Sing Street (2016)

Recently watched this clever Irish musical for the second time and enjoyed it even more than the first. So many terrific one liners. The songs are catchy and fun. Someone did a masterful job of blending costumes, musical genres, and classic videos in a way that made each collaboration seem fresh and timely.

What really gets me are the genuinely sweet relationships between Conor and other characters. His older brother living vicariously through him. Pining for, and ultimately winning over his dream girl. Fearing and then winning over the school bully. And his trusted songwriting companion who lives for music; and rabbits. It’s no small feat to develop interpersonal relationships like this in under two hours.

Rating: A-

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