CALL OF THE WILD

Ya know...Wild horses couldn't carry me away Not one thing in Nature is misplaced... This film is about awareness of ones thought words and deeds. Sometimes refusing to watch listen and learn causes life to make decisions for you. Are u feeling lucky, unlucky or stubborn? In this case various outcomes are exemplified without judgment. There is real evil, victims, heroes, and good on the playing grounds arena in this pine needle plateau of Alaskan country circa 1800's A setting of something-something of just living shrouded in a mystical journey. Here we are Yukon Alaskan frozen unpaved muddy caked street . No hot water, no electricity, No refridgerators, no soft and cozy blankets, no nonstick-induction frying pans. Life and Death were hard so never let your guard down. Danger was a way of life. So All of that... the big "roughing it" reflection is the narrative for the adults. Countered to a life of a dog's life pioneering his way through life and self discovery... is the telepathically transmitted tale to the kids. Very broad deeply flushed stokes within an appealing folksy fir tree iceberg epic vista. So rewarding. You see these untouched marvels, with wonder but the stark reality of getting a quart of milk and a warm bath / what it takes just to get mail or catch a salmon for dinner was time intensive during 1800. I saw a documentary of a bear in bear heaven as he sat in a river gorging his self on free range salmon. Next he was wailing and flailing his arms and racing off in a flurry. A locust-swarm of mosquitos had made him into din-din. Ya know, Alaska's state bird is the Mosquito.... That was a diatribe but This is that semi-human unadulterated Alaska / Era you feel. The cast is a patchwork of well cued characters. CGI animated "Buck the dog" the key character, as upfront and as humanified as possible. Harrison Ford brings a sentimental portrayal like a good port wine and mudcake. Others actors bring the hardened saucer-deep colorful no-nonsense ilk out so frankly that you could split a hair on. Stoic Cara Gee is unfooled by calling a spade a spade Omar Sy is whimsy full of things hoped for and polishing rough diamonds Mother Nature lifts a veil showing She is competent and sane. Its only humans who breed out of season... Ok. The film isn't metaphysical but it is. Nature is Nature. Unlike humans who need validation from brand name clothes, digital confirmating tablets, Fones, DVD. People have become their things and can no longer hear their true nature. This is there because it isn't. AND When left alone, Nature returns to Nature. Ya don't need a pair of Adidas to be you. This dog Zen-ifies for you. Director Chris Saunders brings casual fables to life in a live and let be virtuosity. The Cinematography is fall in love off the grid rustic festival The writer... Jack London. Who's this for? Hmm a kaleidoscope of mutts and thouroughbreds, casualists, philosophers and kids of all ages. You'll find "you" somewhere here. Therefore you will be entertained...the challenge is to see everyone and regain a bit of your nature. pick the battles watch for omens etc ultimately at the end of the day If u take time to notice, every creature on this earth has an agenda. in truth...Nature is not wild, humans are wild = loco bc of their forgotten nature. Like I say 1800 Alaska or Bust? If it were only that simple. I think we can have our cake and eat it, too.

SONIC

How much is that hedgehog in the window? Pure Oxygen! Hooting Awesomeness! So fresh. Every aspect of talent was exalted. A Banana Split Sundae under a Double Rainbow with a unicorn film with fireworks. Even ants! See this film it's just wonderful. Simply exhilarating! It's a bull's eye narrative about People celebrating all that life brings, happiness, sadnesses, in a nice smart millennial world  dashed with Andy Griffith spice meets alien meets big brother. Comedy Action with Speed.Did I say funny. The narrative builds a sentimental bucket list of white picket fence desires that percolate with the inner-longst in finding a place and a dream...a friend. Spending no time to dwell on the past or self pity, each character bravely looks at their weaknesses and strengths as they vibrantly live what Life has given them. The Animation is the finest blue suede fur you'll ever/never have! The Maddest Science Lab on wheels for Royal Villains. Cinematography is picture perfect small town The score is a swelling orchestration like Appalachian Spring meets Norman Rockwell and Air Supply. Right music right mood. The brilliant character portrayals are spectacular. Jim Carrey is entrancing and tight as a drum like a go-go dancer with 100 miles of refurbished defensive baggage James Marsden sweet and likeable and self assured goofy nice guy Ben Schwartz gives cheeky and peaches, whip cream and snails and puppy dog tails. Tika Sumpter charming all bases covered I got your back partner Director Jeff Fowler handles this so finely tuned, the comic situations are with layers so easy breezy. It all sparkles spectacle. Writers Patrick Casey, Josh Miller, and Yuji Naka - Some of the best natural  dialogue without profanity, just one comraderie bff fart joke. Complex genuine heart on the shoulder solid relationships, with mix and scruff and crusty and villains. The best 3 Liners! What is the problem of being the smartest person in the whole world? its that everyone else is stupid. This is pure family adrenaline home run entertainment. Kids will Holler. Adults will Holler. So exciting and firecracky! This film hits all the dimensional fantasy algorithms. If u believe in fairytales and don't look gift horse in the mouth If u want good things to happen to you and your loved ones and appreciate sprinkle cupcakes this is our film if u concern urself with the brouhaha of the animation changes, blah blah blah -stay home and look in a mirror and write ur life's screenplay What the world needs now is everything Sonic & Family delivers and portrays. Standing up for Earnest Simplicity and Sincerity. And the rocket's red glare. This is one film not to miss

