Project Hail Mary has almost all of the stuff I love about Spielberg sci-fi with almost none of the stuff I hate. (Mildest spoilers for stuff that’s in the trailers)
Two tunes to almost kind of make a travelogue of the week’s highlights
The Wretched is a pretty fun indie horror movie that’s most notable for its point of view (Spoilers after a warning)
Responding to different takes on the movies I watched yesterday, and thoughts on the whole idea of “getting it.” Spoilers for Saltburn and Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
I might have enjoyed the 90 minute long, modern take on British classics that’s buried somewhere inside Saltburn
Ready or Not absolutely did not need a sequel, which is something the filmmakers seemed to take as a challenge
Two instrumental tunes in honor of St Patrick’s Day
The creepy podcast movie undertone has the great sound design you’d expect, but also pairs it with just the right old-school visuals. (Spoilers after a warning)
One Thing I Like
Project Hail Mary has almost all of the stuff I love about Spielberg sci-fi with almost none of the stuff I hate. (Mildest spoilers for stuff that’s in the trailers)
Ready or Not absolutely did not need a sequel, which is something the filmmakers seemed to take as a challenge
The creepy podcast movie undertone has the great sound design you’d expect, but also pairs it with just the right old-school visuals. (Spoilers after a warning)
Tuesday Tune Two-Fer
Two tunes to almost kind of make a travelogue of the week’s highlights
Two instrumental tunes in honor of St Patrick’s Day
Two tunes calling out the man of the day for Mar 10
Books
Richard Osman’s fifth book in the Thursday Murder Club series
My thoughts on the 1961 film The Innocents and how hard it is to find a good old-fashioned haunting
Jason Rekulak’s thriller about a young woman hired as nanny to a bright child whose drawings reveal a dark presence hiding in the house
