[Spoilers for Jojo Rabbit and Parasite] On the poster for Jojo Rabbit, you can see in big, colourful letters: JOJO RABBIT AN ANTI-HATE SATIRE. Let’s break that down within the context of the film itself. When it comes to “anti-hate,” Jojo Rabbit does the bare minimum. It’s a movie about Nazism at the end of … Continue reading Jojo Rabbit vs Parasite: Satire, “Satire”, and SATIRE
I said last week that my wallet was going to suffer irreparable damage in the coming days, and that certainly happened, but I would pay through the damn roof to have The Irishman play somewhere in Montreal. Hell, I'd even go to Laval to see The Irishman. Laval! And Marriage Story, oh god, I'd pay … Continue reading What’s Joey Been Watching? Oct 26 – Nov 1
The following is a project I had no intention of making before I started to put words on the page. It's not in any way the review I thought I was writing, instead, it's a somewhat faithful adaptation of Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse, possibly the best movie of the year (I know, I've said that … Continue reading The Lighthouse: A Short Story Adaptation
This is the beginning of the end for my wallet. I saw two movies in theatres this week, and movies are so damn expensive these days. I'm seeing two more later today, and one more tomorrow, so best believe I'll be broke by the time I walk out of Jojo Rabbit on Wednesday. It's all … Continue reading What’s Joey Been Watching? Oct 19 – 25
It's a short week, but I wrote a lot to compensate. Two movies, a play, and a dash of love are included in this week's post. Oct 13: The Flick (Crow’s Theatre) It’s pretty fitting that the first play I’ve reviewed here is one that revolves around a movie theatre and an encyclopedic film nerd. … Continue reading What’s Joey Been Watching? Oct 12 – 18
For the first time in months, I saw 7 movies in a week. This made it difficult to put together prior to Thanksgiving, so instead I've released it on a Wednesday, the second best day for blog posts according to respected statisticians. Here are my slightly statistically inferior reviews. Oct 5: Training Day (Netflix) It’s … Continue reading What’s Joey Been Watching? Oct 5 – Oct 11
Since I started writing every single week rather than every couple months, I've left myself less room for some in depth analysis. A couple weeks ago I got really excited about the Midsommar Director's Cut and released a very long examination of everything incredible about the film. My weekly format doesn't exactly lend itself to … Continue reading A Jovial Joker Examination
Remember that post I made a couple months ago where I promised to stop making promises? I broke that promise, and as a result, ended up breaking another promise. I told y'all I was going to write something special, which would've been a bunch of music reviews since I recently got very into JPEGMAFIA, Helena … Continue reading What’s Joey Been Watching? Sept 28 – Oct 4
This is gonna be a quick one. I started watching Mindhunter this week, so I didn't get the chance to watch very many movies. Did you know that Mindhunter is fantastic? I'll tell you all about it once I've seen every episode. Sept 22: We’re The Millers (random streaming site) I had a sudden and … Continue reading What’s Joey Been Watching? Sept 21 – Sept 27
It's a week. Six movies, one TV show. I caught up. This is cause for celebration. Hooray! Sept 9: Dazed and Confused (Netflix) I wonder who Richard Linklater’s character is in this. I mean, you don’t make a movie about high school kids during the summer of ‘76 if you’re not gonna insert an homage … Continue reading What’s Joey Been Watching? Sept 9 – Sept 20, but also some August mixed in because I say so
