MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3-D

 Harry Warden's back, and this time he's going to make you remember his name!

In the remake of My Bloody Valentine, Disaster strikes the small town of Harmony when Tom Hanniger (Jensen Ackles), The son of the owner of the local Hanniger Mine, forgets to bleed the lines one day, leading to a catastrophic cave in. The lone survivor, Harry Warden, goes mad and kills his fellow miners to stay alive. After being rescued, Warden goes into a coma. A year later, on Valentine's day, he awakens and goes on a killing spree. 

Harry eventually winds back up at the mine where Tom, Axel (Kerr Smith), Tom's gf Sarah (Jaime King), and a bunch of local kids are having a party. When Harry shows up, Tom's friends  abandon him to fight Harry on his own. Luckily, the sheriff (Tom Atkins) and local police arrive before Harry can deliver the killing blow and chase Harry deep into the mine. A traumatized Tom leaves town, returning 10 years later (ironically, near Valentine's day) to sell off his father's old mine only to find Sarah has moved on, marrying Axel (who has become the new sheriff) and now has a kid with him. Worse, Harry Warden reappears and starts his killing spree again.

Jensen Ackles makes for a great leading man, He is likable, cool, and his backstory just flat out ROCKS!  Jaime King also makes for a bad-ass leading lady. She can hold her own in a fight (except in one scene where she is given a gun and instead of using it, chooses to just stand there and watch while our villain and another character duke it out. What up with that?), and is also very likable. Surprisingly, you could argue that she is the real lead of the film, which is a nice switch from the original. Chris Carnel plays our lead villain when he is in is full miner get-up, and is very intimidating (it's all about the posture!). His costume is striking, cool, and memorable. 

As for our supporting cast, we get the always bad-ass Tom Atkins as James Burke,  the ex-sheriff of Harmony who hides some secrets of his own. This is one of Atkins' meatier roles as of late, and he very much so impresses. It's always good to see a horror icon back on screen. Betsy Rue plays Irene, a local woman sleeping with a trucker (played by the film's co-screenwriter Todd Farmer. The ladies get an ass shot from him). She isn't in the film long, but is memorable for her doing her whole extended scene totally nude (NICE!). Megan Boone plays Megan, a kind and friendly woman (close friends with Sarah) whom Axel has been having an affair with and has inadvertently impregnated. Megan isn't given a whole lot to do, but she is still fine here. Kevin Tighe plays Ben Foley, a tired and retired member of the local police. He is close friends with James Burke, and shares a dark secret with him. His last scene is fantastic and memorable (as is his last line in the film).

My Bloody Valentine is directed by Patrick Lussier, and he does a fine job. The film has a distinctive visual style (thanks to cinematographer Brian Pearson), and looks consistently crisp, clean, and sharp. This is a remake, so there are nods aplenty to the original (There is a recreation of the coat hanger room scene, the laundry kill reveal, and the opening massacre at the mine is reminiscent of the ending to the original. The makers of this film clearly have a love for the original classic.). Luckily, this is one remake that isn't content to just copy-and-paste from it's predecessor. Oh no, this flick is quite different from the one that came before (One minor example is changing the town's name. Honestly, I much prefer the name of Valentine Bluffs, which is catchy and more memorable).

One of the best parts of this remake (and one of the best changes made) is the opening segment. In the original, we start out in present day and eventually segue into a flashback that explains the backstory for the flick. Here, we jump right into things, with the first 15 minutes being the original massacre of Harry Warden. This is a very smart move as it opens the remake with a memorable, pulse-pounding bang!

Another change made is, whereas in the original where the plot is fairly simple and straightforward, here we get an over-abundance of plot and quite a few twists, turns and reveals along the way. During the first hour, we get a lot of plot thrown at us and it honestly feels like too much. This makes the romantic triangle between Sarah, Tom (another change I felt was unneeded. Why change TJ into Tom?), and Axel significantly weaker. The original had an innovative approach to the romantic plot, here it's pretty much played straight-forward (but still fairly tense). There is a bit of melodrama here. Some parts feel a little soap opera-y, and not in a good way.

One thing this remake has that the theatrical cut of the original did not (Still need to seek out the uncut version of the original, btw) is lots of gnarly, delicious kills. There is some noticeable (and distracting) CGI, but there's a good deal of practical effects used. The kills here are quite memorable, and quite a few scenes are refreshingly tense (like the supermarket scene, which is a stand-out!). Thankfully, the big reveal/twist here actually makes more sense than it did in the original and the big finale and ending are pretty cool.

