Booksmart (2019, Olivia Wilde) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 16, 2019
Booksmart opens with high school senior Beanie Feldstein getting up on her last day of school; graduation is in the morning. She listens to self-affirmations about—politely—crushing your adversaries as you excel past them. Now, Feldstein lives in an apartment building. Not a terrible one, but not read more
Booksmart (2019, Olivia Wilde) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 16, 2019
Booksmart opens with high school senior Beanie Feldstein getting up on her last day of school; graduation is in the morning. She listens to self-affirmations about—politely—crushing your adversaries as you excel past them. Now, Feldstein lives in an apartment building. Not a terrible one, but not read more
Booksmart (2019, Olivia Wilde) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 16, 2019
Booksmart opens with high school senior Beanie Feldstein getting up on her last day of school; graduation is in the morning. She listens to self-affirmations about—politely—crushing your adversaries as you excel past them. Now, Feldstein lives in an apartment building. Not a terrible one, but not read more
The Mandalorian (2019) s02e02 – The Child (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 16, 2019
Maybe even more than the first episode, this one’s a commercial for Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm. The adorable sight of Boba Fett playing Lone Wolf and Cub with a baby Yoda, what could be more PG+ Disney. Sure, the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) isn’t actually Boba Fett—though it’s unclear if read more
Booksmart (2019, Olivia Wilde) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 16, 2019
Booksmart opens with high school senior Beanie Feldstein getting up on her last day of school; graduation is in the morning. She listens to self-affirmations about—politely—crushing your adversaries as you excel past them. Now, Feldstein lives in an apartment building. Not a terrible one, but not read more
The Mandalorian (2019) s02e02 – The Child (2)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 16, 2019
Maybe even more than the first episode, this one’s a commercial for Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm. The adorable sight of Boba Fett playing Lone Wolf and Cub with a baby Yoda, what could be more PG+ Disney. Sure, the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) isn’t actually Boba Fett—though it’s unclear if read more
Fast Color (2018, Julia Hart) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 14, 2019
Fast Color spends most its runtime saying it’s not a superhero movie—it’s just about people who happen to have superpowers—only for the third act to play like a low budget X-Men outing. And it’s not just the not-battle-in-the-streets battle-in-the-street resolution, it’s also how lead Gugu read more
The Mandalorian (2019) s01e01 (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 14, 2019
“The Mandalorian” is either like reading seventeen year-old Jon Favreau fall 1983 post-Return of the Jedi fan fic or it’s like playing his intricate, verbose Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game campaign–oh, wait, SWTRPG didn’t come out until 1987. So, no, it’s more like watching Jon Favreau read more
Fast Color (2018, Julia Hart) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 14, 2019
Fast Color spends most its runtime saying it’s not a superhero movie—it’s just about people who happen to have superpowers—only for the third act to play like a low budget X-Men outing. And it’s not just the not-battle-in-the-streets battle-in-the-street resolution, it’s also how lead Gugu read more
The Mandalorian (2019) s01e01 (2)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 14, 2019
“The Mandalorian” is either like reading seventeen year-old Jon Favreau fall 1983 post-Return of the Jedi fan fic or it’s like playing his intricate, verbose Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game campaign–oh, wait, SWTRPG didn’t come out until 1987. So, no, it’s more like watching Jon Favreau read more
The Punisher #42, Man of Stone, Part 6 (of 6)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 14, 2019
When Ennis has Frank by himself for four days, walking across the desert, trying to beat Rawlins to the airport, in a foreign country, no gun, perfectly opportunity for some self-reflection. But no. Ennis does end up having something to say in Man of Stone—Frank’s buddy Yorkie is taking an unplanne read more
Fast Color (2018, Julia Hart) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 14, 2019
Fast Color spends most its runtime saying it’s not a superhero movie—it’s just about people who happen to have superpowers—only for the third act to play like a low budget X-Men outing. And it’s not just the not-battle-in-the-streets battle-in-the-street resolution, it’s also how lead Gugu read more
Fast Color (2018, Julia Hart) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 14, 2019
Fast Color spends most its runtime saying it’s not a superhero movie—it’s just about people who happen to have superpowers—only for the third act to play like a low budget X-Men outing. And it’s not just the not-battle-in-the-streets battle-in-the-street resolution, it’s also how lead Gugu read more
The Divine Fury (2019, Kim Joo-hwan) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 12, 2019
The Divine Fury is a very bad film. It’s not poorly made; director Kim is mediocre, Cho Sang-yun’s photography is good, Koo Ja-wan’s score is fine. Yes, the editing is wanting, but often more because Kim’s mediocre than anything else. Like the big fight scene at the end? The big, very bad, not read more
The Divine Fury (2019, Kim Joo-hwan) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 12, 2019
The Divine Fury is a very bad film. It’s not poorly made; director Kim is mediocre, Cho Sang-yun’s photography is good, Koo Ja-wan’s score is fine. Yes, the editing is wanting, but often more because Kim’s mediocre than anything else. Like the big fight scene at the end? The big, very bad, not read more
Supergirl (2015) s05e06 – Confidence Women (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 12, 2019
Okay, so Steven Bauer is Julie Gonzalo’s dad, who’s been mentioned since the first episode of the season but never seen. It doesn’t appear to be a great part for Bauer but whatever, he’s fine. Though he does act to launder a bit of Gonzalo’s performance. He’s able to make it at least seem read more
The Divine Fury (2019, Kim Joo-hwan) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 12, 2019
The Divine Fury is a very bad film. It’s not poorly made; director Kim is mediocre, Cho Sang-yun’s photography is good, Koo Ja-wan’s score is fine. Yes, the editing is wanting, but often more because Kim’s mediocre than anything else. Like the big fight scene at the end? The big, very bad, not read more
Batwoman (2019) s01e06 – I’ll Be Judge, I’ll Be Jury (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 12, 2019
“Batwoman” has a Dougray Scott problem. The show keeps giving him material he can’t do or does poorly (versus Ruby Rose, who sometimes doesn’t even try when the material isn’t working with her). It’s getting particularly annoying as Rose is getting better and Scott’s going to screw up read more
Supergirl (2015) s05e06 – Confidence Women (2)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 12, 2019
Okay, so Steven Bauer is Julie Gonzalo’s dad, who’s been mentioned since the first episode of the season but never seen. It doesn’t appear to be a great part for Bauer but whatever, he’s fine. Though he does act to launder a bit of Gonzalo’s performance. He’s able to make it at least seem read more
The Punisher #41, Man of Stone, Part 5 (of 6)
The Stop Button Posted by on Nov 12, 2019
It’s not… the best issue. In some ways, it might even be the worst of the series so far. Not because there’s anything particularly bad–though Fernandez's art sort of tanks here so it doesn't help the finale hinges on Frank's expressions for effectiveness, though it might read more