Rating of
4/4
Nosferatu
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 01/01/25
It's been over a century since F. W. Murnau presented the first movie vampire to the world and laid the groundwork for horror movies in the decades to come. But 102 years worth of vampire cinema isn't enough to prepare you for what Robert Eggers has cooked up. His remake is a chilling revision that retains the classic elements of the vampire story while amplifying the virus metaphor and sexual undertones of vampyric lore. It's a contemporary gothic masterpiece complete with suffocating …
Rating of
3/4
Mufasa: The Lion King
Indyfreak - wrote on 12/31/24
Not the 1994 movie but better than the remake
I have to admit that I was surprised by how much I did like Mufasa by the end. The plot has more urgency and doesn’t repeat earlier stories. It has much more expressive animation than the previous film too.
The evil white lions were good additions. Mads Mikkelsen was fun as the villain. I will admit that the framing device with Timon and Pumba was superfluous and not necessary. It felt like extra padding to make it a 2 hour story.
As for the new voice actors to play the leads, Aaron …
Rating of
3/4
Babygirl
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 12/29/24
If the "Fifty Shades of Grey" films had actually been good they might have looked something like "Babygirl." Anastasia and Christian wish they could pull off what Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickenson do in this corporate-set seduction thriller.
Rating of
3/4
Maria (2024)
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 12/27/24
Nothing about this minimalist biopic would work without Angelina Jolie. She gives a more worldly and revealing portrait of Callas than anything else in "Maria" ever could.
Rating of
3/4
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 12/25/24
Another round of break neck rowdiness that keeps pace with the first two while also taking some unexpected bleak turns, "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" is simplitistic entertainment but sometimes that's all a movie needs to be.
Rating of
3/4
Queer
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 12/21/24
Luca Guadanino's "Queer" is comprised of two chapters I adored, one I thought was disappointing, and an epilogue that left me entirely unimpressed. The first two are good stuff; a prickly romance exploring desire, alienation, addiction, and 20th-century decay. But the third is an oddity as disconnected from the others as Daniel Craig's character is from everyone around him, and the ending is a little too surreal and artsy for my liking. Still, it's for the most part compelling, beautifully …
Rating of
2.5/4
Y2K
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 12/14/24
Neat in spots, but "Y2K" is mostly just an assortment of parts that are pretty plain and the movie as a whole is just that.
Rating of
3.5/4
The Order (2024)
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 12/13/24
It's a masterfully done nail-bitter. If you're a fan of "BlacKkKlansman" or the crime thrillers of such filmmaking maestros as Sydney Lumet and Michael Mann, the "The Order" isn't to be missed.
Rating of
2/4
Gladiator II
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 12/11/24
"Gladiator II" is a watered-down retread of a vastly better movie. Paul Mescal isn't bad per se, but he sinks into and gets enveloped by a production that Russell Crowe commanded with ease. It's a wholly lackluster, direct-to-DVD quality affair inhabited by dreadfully bad computer-generated animals and more than a few Razzie-worthy performances from its supporting cast.
Rating of
2.5/4
Moana 2
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 12/08/24
The songs and characters this time around are largely forgettable, and Moana herself neither grows nor learns anything she didn't already in her first adventure. If she learned anything at all.