My Bloody Valentine was a 3D release, and is notable for being the first R rated film to be projected in RealD 3D. This is where the noticeable CGI comes into play. It's pretty obvious this flick was made to be seen in 3D, as there are many, many shots where things penetrate the screen or point out at the audience (Tree branches, a shotgun, pick axes, blood, spit, and more!). It's pretty distracting most of the time, and only detracts from what is an otherwise very cool flick. I haven't seen the 3D version in a while, and I'm not sure how watching the film with the red-and-blue glasses would mesh with the cool visual aesthetic of the film. The 3-D version seems to still be available on DVD and Blu-ray (pretty sure for the 3D Blu-ray you need a 3D TV...so that sucks), so it might be worth a watch that way. If I do manage to see the 3D version again, you can be sure I'll update this review with my thoughts.

In the end, the remake of My Bloody Valentine is  superior to the theatrical cut of the original classic. The kills are better, the characters are more fleshed out, the visual aesthetic is cool, and most of the changes they made were for the better. It's very cool, very memorable, and has more than enough to satisfy most horror hounds. It makes for a fun watch around Valentine's Day, or any day of the year. This is one remake worth losing your heart over!

3.5 STARS

LET'S GO TO CANADA WITH MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981)

 Canadian accents and ripped out hearts await you in My Bloody Valentine. 

The small town of Valentine Bluffs suffers a tragedy when one of their mines collapses with a bunch of mines inside. Rescuers dig for 6 days, but are only able to find a lone survivor: A  miner named Harry Warden who has gone mad and resorted to eating his fellow miners to stay alive. Needless to say, he is shipped off to a psychiatric hospital. A year later, he returns and murders the two supervisors responsible for the collapse before disappearing back into the ether, but not before leaving an ultimatum: The town must never celebrate Valentine's Day again, lest they suffer Harry Warden's wrath. Now, 20 years later the town throws caution to the wind and decides to throw a Valentine's dance. It isn't long before bodies start to pile up. Is it Harry Warden, or a copycat?

The plot of My Bloody Valentine isn't bad, and the backstory for Harry Warden is cool (though he seems like one of your more reasonable crazed killers). Unfortunately, the characters aren't all that well fleshed out and are hard to get invested in (They are still likable though). 

Paul Kellman looks and acts cool as TJ, a miner who returns to Valentine Bluffs after an absence of several years (It's briefly alluded to early on that he had attempted to make a life on the West Coast). His old girlfriend Sarah (Lori Hallier) is now dating Axel (Neil Affleck), who used to be a good friend of TJ's. Naturally, this creates a love triangle between the three. The triangle is one of the focal points of the film, and it's actually not weak or all that romantic, but is instead pretty tense and filled with toxic masculinity (a nice twist on the usual shmaltzy love triangle subplot). TJ and Axel both act like immature kids, but are still somewhat likable. 

Alf Humphries as Howard (the goofball) and Cynthia Dale as Patty are by far the worst characters in the film. The flick really plays up Howard's goofiness to the point where you just want to sock him one. Patty is fine for most of the film, but in the third act she becomes a whimpering girl literally immobilized by fear. You wish that our leads would just leave her to die. 

Keith Knight is very good as the friendly Hollis, who has one hell of a memorable mustache. Don Francks plays the Sherriff, who has a questionable morality as he is more than willing to cover up the truth about the recent murders so the dance can continue, until things get out of hand, that is.

The kills in the film are ok. I like the idea of ripping out someone's heart and placing it in a valentine's box...but unfortunately we don't get any kill shots. By far, the best kill in the entire film is the coat room/shower room kill. The mine is also a good setting, and they manage to include a fun mine train ride that takes our characters deep into the mine in the third act. 

The ending of My Bloody Valentine doesn't exactly sink the film, but it doesn't help things either. The big reveal isn't necessarily bad, but the explanation leaves much to be desired and feels poorly thought out and lazy. The final scene is kind of cool, but still leaves a bit of a sour taste in the mouth.

In the end, My Bloody Valentine isn't a great movie but it ain't exactly bad either. The most memorable things about it are the character of Harry Warden, his backstory, the toxic love triangle, and the mine. It's worth a watch for horror completionists.

