WALLFLOWER
In a belated new edition of the blog/newsletter, I share some thoughts on hitting the pandemic wall, as well as quick takes on It's a Sin, Allen v. Farrow, For All Mankind, Minari, Nomadland, and other stuff.
March 12, 2021
BLOG
WEEK 7:
THE BEST SLAYED PLANS
In which I offer quick takes on stuff I've been watching (including Judas and the Black Messiah, Saint Maud, and Clarice), and explain at some length why I won't be writing about Buffy the Vampire Slayer this year after all.
February 16, 2021
BLOG
WEEK 6: BURIED
This week's blog/newsletter features some labored thoughts on the writing process, and quick takes on The Dig, Malcolm & Marie, The Little Things, I May Destroy You, and other things I've been watching.
February 9, 2021
DEADWOOD
DEADWOOD 1×11:
"JEWEL'S BOOT IS MADE FOR WALKING"
The penultimate episode of Deadwood's first season examines selfishness, sacrifice, and the ongoing problem of shitheels.
February 7, 2021
THE UNENTHUSIASTIC CRITIC
FACE/OFF (1997)
We have met the enemy and he is me, as I use a MAGA conspiracy theory as an excuse to introduce Nakea to John Woo's preposterous action thriller.
February 2, 2021
BLOG
WEEK 4: CABIN FEVER
In this week's edition of my blog/newsletter, I share some melancholy thoughts from the 11th month of lockdown, as well as quick takes on One Night in Miami and News of the World.
January 26, 2021
DEADWOOD
DEADWOOD 1×10:
"MISTER WU"
As a new social order is forming in Deadwood, a very funny episode explores issues of caste, transgression, and alienation.
January 23, 2021
THE UNENTHUSIASTIC CRITIC
RISKY BUSINESS (1983)
Sometimes, The Unenthusiastic Critic just has to say "What the f——." So on this week's episode, we're watching Tom Cruise's breakout movie Risky Business (1983).
January 21, 2021
BLOG
WEEK 3: IMPEACHY KEEN
In this week's edition of my blog/newsletter, I'm offering quick takes on Promising Young Woman, Pretend It's a City, WandaVision, Locked Down, and a bunch of other stuff I was watching when I should have been writing.
January 18, 2021
DEADWOOD
DEADWOOD 1×09:
"NO OTHER SONS OR DAUGHTERS"
New clothes, new pianos, new ventures, new relationships, new governments: On a relatively quiet episode, everyone in DEADWOOD is grappling with the possibility of change.
January 15, 2021
BLOG
WEEK 2: SEDITION EDITION
In this week's blog/newsletter, I share a few thoughts on the white supremacist attack on Washington D.C., as well as a few links to the thoughts of much smarter people than I.
January 11, 2021
DEADWOOD
DEADWOOD 1×08:
"SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN"
After many years, I'm taking up my Deadwood reviews right where I left off, with an episode that asks whether this brutal place could possibly be a place where family can thrive.
January 10, 2021
BLOG
WEEK 1: NEW YEAR, OLD HABITS
This week's blog post/newsletter includes quick thoughts on Sylvie's Love, Doctor Who, and Dickinson, as well as some thoughts on the difference between making New Year's Resolutions and implementing them.
January 4, 2021
INDEPENDENT STUDY IN WORLD CINEMA
THE RULES OF THE GAME (1939)
As my Independent Study in World Cinema continues, I dive deep into Jean Renoir's tragicomic critique of French society on the eve of the Second World War.
January 4, 2021