As someone who loves Neil Diamond to a degree that it’s probably weird, making music with people I love, and romance in general, it’s hard to think of something that feels more plucked and constructed directly from components of my extensive day-dreaming catalogue than this thing right here. It’s like that scene in Rock n Roll High School where Riff Randall is daydreaming about The Ramones singing to her, but instead it’s meeting a plucky dude who’s the exact same…

This is such a strange little bird (odd little duck) of a film that I wasn’t super into watching at first, but boy did it grow on me. 

Burton goes biographical, following a character that seems a little too odd, charismatic, and persistent to actually exist, which isn’t out of the ordinary for his filmography, but here the guy was actually a real guy. Wild. The shenanigans are on point, and boy do they keep coming as the film and…

So, we all did the little eyebrow wiggle and finger guns when they said Clear Rivers, right?

A triumphant return to the Final Destination franchise, with the humor, tension, tunes, and gruesome kills we’ve all come to know and love. The films have been doing their thing long enough to be self-referential now, which was an added bonus. The family angle and Space Needle (okay, okay Sky Deck) flashback were some nice new touches, allowing for some unpredictability while staying…

Enjoyed how they told the story so much. This really excelled at both grossing you out and providing some interesting thematic exploration around aging, celebrity, career, and beauty standards. Wonderful sci-fi plot to frame everything. The visuals and ick factor really command your attention on a first-time watch, but its expert handling of the themes it addresses is what really gives the film staying power and…substance. 

I think its rare to see a film tackle the idea of being jealous…