3 STARS

EDIT: The unrated cut makes for a significantly more enjoyable and fun watch as we get a lot more blood, gore, and kill shots. It's not enough to raise the rating, but it is enough to make My Bloody Valentine a much more memorable watch.

THE CRAZIES (1973)

 An underrated masterpiece from George Romero. It's NOT a zombie movie, more of a plague film. When a plane carrying a biological weapon codenamed 'Trixie' goes down near a small town (Trixie turns those exposed to it into psychotic madmen), the weapon is leaked into the town's water supply. The military is sent in to contain the situation, but their over-reaction threatens to only make things exponentially worse. As citizens fight back and the infection spreads among soldiers and laymen alike, it soon becomes almost impossible to tell who is actually one of "the crazies'.

In The Crazies we follow the military leaders, the soldiers mindlessly following orders, a team of scientists tasked with finding a cure, and a small group of survivors led by an ex- Green Beret Vietnam vet turned member of the VFD and his pregnant wife. The acting is pretty tops all around. Will McMillan as the ex-Green Beret David, Lane Carrol as his wife Judy, Harold Wayne Jones as David's best friend Clank, Harry Spillman as Major Ryder, Richard France as Dr. Watts, and Lloyd Hollar as Col. Peckham are all great. It's nice that the antagonists in the film (Major Ryder and Col. Peckham) aren't just evil, sinister figures but are clearly distraught over their choices and have a good deal of humanity injected into them. While there is a good deal of carnage, the effects aren't all that great and the blood looks pretty fake (almost like ketchup).

The Crazies is clearly influenced by social issues in society during the Vietnam War including distrust of the Govt./military/authority/military over-reach, mob mentality, and the terrifying effects of fear and paranoia. George Romero set out to make a film that comments on social issues of the time while being unique, different, and refreshingly dark. He succeeded. The Crazies is definitely a film that will stick with you due to it's rich, superb, tasty themes and the well-built characters within it. A must-see!

5 STARS

IT'S TIME TO GET STRANDED WITH HARPOON

 In Harpoon, we follow three terrible friends: There's Jonah (Munroe Chambers, who previously played the lead in Turbo Kid), a middle-class loser, Richard (Christopher Gray), a rich asshole with a violent temper, and Sasha (Emily Tyra), the nursing student who is trapped playing the role of peacemaker. When the three decide to scatter Jonah's parent's ashes at sea and party along the way, their yacht stalls in the middle of the ocean. It isn't long before they are at each other's throats. Their friendship will be tested as they must try to survive each other long enough for help to arrive. Brett Gelman (Murray in Stranger Things) steps in to provide some entertaining narration throughout.

Harpoon (which gets its title from the spear-gun Jonah buys Richard for his birthday. It doesn't play as big a part of the proceedings as you think it would) is an ultra-dark comedy that has horror and thriller elements. The film is consistently funny and disturbing. It should come as no surprise that each of our protagonists/antagonists is a terrible person in different ways. Most of the fun comes from the numerous twists and turns throughout, learning each person's numerous secrets, and watching the three turn on each other in increasingly vicious, nasty and violent ways.

Harpoon is directed and written by Rob Grant, and he excels at both. The script is very punchy and well-made, and the directing is top-notch. Each of our protagonists/antagonists are well cast, and are entertaining and fun to watch. It's also cool that various nautical superstitions play a role in the proceedings.

Running at a swift 82 minutes, Harpoon doesn't waste a second of your time. It's incredibly entertaining, dark, and funny. You likely will find it hard to really sympathize with any of the characters, but that's kind of the point. Harpoon is schadenfreude at its finest. Throw on a life vest and dive in!

4 STARS

BLACK CHRISTMAS (2006)

The 2006 remake of Black Christmas essentially follows the plot of the original classic. A group of sorority sisters find themselves holed up in their sorority house when they begin receiving lewd phone calls, and the girls begin to be picked off one-by-one. When it was first released, Black Christmas (2006) received largely negative reviews, but with last year's Black Christmas remake, I figured it was time to look back at this forgotten horror flick and see if it really is as bad as people claimed it was.  

Well, at least this remake is trying to be a Black Christmas movie, and it does attempt some different things with middling results. It's certainly very stylistic, and it feels more like a bottle film. Most of the film takes place in the house, and it feels quite claustrophobic. It also tries to create an origin story for Billy and Agnes, but it just doesn't feel right and doesn't work.

