'The Menu' (2022)/Directed by Mark Mylod/Grade: A
Now this is a more recent selection amongst my favorite movies, but for very good reason. When I saw this hilarious and twisted dark...
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Coby Kiefert
Movie Reviews
- Jul 25
- 3 min
'Unbreakable' (2000)/Written, Produced & Directed by M. Night Shyamalan/Grade: A+
Warning: Spoilers ahead! Now this is a really special one for me. I've always had a fondness for the superhero genre, as well as M. Night...
- Jul 6
- 4 min
'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish' (2022)/Directed by Joel Crawford/Grade: A+
Not a lot of animated films have stood out to me in the past several years. Sure, there are a small handful, which include Inside Out...
- Jul 5
- 4 min
Evil Operates in the Daylight with 'Midsommar' (2019)/Written & Directed by Ari Aster/Grade: A+
Oh boy. This is a weird, weird ride. Ari Aster's second feature, following the much-acclaimed (and my favorite horror film) Hereditary...
- Jul 5
- 3 min
'Me & Earl & The Dying Girl' (2015)/Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon/Grade: A
This is a deeply special film for me. It helped me push myself out of my shell in my later adolescence. Based on a novel of the same name...
- Jul 2
- 3 min
'Beauty and the Beast' (1991)/Directed by Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise
This is a particularly special one for me when it comes to Disney animated pictures. As a child, its musical numbers, written by Alan...
- Jun 30
- 2 min
Evil Runs in the Family in 'Hereditary' (2018)/Written & Directed by Ari Aster
I love horror movies, but very few have genuinely disturbed and unsettled me. And even fewer have frightened me as much as Ari Aster's...
- Jun 29
- 2 min
'Serenity' (2005)/Written & Directed by Joss Whedon/Grade: A+
TV-show-based movies tend to suck so hard. There are, of course, rare exceptions, i.e. The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie (2004) and Downton...
- Jun 28
- 2 min
'Princess Cyd' (2017)/Written & Directed by Stephen Cone/Grade: A
A Chicago teen visits and bonds with her aunt in this overlooked indie stunner. Now this one I not only think is criminally overlooked...
- Jun 27
- 2 min
Welcome to 'Short Term 12' (2013)/Written & Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton/Grade: A+
Brie Larson shines in this 2013 romantic drama that has had an unimaginably positive impact on my life. Now this one... oh, boy. I can't...
- Jun 26
- 2 min
'X' (2022)/Written, Produced & Directed by Ti West/Grade: A+
The celebrated indie horror auteur returns to directing movies with my favorite film of last year. I love a good, gory slasher, but very...
- Jun 26
- 3 min
'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981)/Directed by Steven Spielberg/Grade: A+
Harrison Ford attempts to nab a priceless artifact in this first iconic film in the Indiana Jones series. Here it is. The one that...
- Jun 25
- 2 min
'Drive' (2011)/Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn/Grade: A+
Ryan Gosling goes on the offense in the name of love in my all-time favorite crime drama. Okay, so, I love crime dramas. I love Ryan...
- Jun 24
- 3 min
'Tangled' (2010)/Directed by Nathan Greno & Byron Howard/Grade: A+
Rapunzel gets a royal re-imagining in my favorite Disney animated film ever. Disney animated movies have meant a lot to me over the...
- Jun 23
- 2 min
Go on a Journey with 'My Neighbor Totoro'/Written & Directed by Hayao Miyazaki/Grade: A+
The Studio Ghibli co-founder's semi-autobiographical fantasy tale has come to mean a great deal to me in dealing with my own grief. I...
- Jun 22
- 2 min
'The Dark Knight' examines his morals/Directed by Christopher Nolan/Grade: A-
Continuing my Favorite Films series, let's take a look at my favorite Batman movie ever, and what became a definitive moment in...
- Jun 21
- 2 min
The #1: Eighth Grade (2018)/Written & Directed by Bo Burnham
I thought I'd start off this series with, as indicated, my absolute favorite movie ever. This coming-of-age comedy/drama follows...
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