The Midnight Matinee – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
As long as you see the works of The Midnight Matinee like student films, you’ll enjoy the potential of most of them.
Due to this movie having a few quirks, of which may work for some and for others be a problem, we believe your enjoyment of this movie will depend on your taste.
As long as you see the works of The Midnight Matinee like student films, you’ll enjoy the potential of most of them.
In some ways, Love Beats Rhymes seems to be out to prove something. The main thing being, it isn’t smart to bet against Azealia Banks.
Call Me By Your Name is an exploitative, and full of regret, coming of age/ coming out story that focuses more on PG-13 sex than romance.
A Christmas Prince is a cute, yet predictable film which perhaps is more touching than expected.
Almost Friends combines your usual young adult romance storyline with an interesting perspective when it comes to the female lead.
Lady Bird seems like your yearly, usually released in the summer, coming of age tale that gets a lot of praise but is forgotten within months.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer will perhaps be one the creepiest movies you ever watched that didn’t contain sexual violence.
The only thing which separates Thor: Ragnarok from the other films building towards the Infinity Wars is it actually has a good villain – that’s it.
Despite Blake Lively’s usual charm, an uninspiring romance and the pursuit of being too artsy makes for a dull film.
Thank You For Your Service wants to convey a message while presenting a story, but unfortunately, the story it delivers is lackluster.
Wheelman could very well take Frank Grillo’s career to the next level as it shows how strong his charisma is.
Madea returns and while this film will in no way win her new fans, and may lose some old ones, she still brings the funny.
Cult of Chucky honestly doesn’t seem that bad, until you realize it is trying to set itself up for more sequels.
Despite no noteworthy performances, and this being a remake, Flatliners contains just enough surprises to fight off preconceived notions.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle, matches, if not surpasses, its predecessor when it comes to action, maintains when it comes to touching moments, but utterly fails when it comes to its multiple villains.
The Wilde Wedding, while slightly pretentious, and seemingly made for big city indie lovers, is rather charming and contains the rare depiction of love in a senior age.
Vesper is the type of film which reminds you of when the story was the focus of mysteries and thrillers versus jump scares.
The new version of Stephen King’s IT is deserving of a bit of praise. With it being a theatrical release, rather than TV miniseries, it is quite creepier. Also, the young actors are pushed beyond what the original kids were in terms of giving their character’s heart. Yet, there is the problem it disappoints as…
Unleashed is a cute little film which you may not remember in a week, but will enjoy as you view it.
Let me preface this with noting the white washing of Netflix’s Death Note won’t be a pressing point. What will be is that it turned a cool, made for adults, anime into something that seems like a young adult novel adaptation. Trigger Warning(s): Use of gorey picture
The overall goal of Wherever I Look is to fill in that space between the average fan and critic and advise you on what’s worth experiencing.