Hustle
A super engaging, fun to watch, feel-good sports movie starring Adam Sandler as a desperate scout for the Philadelphia Sixers and Juancho Hernangómez as the prospect he’s training for the draft. A slew of cameos by NBA players and personalities lend an amazing sense of verisimilitude to the proceedings, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen more thrilling training montages. (And that includes the Rocky movies.) Truly impressive editing.
I was totally invested in the success of these two characters. This movie proves once again that tried-and-true plots and tropes can be elevated to great heights by top-notch execution.
Regret watching: No
Would watch again: Yes
Would buy on DVD: Yes
Rating: Good
Everything Everywhere All at Once
What a batshit crazy, fucking awesome move. Michelle Yeoh demonstrates surprising depth of emotion in her performance of a woman who’s faced nothing but disappointment in her life. Then she demonstrates her not-so-surprising depth of martial arts mastery as she kicks the crap out of everyone who gets in her way. Mixed in there are some truly wild takes on parallel worlds that I absolutely loved. So so so good.
Regret watching: No
Would watch again: Yes
Would buy on DVD: Yes
Rating: Really good
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