As a casual fan of Quentin Tarantino, I wanted to take a look at his newest film.
What’s It About? Eight strangers, each carrying baggage from the Civil War, hole up in a cabin together to escape a blizzard, and begin to discover that most of them have very good reasons to want to kill each other.
STRAIGHT UP: Too self-indulgent, despite its technical merits. 2/5
A special review – this film, released in Japanese theaters earlier this year, was shown with English subtitles on my recent All Nippon Airways flight to Tokyo.
What’s It About? Haunted by a classmate’s mysterious death and dissatisfied with the police investigation, Ryoko Fujino decides to hold a trial at her school to find out if one of her fellow students is a murderer.
STRAIGHT UP: Like a two-hour trailer for a different, better movie. 1.5/5
The Disney hype machine convinced me to see this one.
What’s It About? Frank, Casey, and Athena – three prodigious inventors from the past, present, and future – must travel through space and time to find the utopian city of Tomorrowland and prevent a global disaster.
STRAIGHT UP: Frustrating and inconsistent. 1.5/5
I saw this one on a whim – no fanfare, no expectations.
What’s It About? Trapped in a sunken submarine full of stolen Nazi gold, twelve men fight the elements – and each other – to survive and escape with the riches.
STRAIGHT UP: A decent thriller marred by some narrative oversights. 7.5/10
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