2/15/20 review of second screening of Birds of Prey

Here is the link to my February 15, 2020, Twitter thread review of the film Birds of Prey, after I saw it a second time.

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2/8/20 review of the film Birds of Prey, directed by Cathy Yan

Here is the link to my February 8, 2020, Twitter thread review of the film Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), directed by Cathy Yan.

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12/20/19 review of the film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, directed by J.J. Abrams

Here is the link to my December 20, 2019, Twitter thread review of the film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, directed by J.J. Abrams.

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10/6/19 review of the film Hustlers, directed by Lorene Scafaria

Here is the link to my October 6, 2019, Twitter thread review of the film Hustlers, directed by Lorene Scafaria.

I somehow missed posting this thread earlier on. So my apologies.

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7/28/19 review of the film The Farewell, directed by Lulu Wang

Here is the link to my July 28, 2019, Twitter thread review of the film The Farewell, directed by Lulu Wang.

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1/5/19 review of the film If Beale Street Could Talk, directed by Barry Jenkins

Here is the link to my January 5, 2019, Twitter thread review of the film If Beale Street Could Talk, directed by Barry Jenkins.

Twitter's platform has twisted each of my threads through 2018 and 2019 out of chronological order. This thread is affected, but is still moderately coherent. My apologies.

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8/18/18 review of BlacKkKlansman and Crazy Rich Asians

Here is the link to my August 18, 2018, Twitter thread review of the BlacKkKlansman, directed by Spike Lee, and Crazy Rich Asians, directed by Jon M. Chu.

Twitter's platform has twisted each of my threads through 2018 and 2019 out of chronological order. This thread is affected, but is still mostly coherent. My apologies.

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6/3/18 review of film How to Talk to Girls at Parties

Here is the link to my June 3, 2018, Twitter thread review of the film How to Talk to Girls at Parties, directed by John Cameron Mitchell.

Twitter's platform has twisted each of my thread through 2018 and 2019 out of chronological order. This thread is affected, but is still mostly coherent. My apologies.

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3/11/18 review of film The Assassin, dir. by Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film The Assassin, directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien.

The thread gives a summary of the film, as well as some context of the screening, which took place at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's Sloans Lake theater's Yum Cha series. The thread discusses the film's understated feeling overall and in its fight scenes, its beautiful colors, and its somewhat difficult plot. It discusses some of the film's themes. It compares the film to detective stories and ghost or horror stories. And it discusses some of the film's interesting visual and sound techniques.

The tweets in some of my threads have been twisted out of chronological order on Twitter's platform. This thread's coherency is slightly affected. My apologies.

1/14/18 review of film The Mermaid, dir. by Stephen Chow

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film The Mermaid, directed by Stephen Chow.

The thread gives a summary of the film. It also gives some background on the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's Yum Cha film series, which is where I saw the film. The thread discusses the film's blend of action, slapstick comedy, and environmentalism. The thread also discusses the film's themes, such as the validity of environmentalism, sham environmentalism, humanity's mistaken belief in invincibility, and the self-consciousness of self-made people.

Some of my threads have been twisted out of chronological order by Twitter's platform. The coherency of this thread is pretty badly affected as a result. My apologies. But the tweets all address interesting aspects of the film. So it's still worth a read, in my opinion.

I saw this film at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Sloans Lake theater in Denver, Colorado.

1/5/18 review of film I, Tonya, dir. by Craig Gillespie

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film I, Tonya, directed by Craig Gillespie.

The thread gives a summary of the film and some background on the film's subject, Tonya Harding. The thread also discusses Margot Robbie's work producing, acting, and skating in the film. The thread discusses the themes of the film, like fame and celebrity; public expectations from and neglect of celebrities; how the media constructs narratives about celebrities; how the film itself constructs a narrative; the performances in the film; and the character dynamics in the film.

A lot of my threads have been twisted out of chronological order by Twitter's platform. This thread suffers in coherency a little bit as a result. My apologies.

I saw this film at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Sloans Lake theater in Denver, Colorado.

12/30/17 review of film The Greatest Showman, dir. by Michael Gracey

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film The Greatest Showman, directed by Michael Gracey.

The thread gives a summary of the film. It discusses the style of the film, how the film uses music to drive the story, some of my favorite performances, some of my favorites songs from the film, the film in the context of Barnum & Bailey having stopped operating, the good screenwriting, and Zendaya's performance.

