The Space Between Us

This is the kind of film that has moments that feel like they should resonate more strongly than they did. As it stands, everything about this film was merely okay.

6.5/10

Table 19

A charming comedy with an enigmatic and lovable cast of misfits, headlined by the always great Anna Kendrick.

7.75/10

Colossal

Just a step below GET OUT in the vein of 'genre film with brilliant social commentary', which places it firmly in the company of remarkably great films.

9.5/10

My Life As A Zucchini

Powerful and gorgeously animated. This only spotlights how truly remarkable last year's animated films were, that this isn't the top of my list.

9.5/10

Baywatch

Despite all of the talent involved in this film, the jokes failed to land, and the narrative was bland and uninteresting. Not even The Rock (aka The Best Of Us) could save this one.

3/10

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

I'm not sure what else people wanted from this film. It had really fun and inventive action set-pieces, and worked very well in the overall narrative arc of the series (which is where the fourth film blundered so badly). I had a few small quibbles, but nothing that would result in all of the poor reviews I had been seeing.

9/10

22 Jump Street [Revisit]

This film took everything that was great about the first, and added more. In some cases, that worked wonderfully (especially the end credit sequence). I think the narrative dragged a bit here, but I still had a great deal of fun with this one.

8/10

21 Jump Street [Revisit]

I love that this film was so cleverly written. This could've been a throwaway R-rated comedy, but the end result is both hilarious and razor-sharp.

8.5/10

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [Revisit]

A beautiful film in every sense of the word, that features an incredible and unexpected performance from Jim Carrey.

10/10

Lost in Translation [Revisit]

The two lead performances are fantastic, to be sure, but I was never quite as high on this film as others. I think something about the way Sofia Coppola makes her films rubs me the wrong way.

8/10

Alien: Covenant

There are some really solid elements in this film. A few odd decisions weigh it down a bit, but there is enough here for fans of the series, or of gratuitous space-themed suspense/horror to find some merit.

7.5/10

Goodfellas [Revisit]

The quintessential mob film that set the bar to such a height that it now seems all but unreachable.

10/10

2001: A Space Odyssey

This film is certainly indulgent, pushing the limits of what an audience would endure, but I found the experience to be pretty damned incredible.

9.75/10

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb [Revisit]

Speaking of equal parts troubling and hilarious, this film certainly contends for the crown of that double-bill. Despite the cataclysmic subject matter, Kubrick weaves a tale that feels, at times, lighthearted and even fun.

9.75/10

Lolita

Peter Sellers stole the show for me every time he was on screen. This film was much funnier than I had expected, but equally as troubling as I would expect from a Kubrick film.

8.25/10

The Emperor's New Groove

Some fantastic performances help to mask the fairly thin plot. Great art and a fun song, as one would expect from a hand-drawn animated Disney film.

7.75/10

Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie

Despite a truly bizarre choice to open the film, this was a very solid detective story with a fun cast of characters.

6.75/10

Spaceballs

This film made me incredibly nostalgic for Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, and John Candy. Some great gags and goofs in here, and the meta humor is especially fun to see.

7.5/10

Spartacus

This film is obviously hugely ambitious for the time, and the quality of many aspects of the film are readily apparent. But man, did I feel every single minute of the 3:15 runtime.

8/10

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides [Revisit]

This film felt a bit worse than the previous three. Two of the leads were absent, and they were sorely missed. The action was fine, but characters felt a bit more wooden, and their actions a bit less natural. This narrative was mostly unrelated to the previous three films as well, and the lack of cohesion and world-building from which to draw didn't help matters. That being said, Captain Jack Sparrow is entertaining enough on his own.

7.25/10

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End [Revisit]

This film concludes an exceptional trilogy. Everything continues to build in this film, and I found myself caring about almost every single character's arc. The world-building on display is fantastic, and the action continues to impress throughout.

9/10

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

This film also builds upon its predecessor wonderfully. The characters are all incredibly fun, but Baby Groot and Drax steal the show handily. I loved the excessive use of bright, vibrant colors in this film, and that it wasn't afraid to go a bit deeper than most other comic properties tend to.

9.25/10

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest [Revisit]

This film took what the first started and built upon it in an interesting way. Everything that was present in the previous film is improved, and the conclusion to the film is simply wonderful.

8.75/10

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl [Revisit]

The characters are charismatic, the action is fun, and the world-building is wonderful. A lot to like here, to be sure.

8.5/10

Brazil

The dystopian future this film presents is odd, and the film only gets more bizarre from there. The narrative is a fascinating examination of a minor error spinning absurdly out of control, and weaves the tale in a quirky and interesting fashion that is equal parts funny and exciting.

9.25/10

Whiplash [Revisit]

A stunning, electric look at a true quest for greatness that has one of the most energetic third acts I've seen in some time.

10/10