There is a lot of blood and gore in this remake, but the kills aren't memorable or creative (Plus, you don't see much. This is a film where they use the bag-over-the-head from the original 6 times!). Our leads are forgettable, interchangeable and bland as well (I had trouble remembering their names), not to mention it never feels like we really have a main character here. (Maybe Billy and Agnes, but they are villains).

The villain design is very weak, it looks like Billy and Agnes are wearing masks most of the time (although they aren't supposed to be). It doesn't help that Billy isn't in this much.  For most of the film, Agnes is the one doing the killing. Billy does get a great entrance near the end though. In the end, Black X-Mas (2006) is a bad film, but it is entertaining (to a degree) and at least it's trying. It's a well-meaning but heavily flawed horror flick.

1 STAR

THE WRETCHED

 17-year old Vicodin ex-junkie Ben (John Paul-Howard) is visiting his estranged father for the summer. While working for his dad at the dock, Ben meets spunky, cute Mallory (Piper Curda) and a friendship is immediately formed. All is not fun in the sun, as Ben begins to suspect all is not right with the mom next door. As kids in the neighborhood start to vanish and be forgotten by their families, Ben investigates and finds himself in the fight for his life with an evil witch.

The Wretched, if it had a rating, would likely be an R. There is some blood and gore (There's not much, but it's there), and there's some light body horror sprinkled in as well. That said, the horror aspect is decent but not the strongest part of the film.

For myself, I was most attracted to the light, breezy, fun tone that The Wretched has for most of its first two acts (It definitely reminded me of Disturbia in its tone, but better). Our hero, Ben, is very likable and relatable (Imo actor John-Paul Howard is the best part of the film). It's also nice that The Wretched doesn't shy away from it's more grotesque moments. There are some parts near the end that don't exactly feel organic, and there's a nice twist that isn't needed but is appreciated. The implications of the ending aren't really explained, and there are some plot holes/conveniences that occur. The design of the witch is also quite cool.

The Pierce Brothers write and direct, and do a fine job at both. The script is pretty good and a little snappy at times, and the film itself flows pretty well. I'm looking forward to whatever they choose to do next.

The Wretched is a lot of fun, and manages to be creepy, a little disturbing and gross, but is never too scary. If I had kids, I could see myself using this as a decent gateway into horror. In the end, The Wretched is a very entertaining, fun film that makes for an easy recommendation.

3.5 STARS

SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK WANTS TO TELL YOU A STORY

 Better late than never, I suppose.

In Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, the year is 1968, and the setting is a small town named Mill Valley in Pennsylvania. On Halloween night, a group of friends (Zoe Margaret Colletti as Stella, Michael Garza as Ramon, Austin Zajur as Chuck, Gabriel Rush as Auggie, and Natalie Ganzhorn as Ruthie) break into an old haunted house while trying to escape from some bullies. Once inside, they stumble across a diary by Sarah Bellows, the town urban legend and alleged evil witch. When Stella takes the diary home and begins reading the stories within, her and her friends find themselves becoming the stars of new stories that Sarah has written just for them. As her friends slowly begin to be absorbed within their respective tales (disappearing as a result), Stella and what remains of her gang will have to find a way to end the stories and stop Sarah's wrath.

Surprisingly, this is actually a pretty cool flick. It's set in 1968 on Halloween and the days immediately following said holiday. The characters we follow have minimal development, but the focus here is on the scares, the creatures, and a surprising mystery involving a long-dead supposed witch who is responsible for penning the titular book, as well as a rash of child murders.

Our leads are all likable enough (with my favorite being Austin Zajur as Chuck), the atmosphere is rich at times, the creature designs are super-cool and freaky, and the film manages to be very creepy (My favorite portion was the one with Harold the Scarecrow). It's certainly odd that the flick wasn't released closer to the haunting season, as Scary Stories makes for a perfectly acceptable Halloween-time watch. There's also a last minute message that feels shoe-horned in but is still timely and appreciated.

Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark is definitely one of the better PG-13 horror films. It's guaranteed to freak out it's teen demographic and will undoubtedly get them talking (I foresee many late night spooky story sessions inspired by the film). Scary Stories will also likely get kids to grab copies of the titular Scary Stories book series the film was adapted from and inspired by. I know if I saw this when I was a teen, it would have easily become one of my new jams. Yes, that's a recommendation.

