DEREK EX MACHINA, created by author and editor Derek L.H., is a blog dedicated to exploring the effect that video games and film have on people.
All in Movie Review
Very rarely do comedy films every leave a profound impact on me, and yet Sorry to Bother You has managed to do just that. Through its plethora of details, fast pace, excellent writing, and great performances around the board, it's clear to see that Sorry to Bother You was a passion project from beginning to end, and that energy radiates off the screen. It's a film that will make you laugh and also make you think about its themes of power, money, and success.
Fireworks is convinced that it's an intelligent, admirable film because it looks and sounds like one on the surface. Beyond that brittle surface, however, is a film doesn't actually do anything to earn that status. Fireworks boasts two leads that feel radically underdeveloped, and yet it still expects you to care about their relationship, even though you have no idea what would make them compatible with each other, all leading into a third act that entirely rings hollow.
Boasting phenomenal writing and great acting, Day of the Soldado, like its 2015 predecessor, was a refreshing film to watch. It takes the action genre in a direction that we rarely see, and the apologetically realistic, gritty atmosphere of the film makes for an experience that feels unique in an ostensibly crowded genre.
…if there's any word to best describe The Incredibles 2, it's solid. It's well written, well produced, and doesn't have anything that I would consider poorly executed. […] This is a remarkably fun film, but it's also a safe one. You won't be seeing anything in this film that hasn't been done by the first Incredibles or any other superhero movie.
In an era of political uneasiness, hatred, and what at times feels like chaos, Won't You Be My Neighbor? gives us an important reminder of a man that wanted us to realize that neighborly kindness towards others can make the world a significantly better, happier place.