HARLEY QUINN BIRDS OF PREY

Everybody has got their own kind of Gotham ...I shaved my balls for this... A film within a film. Put these 3 blurbs together: 1) Its a cornucopia of  In and out, flashback backstory, mosaic, multiplex, styles, noire, dichotomy, sleep overs, gangsta'lairs, nightclubs, Chinese takeout, to Lip gloss, Confetti and shanks Dressed up to kill, funhouse, This is my world 2) two types of people: they work collect pay bills, one is criminal one is not. Black, trite, and petty Comedy with exorbitant extreme over the top behavior as they torture each other in those classifications. Police pecking order smack down the rookies; Perps play the same politics. This Gotham is a birdcage of subversive and perverted petty tyrants with no apologies. Everyone is out for their self. Gotham in a nutshell is : Cutesie cooky cartoony sloppy bullying crass adolescent Campy mill-doll Caricature of over the self-absorbed narcissist. Pathologically driven with Shutspa. And 3) A blend update of the old Batman tv serial animated blubs to Emphasizing Dark psychotic sadistic violence humiliation --Gleefully and matter-of-factly mistreat everyone and every thought is acted on without a screen, while looking for more people to mistreat. When you present these themes together, you get this film. It is not a hodge podge. Its a smorgesbord! This Schitck is going sideways! The Cinematography is upbeat street smart with natural lights. No leaning on fabricated artificial light to set tone. This is character driven. What people do to attain their objectives is the interest. Lofty Music is an after thought of haunting cotton candy soft rock covers of hard rock. Like hanging blue moon wisteria sultryly lilting out "I was Born in the USA". The flock: Margot Bobbie is all  glockenspiel clown no excuses exuberance just Like a thanksgiving dinner and silver table setting: turkey with dressing, cranberry sauce, crystal chandelier, marshmallow sweet potatoes and stuffing. What you see is what you get. T-crossing I-dotting Rosie Perez clock in clock out pummelista. Demi-tasse Ewan McGregor sinister cynic low self esteem deal maker. Mary Elizabeth scorched earth phoenix. Jurnee Smollet-Bell the ephathizing linear gymnast. Ella Jay Basco fickle tricky stickiness. Smarmy Chris Messina licks his lips contemplating your suffering. Strong Black and white portrayals that give punch and oompht. Director Cathy Yan fleshes out a complex festival of themes moods events like shaking out bed linen and remaking a bed. Its like going through a woman's handbag, lots of knick knacks but nothing is a waste. And each item has a story. Screenplay by Christine Hodson keeps everything moving like a run on sentence. The chirping dialogue moves and propels the story, the scenes and action likewise do the same. There are so many action scenes on all levels, very cleverly articulated.  And the action all comes from a motivation. Guns, bats, kicks, any weapon will do No one underestimates their survival. Confidence is proper calculation and execution. They play hard and they fight hard. Who should see this film: Bee-atches and non-bee-atches. Final thoughts: ...I plucked my feathers ...shaved my balls after this... And am Flying south for the winter This film taught me: - A bird in the hand is a bird in the hand. -don't hang with someone who has more problems than you ;)