3.5 STARS

SMALLS GO FOR A RIDE WITH JOE KEERY IN SPREE

 In Spree, we follow 23 year old Kurt Kunkle (Joe Keery), an attractive and likable young man with dreams of social media stardom. He works as a ride share driver for an Uber/Lyft-esque company called Spree. Kurt seems like a good enough guy, but he hides a darker side. In reality, Kurt is actually a psychopath who has decided to live-stream a murder spree where he kills anyone unlucky enough to step into his ride. He does so in an attempt to acquire more watchers/followers, and we tag along for the ensuing insanity.

Spree is a story told almost completely from the POV of cell phone cameras, as well as some dashboard, mounted, and security cams. It's a harsh commentary on the surface culture world we live in, and it comments on this culture via a new inductee to this style of life (Kurt). Most of the people being axed off are completely unlikable jerks, and it's not hard to root for their imminent demise. 

As stated previously, Joe Keery as Kurt is a very likable and magnetic presence. While he isn't all that different from his victims, he's still far more charming than any of them are (take one scene where he shows his clear hatred and intolerance for racists). Kurt has some depth to his character. He comes from a broken home consisting of a loser, junkie father who moonlights as a DJ (David Arquette) and a "star-fucker" mom. All he wants is to be seen, a common desire for most youth and young adults of today. 

Kurt's negative aspects become clear when it's reveled that he doesn't care about any one but himself, only cares about getting as many watchers as possible, and has clear contempt for anyone who doesn't have a social media presence or isn't interested in that kind of lifestyle (He muses at one point while driving by a homeless camp that he can't understand why they don't care if any one sees them, and that he could drive over all of them and no one would notice.).

As the film progresses Kurt begins to take more and more of an interest in upcoming stand-up comedian Jessie Adams (Sasheer Zamata), who has a strong social media presence and whom he admires. Sasheer is sprinkled throughout the film, but her role gets beefed up during the last act. She is likable enough, and works well as a counter-point to Kurt. It is through her that the filmmakers state their views on and message about surface culture.

Spree is best described as a dark comedy. It's more funny than it is scary. The film definitely drags at odd points, and while it feels fresh enough to watch a story told through the pov of cell phones and live streams, the gimmick does kind of grow stale after a while (though there is a clear reason why the story is told this way, which is revealed in a 13th hour twist that was actually pretty sweet).

Spree stretches believability at moments, but it's a ton of fun while you're watching it. It's a fairly memorable movie, and Joe Keery comfortably carries the weight of the proceedings on his shoulders. The film is funny, scary, dark, disturbing, and surprisingly sad when all is said and done (We can see the good person Kurt could have been.). Spree is a flick that takes a harsh look at the surface obsessed culture we are all living in, and the appeal/allure it has to the people living within it. It's certainly not a great film, but it's definitely quite good, enjoyable, and fun. I'd say Kurt is a good choice for your next ride share driver, just...don't drink the water.

3.5 STARS

FRIGHT FEST COMMENCES WITH THE RAVEN

 Hello, and welcome to FRIGHT FEST. This year, we start things off right by entering the world of Edgar Allan Poe with The Raven.

In The Raven, we catch up with a washed-up, alcohol loving Poe (John Cusack) during the final weeks of his life. He is madly in love with the beautiful Emily Hamilton (Alice Eve), and plans on marrying her  Her father, Capt. Charles Hamilton (Brandon Gleeson) does not approve. Unfortunately for all involved, a gruesome rash of murders have been cropping up in Baltimore, and each seems to be modeled after a famed story by Poe. Inspector Emmet Fields (Luke Evans) and Poe team up in an attempt to catch the culprit. When Emily is kidnapped by the killer, the search to end the madness intensifies as it's only a matter of time until she becomes the next victim. 

An interesting mix of fact and fiction. The real draw is seeing Poe's classic stories brought to grisly life (and the film is quite grotesque at times despite a good deal of CGI being utilized) and getting to spend some time with the master himself. Unfortunately, the story that ties everything together isn't as strong as it should be, and the mystery at the heart of The Raven isn't really engaging or all that good.

