Welcome movie friends! Join Scott as he goes through the wonderful world of movies including lists, old favorites, scene analysis, and tropes.
Despite Spielberg's skilled direction, Disclosure Day lacked the thematic heft and payoff to stick with me. Read more athttps://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/
Passenger has solid scares but fails to make the most of its premise. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Tim Curry's gleeful commitment to all parts, big, small, and villainous, was a joy to watch on screen. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Dolly was proof that seemingly contrary ideas aren't. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Funny and full of unexpected emotional depth, The Sheep Detectives is a best case scenario for its seemingly silly premise. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
While the film has plenty of eye-popping moments, Dolly mean-spirited take on multiple sensitive topics feels truly exploitative. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Demonstrating a ton of promise and an interesting expansion on its core concept, Backrooms is plenty of creepy fun. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
The right kind of silly with a fun gimmick, They Will Kill You, makes its revenge against the rich story its own. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
While the script could use some polish, the acting, premise, and setups should amuse shark movie fiends. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
The Kid Detective is an engaging spin on a joke-like premise with a great turn from Adam Brody. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
While the bones of the Road House could have worked, the execution is so slap-dash that is fails even as cheeseball entertainment. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Laser focused on its ideas and impressively produced, Christopher Nolan's take on The Odyssey is a fascinating watch. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
With amazingly acted, choreographed and shot action, The Furious is a delight for action fans and injection of energy into the martial arts genre. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Making great use of the sports comedy formula and its talented cast, The Dink has just the right amount of inspired silliness and sincerity. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
With committed performances and a better than expected script, Deep Cover is a charming and hilarious crime comedy. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Today I'm going to dive into the toxic types of film analysis we're currently burdened with, why they suck, and what they tend to leave out. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
All You Need is Kill uses its source material as a solid springboard for its own visual and thematic focus. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Barb Wire is deserving of cult classic status. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
With excellent atmosphere and a solid thematic tie-in, Exit 8 is an easy recommendation. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Today I'm celebrating the wonderful film career of Sam Neill. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
While Apex has the thrills of the survival thriller down, its human center needs work. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Karl Urban's Johnny Cage injects Mortal Kombat II with some fun, self-aware life. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
While Ronan Day-Lewis demonstrates solid directing instincts, he and his father are let down by Anemone's script. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
It's time to start ignoing Tarantino. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Casino Royale's torture scene is vitally important to Craig's take on Bond. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
It Ends argues that acceptance of life's absurdity and happiness are not exclusive ideas. And I found that beautiful. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is brooding biopic that lacks dramatic heft. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
While there's the bones of a couple good movies in here, Lee Cronin's The Mummy needs more character and less blood. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre is Guy Ritchie on autopilot. Here's why. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Rewatching Mad Max: Fury Road hit harder today in ways I didn't expect. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
By making the initial movie's exploitative appeal core to its message, Faces of Death is the rare remake/reimagining that improves on the source material. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Decidedly tongue-in-cheek and well crafted from start to finish, Normal is an easy recommendation for action fans. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
If you're looking for a fun R-rated action romp with a silly idea and a feminist bent, Pretty Lethal will get the job done. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
With a solid premise and ruinously effective execution, Obsession delivers what might be 2026's signature bad time at the movies. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
While the end product is watchable, the jarring shifts in tone and quality make Shadow Force hard to recommend. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Even as an ironic watch Return to Silent Hill was a chore. Watch at your own risk. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Fackham Hall has plenty of laughs and takes more than enough swings at its genre targets to land. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
With a somber twist on the genre, We Bury the Dead breathes unexpected life in the zombie flick. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Happy Gilmore 2 squanders a promising premise for empty gags and cameos. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Hulk Hogan: Rea American is a glorified fluff piece designed to whitewash Hogan's entire career for the sake of the WWE. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Behind a charismatic cast and fun idea, Cold Storage does enough to entertain. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Project Hail Mary is equal parts hilarious and uplifting. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
I Don't Understand You seems like it should be right up my alley...and it decidedly was not. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Send Help delivers crucial character background in an unconventional way...humiliation. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
With a punchy thematic core and a stellar lead performance from Rachel McAdams, Send Help is the best kind of over-the-top fun. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
War Machine is equal parts cynical military propaganda and Predator knock off. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
By blending genres, Strange Harvest creates a suitably unsettling horror flick. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Thief is an underrated gem from 1981 that also contains all of Michael Mann's crime movie building blocks. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Marty Supreme is a movie I liked less, the more I thought about it. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come offers more of the darkly funny fun of its predecessor. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
28 Years: The Bone Temple takes the franchise in fascinating and fun new directions. Read more at: https://scottsself-indulgentmovieblog.blogspot.com/.
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