Free State Of Jones (2016)

A dramatized piece of US history that I felt was handled well as a feature film. McConaughey went full swamp rat for his role. A lot of compelling themes throughout.

Rating: B

The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)

Third in the Cloverfield franchise and the dumbest of the bunch. Reminded me of Event Horizon, where nothing makes sense--just a mishmash of confusing sequences that somewhat resemble a story. Doesn’t work as a standalone film or as a necessary installment in the series.

Rating: D-

Jupiter Ascending (2015)

More like Jupiter Descending. Am I right? The Wachowski’s fall from grace was epic andswift . After such lofty beginnings with the likes of Bound and The Matrix, it’s sad to see them patch together a dozen different sci-fi scripts into one gigantic space cluster f--k. Snazzy visuals and gravity boots can’t make up for that.

Rating: D