THE RHYTHYM SECTION

"The outcome isn't worth it" ...when you spit in the wind... In short, a slow linear revealing mystery thriller of a survivor's revenge Warm and cold Sepia hues against navy blue tones lit with as much natural sources of lights from fluorescent bulbs the sun and dusty lamps fill out the cinematography . Countryside London to Tangiers. The technical clinical cold vs emotional trauma hot journey is the mapped out narrative. It's a Two sided coin and double edged dagger, heads or tails, live or die, eat or be eaten. Lies and truth, they both hurt...who to believe or not to. There's a lot of spoken story, so be alert. Everyone is on point. Insecure frantic bold scarey Blake Lively Forward iron pants blokey Jude Law Engineery spidery Sterling K Brown Bring full tilted tight performances. The Director Reed Morano unfolds scenes aimed to make the journey of conundrums our own personal visceral experiences. She succeeds. Every grunty twerky battle is hard earned and thrusty Expectations no doubt will be crushed in attendees hoping for a new wonder woman/marvelavenger/high gadgetry/rebooted/Amazon/Xena/Rambo/john wickJames Bourne-Bond caliber femme fatale. Only diet of hormones physical boot camp can produce this in a mini time span...so what do you get when you have willpower vengeance as the underlying strength. This film. Is this possible? Yes. Psychological abilities do work. Look to recent terrorist simple methods of box cutters. It only takes steel nerves and a unprepared target. Lincoln, Kennedy's all perished this way, n'est past? Even a pinpoint prick with deadly radiation like that guy in England, or that simple Korean deadly welcome at an airport. Bobbitt's bits cut off. Ahhhh! Now its believable. Underestimation is an assassin's best cover. For example: nobody would think a 108 lb waify woman could be an assassin. Oh, like in this film. Touche! En guard! Motivation?: A woman's stereotyped victim/prey card is played by the Cliche beat down-downtrodden females always resort to drugs and prostitution as the fulcrum to jettison them to retaliatory revenge...contra a man's world its revenge for some family member, but only drink-drugs addicted never a sex-worker. Can you see a male prostitute in this role? Yet alas sexed up-down... sexdom has always been a weapon.(ay-yi-yi, really?) So.... When will I see you again? When will our hearts beat together? R we in luv or hate? Friends or enemies? ah, the dance of love or violence: fighting or sexing is as intimately close as you can get to another human... so no doubt there will be sequels for this team. It's a simmering film and a different type of action skills required no kung foolery here spartan lean and instinctual. Its likable. And for that this vunerable thoughty thriller is a pleasant flippy changed up film to see. Once u become an assassin, U too become the hunted. A two sided coin. There's no early retirement here. Pick someone you like and make a bet.

DOOLITTLE

Polly doesn't ask for a cracker Everybody has something to contribute Fins, Feathers, Fangs, and Hooves maybe the armor but underneath is a thinking and feeling being/soul to be respected and not to be exploited by humans. Instincts and no brains. In this type of animal world, the narrative of "what does it take" to accepting personal grief when loss overwhelms. Placing your attention on he needs of others, human or animal...a critical healing shift happens when our hands and minds engage to help heal others. We forget our loss and pain in concentration on others. Selflessness. In the midst of a romantic estate in some 18th century type monarchy kingdom place, purpose, expectations, duty press up against each other causing friction and jealousy and forced friendships and the theme of this adventurous quest. The relaxed visuals of dandelion spores parachuting and salty zephyrs in natural vistas, not a fairy tale backdrop. Not to say "otherworldly fantasticalities do not occur, they do but naturalistically and not contrived. Pointedly, Robert Downey Jr downplays quirky and eccentricity. A matter-of-fact portrayal that makes the animation authentic life not a fantasy or curio. He's more "in here" than "out there". The animated animals are strong support and bring ample personalities instead of cartooning stereotypes. Here is a community. There is no superior ceo human bossing nature around. Coexistence, respect and they like each other. The Director Writer Stephen Gaghan painstakingly brings nuanced emotions and physical dynamics to flesh out each scene. It's not a bunch of zoo animals braying, clucking. It has great care. A child can be a child, asking sincere questions at the same time being silly. This is the magic touch on this screen. No question is a dumb question. And teamwork makes the dreams work. Adventurous, laughs, action that is appropriate for kids and if so inclined can bring even their parents. a smart savvy many layered film for all generations that has many life situations to strike up a conversation about. enjoy your crackers.

