“Those aren’t pillows!”
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Negative
But let’s reexamine the underwear in the sink scene.
John Candy does his laundry. Even if it’s from a sink, that man will be clean.
Steve Martin rolling through several states in crusty underwear. Even flipping it inside out is not going to buy him much time.
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Today is the 38th anniversary of the release of Planes, Trains, & Automobiles.
Did a double feature of PT&A, and Christmas Vacation and man, my soul needed that. Happy Holidays
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If anyone is looking for a fun holiday movie to add, don’t sleep on Better Watch Out. It’s like a rated R version of Home Alone.
Except probably way weaker?
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You liking this and not The Loved Ones baffles me
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It’s a lot of fun. Even has a couple of good twists.
I’d double feature it with Game Night.
Home Alone is just a PG version of Die Hard
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I’m going to have to think about this one. Makes sense but.
Someone did recut the trailer as a horror movie.
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Perfect holiday double feature
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Interesting prompt…
Probably the greatest director I don’t like is Stanley Kubrick. I like half of one of his movies.
The trick to that prompt is ‘respected’. Famous is another story. I’m a Rob Cohen anti-fan. The dude acted like he was making Shakespeare when doing Stealth. The tunnel movie was good but that was before he had a heart attack and became a zen guy.
I must regretfully say it’s Terence Malick for me. I never gave him a chance until Tree of Life, and I loved that movie.
So I dove into his other work expecting a similar experience but really struggled to connect with his POV.
Honorable mentions: Tim Burton, David Lynch, Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo del Toro, Brian DePalma, Guy Ritchie, Jane Campion, Patty Jenkins
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The Archers would fall squarely into “I don’t get it” if not for The Red Shoes, which is excellent. Their other acclaimed work leaves me cold.
Not sure I have one that I’ve properly explored enough to judge and come out fully negative on. Though I am scared to try more Ingmar Bergman after finding The Seventh Seal to be an interminable slog.
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Wake Up Dead Man (2025)
Josh O’Connor is leaving the peers of his generation in the dust. He’s been high-volume for a solid stretch here, and the roles remain varied and interesting. He elevates everything he’s in, and that includes this. I just don’t think most actors under 40 are on his level.
Thought this was a very fun time. It pushes 2.5 hours, and you do start to feel the length toward the end as they start sinking time into a payoff that doesn’t feel worth the time resources being spent, but until that point I was enjoying the hell out of this, and my overall view of it is definitely quite positive.
I don’t remember the prior Knives Out installments super well even though I enjoyed both of them–these movies are cotton candy and just don’t feel like they’re meant to be remembered too closely–but my foggy recollection of them would place this at least second-best of the three.
3.5/5
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