I saw this film at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's Sloans Lake theater in Denver, Colorado.

12/30/17 review of film Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, dir. by Jake Kasdan

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, directed by Jake Kasdan.

The thread gives a summary of the film. It compares the film to other films, the fun aspect of the kids being in adult bodies, the performances of the kids, the game mechanics of the movie, and the Nick Jonas character.

I saw this film at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's Sloans Lake theater in Denver, Colorado.

12/16/17 review of film Star Wars: The Last Jedi, dir. by Rian Johnson

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film Star Wars: The Last Jedi, directed by Rian Johnson.

The thread gives a summary of the film. It discusses some things I liked about the film, such as the character arcs, the space it gave to the younger generation of characters, some of the crowd-pleasing and "fanfiction" elements of the story, some new aspects added to the Star Wars storyline, some characters I liked and didn't like, and my enjoyment of the Rose Tico (Kelly Marie Tran) character.

Unfortunately, this is yet another thread that Twitter's platform has twisted around. All the tweets are strung together out of chronological order, making the thread a little incoherent. My apologies.

I saw this film at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's Sloans Lake theater in Denver, Colorado.

10/14/17 review of film Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, dir. by Angela Robinson

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, directed by Angela Robinson.

The thread gives a summary of the film. It gives a lot of context for why I watched the film. It compares the film to Jill Lepore's book The Secret History of Wonder Woman. It discusses the emotional aspects of the film and the theatricality of the film, which I liked. It also criticizes the film for being kind of tepid, too self-serious, and too derivative of other films.

I saw this film at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's Sloans Lake theater in Denver, Colorado.

10/14/17 review of documentary Wasted!, dir. by Nari Kye and Anna Chai

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the documentary Wasted! The Story of Food Waste, directed by Nari Kye and Anna Chai.

The thread gives a summary of the documentary. It mentions Anthony Bourdain's role as executive producer of the film. It discusses the film's fun form. It discusses some of the film's themes, like transformation, the business aspects of saving food, educating businesses, return on investment, and the EPA's food recovery pyramid schematic.

I saw this film at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's Sloans Lake theater in Denver, Colorado.

10/1/17 review of documentary Haunters: The Art of the Scare

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the documentary Haunters: The Art of the Scare, directed by Jon Schnitzer.

The thread gives a summary of the documentary, which is about the subculture of extreme haunted house makers and visitors. The thread discusses some of the film's themes, like amateur versus pro haunters, the relationship between haunters and guests, some of the risks of haunted houses, haunted houses' religious roots, and the roots of the recent interest in haunted houses.

I saw this film at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's Sloans Lake theater in Denver, Colorado.

9/17/17 review of 2017 DocuWest International Film Festival

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of two documentaries I saw at the 2017 DocuWest film festival: Pioneers, directed by Erika Volchan O'Conor; and Blurred Lines, directed by Barry Avrich.

The thread discusses and gives a lot of pictures of work by the four artists who are the subject of Erika Volchan O'Conor's film -- Helen Chain, Jean Sherwood, Muriel Sibell Wolfe, and Eve Drewelowe. All these artists are worth learning about. The thread also gives a summary of Blurred Lines, which is basically about the big business of the blue-chip art world. Very interesting documentary.

I saw these films at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Sloans Lake theater in Denver, Colorado.

9/2/17 review of film The Big Sick, dir. by Michael Showalter

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film The Big Sick, directed by Michael Showalter.

The thread gives a summary of the film and some context on the star and co-screenwriter (with Emily V. Gordon), Kumail Nanjiani. The thread discusses the film's different levels and the core emotional dynamics. It discusses the love between Kumail and Emily. It discusses the family relationships in the film. And it discusses the performances in the film.

I saw this film at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's Sloans Lake theater in Denver, Colorado.

8/27/17 review of the documentary Step, directed by Amanda Lipitz

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the documentary Step, directed by Amanda Lipitz.

The thread gives a summary of the film. It discusses the film's themes of family, motherly love, life in Baltimore following the shooting of Freddie Gray, family and economic struggles, and school teachers and staff. The thread also discusses my favorite person in the film, Blessin, in depth.

I saw this film at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Sloans Lake theater in Denver, Colorado.