Cusack is committed to his role as Poe and is great (though the film does play up his alcoholism a lot...sometimes for laughs, which doesn't sit well with me). Luke Evans is equally great as Inspector Emmet Fields, the determined and driven lead detective on the case. Oliver Jackson-Cohen (who most recently starred in The Haunting of Hill House and The Invisible Man) also pops up in a supporting role as John Cantrell, a cop assisting with the investigation.

The Raven does try to be meta at times, and while the effort is appreciated it never quite works. It is also frivolous and almost disrespectful in how it handles Poe's death (this definitely didn't sit well with me). The Raven is longer than it needs to be at an hour and fifty minutes, and it does drag at times but overall it's still a mostly entertaining, fun, cool little flick.

2.5 STARS

SMALLS' FRIGHT FEST RISES FROM THE GRAVE FOR ANOTHER YEAR

Do you feel that chill in the air? Can you sense the atmosphere changing? The days are growing shorter, the nights longer. That means it's time for your ghost host with the most most to return once again. The Fright Fest re-awakens from it's slumber for another voyage into your deepest, darkest fears. This year, Halloween Horror Nights was cancelled, and COVID19 is busy wrecking havoc on the USA and the world...but that doesn't mean we can't still party like there's no tomorrow from the safety of our homes. Expect plenty of ghoulishly good reviews to be haunting your computer screen soon. Get ready, Fright Fest will commence soon!

SMALLS RETURNS TO THEATERS (DRIVE-IN THEATERS) FOR TENET

 In Tenet, a CIA operative (The Protagonist, played by John David Washington. We never learn his actual name.) finds himself embroiled in a modern cold war that is being waged in the shadows. The evil, abusive, and scary Andrei Sator (Kenneth Branagh), an arms dealer, has been trading and selling special, never-before seen ammo and equipment, and he has some dark plans in store for reality. With the assistance of fellow CIA operative Neil (Robert Pattinson) and Sator's long-suffering wife Kat (Elizabeth Debicki), The Protagonist sets out to stop Sator once and for all.

All of our leads do a superb job and are incredibly well-cast (including Dimple Kapadia as arms trafficker Priya, who interacts with The Protagonist quite a bit.). Tenet is a plot-centric film, which isn't a bad thing, but there is a trade-off to be made: almost all of the characters are given minimal development as a result.

Surprisingly, John David Washington's Protagonist gets the least amount of development out of everyone. Luckily, he still sells the hell out of his role and is a compelling, cool, and bad-ass hero. Robert Pattinson is also very impressive as Neil, a suave, calm, collected and super-cool 2nd man to The Protagonist. Kenneth Branagh is fantastic as the unhinged and scary Andrei Sator, a madman with a plan. Elizabeth Debicki gets the most development out of the bunch as Kat. She is stuck in an abusive, controlling marriage with Sator, who holds her son over her head as motivation to do as he says.

Tenet is a film that, despite being well-paced, might be Nolan's easiest to get lost or confused in if you aren't paying close attention (There were times where I wished I could pause it so I could process the information I had been given. Repeat viewings are practically mandatory, and I can understand why some might say Tenet is convoluted.). Nolan continues to excel as a director and writer (I seriously want to buy the script for this flick.), and he has some insane and inventive ideas at play here. Unfortunately, he could use to work on his sound mixing (done here by Willie D. Burton.), as there are moments where the score and sound effects drown out any dialogue, or sound like they are breaking the speaker system. It's not as bad as Dark Knight Rises, but it's still not great.

The score for Tenet is done by Ludwig Goransson. He does an incredible job. There are times where it sounds like it's going back-and-forth between being played forwards and in reverse. The cinematography by Hoyte Van Hoytema is great too. Tenet has plenty of exciting and thrilling moments throughout, and you will rarely be bored while watching it. The special and visual effects utilized are phenomenal, creative, and unique as well. Time is a major theme and element in the film, and Tenet uses and plays with time in inventive, fun, creative, and trippy ways.

Ultimately, the best way to go into Tenet is knowing next to nothing about it and letting it take you on one wild ride. In the end, Tenet is a masterpiece about time that will simultaneously blow and melt your mind. It's unlike anything you have ever seen, and it's incredibly inventive, creative, and unique. Tenet is the best film of 2020 thus far, and it's easily my favorite Nolan flick by a large margin. Tenet was absolutely worth the wait. See it in IMAX, if you can.

5 STARS

I now consider Nolan a true genius. #YesDaddyNolan