Category: Film Thoughts

FROM THE WORLD OF JOHN WICK: BALLERINA Absolutely Rips

Upon the announcement of Ballerina, some might have wondered what exactly a John Wick film would look like without the titular figure at its center. Ballerina makes it abundantly clear that there should be no need to worry whatsoever. Nobody could ever convince me that an action film utilizing ice skates as punching gloves/nunchuks isn’t […]

TIFF 2025 – CHARLIE HARPER Looks At Nostalgia’s Place In Love

Mac Eldridge and Tom Dean’s Charlie Harper begins with quite the evocative tone. Lush bokeh and neon bar lights fill the frame as the camera pans over to Harper (Emilia Jones). With actively forming tears in her eyes, she asks somebody off-screen if they’re a nostalgic person. Furthermore, she questions what purpose nostalgia even serves. […]

THE LONG WALK: One of the Great Stephen King Adaptations

The logline for “The Long Walk” is one of the all-time greats: A group of 50 teenage boys start walking, and they can’t stop until one remains. With it, Stephen King… I mean, Richard Bachman, turned simplicity into a rich text. All these years later, The Hunger Games franchise-director Francis Lawrence and Strange Darling-writer/director JT […]