Skip to main content

Boy Kills World (2023) | Review


2023 | R | 111 mins | Directed by Moritz Mohr

Plot: A fever dream action film that follows Boy, a deaf person with a vibrant imagination. When his family is murdered, he is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his childish imagination and become an instrument of death.

Grade: B-

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Gorge (2025) | Review

  2025 | PG-13 | 127 mins | Directed by Scott Derrickson The Gorge follows Levi (Miles Teller) and Drasa (Anya Taylor-Joy), two operatives that are hired to protect opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. Only being told that the gorge is considered to be "the opening to hell" both Levi and Drasa have no idea what they are in for. While protecting each side of the gorge, no contact is allowed between the two. Once the evil within starts to emerge, the two must come together to do whatever they can to survive and not let the evil escape. Director Scott Derrickson is mostly known for films in the horror and thriller genres. He has dabbled in the sci-fi area as well with films like Doctor Strange and the 2009 version of The Day The Earth Stood Still. In The Gorge, Derrickson and writer Zach Dean do a great job of blending multiple genres together. While there are elements of horror, thrillers and sci-fi present this also adds plenty of action sequences and, surprisingly, a romanti...
Post a Comment
Full Review »

Anora (2024) | Review

  2024 | R | 139 mins | Directed by Sean Baker Plot:  A young escort from Brooklyn meets and impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy tale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled. Grade: A
Post a Comment
Full Review »

A Complete Unknown (2024) | Review

2024 | R | 141 mins | Directed by James Mangold In 1965, Bob Dylan decided to change his act in the folk music scene by going electric and rock. A Complete Unknown follows Dylan throughout the early part of his career all the way through to this defining moment in his long career. Director James Mangold has been down this road before having directed the great Walk The Line back in 2005. While not quite reaching the same heights as some of his previous works, Mangold is able to put together an engaging biopic filled with great performances and fantastic music numbers. James Mangold has always been a competent director, and this is another solid movie to add to his filmography. Working once again with Cinematographer Phedon Papamichael, who has shot several of Mangold's previous movies, bodes well for the movie as he is able to capture the look of 1960's New York. There is some grittiness brought to the look of the movie which is much appreciated. Little things stick out througho...
Post a Comment
Full Review »