Corky Romano (2001)

 

This was really dumb. I'm a sucker for SNL movies. There were a few funny parts, but most of the time I was hiding my head in shame at how idiotic it was. 

Rating: F+

Thelma (2024)

 

The film is torn between being an elder action flick and a study on the process of aging. They should have leaned into the former. 

Rating: C

Se7en (1995)

That Trent Reznor music during the opening credits really sets a disturbing mood. Brad Pitt is really great in this. At the end you can really see his mind at war with itself.

Rating: B+

Speed Racer (2008)

I can hardly fathom how the Wachowski's can be responsible for amazing films like The Matrix and Bound, only two follow them up with two inferior Matrix sequels and then a massively disappointing car wreck of a film, Speed Racer. What happened?

 Regardless of whether they were going for an anime feel or pure camp, the film still needs to be entertaining. It failed miserably on that count. The characters are as two dimensional as the crappy cartoon this movie was based on. I was unable to root for the hero because I was too preoccupied wishing other characters dead. Only a bullet to the head of his mother, fat kid brother, and dumbass monkey could have turned things around for me.

Christina Ricci should have known better than to sign on for this abomination. She was better in Casper for crying out loud. 90% of the film is one giant green screen, and it shows. There's at least a full hour of actors reacting poorly to scenes that a computer is yet to create. The scriptwriters sat at the back of the bus while the FX guy drove it off a cliff. One of the worst films of the year.

Rating: F

Brick (2005)

An oddly filmed teen indie drama about misguided youth, dealing drugs, lost love, and friendship. The story was disjointed, although the mood was right on. 

Rating: C