In honor of him turning ninety-five today, I wanted to take the time to watch a Clint Eastwood film. On top of that, I figured that watching perhaps the most major film I haven't seen from the birthday boy would make the viewing even more special. So here I am, finally having seen Don Siegel's The Beguiled, and I was completely knocked out by this one.
From the director-actor duo responsible for Dirty Harry and the significantly less notable Coogan's…
My relationship with the Mission: Impossible series started out modestly enough. I was first exposed to the series sometime after the release of the fifth installment, 2015's Rogue Nation. When I saw it, my cinematic palette and movie-watching habits were mere shells of how they are today: if the action movie I watched held my attention for two hours, that's all I needed. At this time, the Mission: Impossible series fulfilled that purpose well - the degree to which this…
I am constantly on the look for more horror movies that genuinely scare me. There is always this extra level of enjoyment when I can watch a scene and actively feel like I don't want to be there. Enter Osgood Perkins. The son of Anthony Perkins, horror runs through the man's entire being, and that comes through in his directorial efforts. I mostly enjoy his first three features, but Longlegs is a whole new beast unto itself. A mixture of…
In making a film that feels like a holdover from thirty years prior, Clint Eastwood manages to make what will effortlessly live among some of his most timeless works.
My excitement for this film was imminent from the very announcement: Clint Eastwood is perhaps the singular artist with the biggest impact to my love of film, both in the form of his star vehicles and directorial efforts, and as a result I am fully onboard with anything his mind concocts,…
