Directed by: Linus de PaoliWritten by: Anna de Paoli, Linus de PaoliCast: Adam Ild Rohweder, Paulina Galazka, Amanda PlummerSwift shot: True horror lies in the bad choices flawed humans make. There's so much visceral gore in this movie, you'll want to turn away, but because you honor the actors' sacrifice, you feel compelled to endure it all. As the title suggests, the main … [Read more...] about A Young Man with High Potential
Suspense
Ad Astra
Directed by: James GrayScreenplay by: James Gray & Ethan GrossCast: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Taylor, Donald Sutherland Before you ask, and to clear up one piece of confusion about this film, the title Ad Astra is Latin for “To The Stars," which this movie is somewhat all about. I say somewhat, because the story borrows liberally from Joseph Conrad’s … [Read more...] about Ad Astra
Midsommar
Written and Directed by: Ari AsterCast: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren Swift shot: Unnerving to the end, Midsommar gives us a glimpse into the darkest realms of co-dependence. As all my longtime followers and friends know, I lived in Norway for three years. Truthfully, I never shut up about it. Luckily, none of my Norwegian friends … [Read more...] about Midsommar
Strawberry Flavored Plastic
"I'm unfit. I'm unsound." Written and Directed by: Colin BemisCast: Aidan Bristow, Nicholas Urda, Andres Montejo Swift shot: From the moment this film starts, you are never sure what to expect. Yet somehow it becomes unpredictably, predictable. You can see all the pieces moving towards an inevitable conclusion, but there are certain scenes that come out of nowhere. … [Read more...] about Strawberry Flavored Plastic
Us
Written and Directed By: Jordan PeeleCast: Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Lupita Nyong'oSwift shot: Us is highly entertaining, engaging, and of course funny thanks to the superb dialog and direction of Jordan Peele, but the end left me annoyed. To explain why it was annoying, I am going to have to spoil some things for you. Don’t worry, I’ll give you a warning … [Read more...] about Us