THE TURNING

A Thouroughbred's place and priviledge "You do your job bc, "its not my job"" In a word --Spooky kids play spook the governess. A "B Film" minted and framed in retro 1980 edges, with old school bumps, jolts, hooting owls, eerie alternative angst songs, cracking clapping thunder, misty foggy formal gardens, whispering whispers, knocks, self-locking windows/doors...sexually frustrated... You ask yourself "am I really experiencing these weirdy weird that defy physics " ; is this for real...but you can take it cuz u want to be useful in this world. Beautifully shot in chilly lavender, greygreeny tones in a stately huge east wing west wing wall paneled 18th century monolithic manor. Classic sharp contrasted lighting casting shadows. Obviously this place is haunted and supernaturally alive, by the dead and the living; It's called bratty kids and the ghosties need a spanking. It is suspenseful and psychotic and tyrannical. Let me taunt you, bebe. The acting is good. Strong deliveries by Mackenzie Davis grounded flighty empathetic skills breathe life into a hard type of role to portray, Finn Wolfhard gives his teenager the right snap of the whip smart snark and Brooke Prince broody moody happy go lucky tite...holds you to the story. The ephemeral script is on target The directing is good. --A lot of stylized lyric choices that were made by the Director Floria Sigismondi were done for vision texture for this elusive gossamer concrete fluid ride- It's an hallucinatory artsy narrative. The mysterious ending is exactly what the doctor/director ordered. Even in real life, all things don't match up, so why should a film. If you can get past that; you will like this. If you need definitivity...you won't. The paranormal finale is presented like "The Scream" painting by Norwegian Edvard Munch... in themes of what has happened, happening, will happen...or what hasn't happened Not a gory slashy and running horrory flick, Who is this for? People who don't listen to their inner voice and save themselves People who second guess themselves People who don't get out when the house says get out. People who like games. This is a B film but a good B film that gets A good B+. Finally, This is the World of the Living, clap back at everything else! FYI Leave the Dead to the Dead --the Dead left necessary things, aspects and relations/ships) here when you don't have a body you don't need food and clothes so this World is for those who only have a body... life is challenging complicated enough without dealing with the "dead realm" forget about getting involved with the dead realm do you best with the living, cherish the good memories if there are and forget everything else.

UNCUT GEMS

A house is not a home if there is no heart there.

A Horse?! A Horse! My Kingdom for a Horse!

This topclass hardcore brilliant film captures aggressive-passive humans who cross all boundaries and believe in only in their own individual power, their own individual culture, their own abilities in making brokering breaking every kind of deal there is for themselves. 

Out solely for furnishing their own world. They are full of themselves up to their ears.
And the People who surround them are their abettors.
Yes it's very ugly but to be fair, its not criminal or crooked.

The Cinematography
Serious graphic bowels of the Earth and colonoscopy
collide socially politically morally and...somberness
All frazzly as stark naked as can be...
All places that you instantly know or instantly have seen without a lot of frou-frou, so understated that its seamless 

Your house, Your job, your neighbor's house, etc. well worn recognized pathways.

The musical score opens with a rumble and rumbling, 

a Captain Nemo organ synthesizer vibrates out moody musak. 
A whole wonky woolly emotional pallet is thusly created and churns the inner regions of our stomachs and brains
Like a techno space blues mash up
vibrating throbbing twangy piped-up notes
The murmuring music lures us inside the nauseating guts of these humans.

If you love Adam Sandler Comedy, this is human tragedy comedy at its best. 

The cracked humour of  "how low can you go"  

You cant call it absurd. At least one moment in you life we were him. Negotiating something like Love Marriage Kids Money. Or your friends were him. Mom or Dad.

Locked in His Head, his spasmic breathing Sandler's bravatura skills, pulls you into his nervousness insanity risky hammering tenacious reality. 

And in his perpetual dog-paddling-peddling, this "can't-swim-man"  will drown you if you try to save him from drowning. His character is the male character to the female lead in "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" They create realities which destroy.

And yes, the Cast is terrific. You love them. You hate Them. You identify with them. Unbearable committed performances. There is nothing  romantic trustworthy, yet there is romance and trust.

The Writing brutal, raw conversations you see from afar but never heard.True life action that makes you cringe. Rough  Rough and Rougher

The directing and editing is so composed that you never get off the edge of your cliff. Masterly.
The Untouchable Team Directors  Josh and Benny Safdie get a hold of you like a shark bite.
Penetrating all your emotions.
simmering crackling explosive hair triggers
everybody pops and snaps and whimpers

 Now who is this "A++"  film for? 
Its for Filmanistas, and People who live in a competitive world.
Its not for weak tea drinkers.
It will take you to Saturn.
Everyone should go and learn, this is what happens behind the biggest deals, scenes, politics, governments... a microcosm of the macrocosm.
The Art of the Negotiators.

In a word: 

1) Don't lend money or give anything you need.
2) Don't be the monkey on your own back.
and
3) Cat and Dawg don't have same luck...aw, they really don't