*stares blankly at the carnage* I don’t…I can’t even begin to think of how to address this episode of Teen Wolf. Like I thought I was done with soul crushing deaths on TV but nope Jeff Davis said he could bring me back to that horrible place. Let’s just dive into the recap.
Twitter and Facebook have been places of intense discussion for the past several days, most of it revolving around the George Zimmerman verdict and Cory Monteith’s death. But there’s been just as much discussion regarding Pacific Rim‘s box office and whether the third place finish signals death of new material. Also on the Twitter is convos surrounding Crystal Fairy, a movie I loathed out of Sundance. I initially hadn’t planned on commenting on Pacific Rim or Crystal Fairy (cause I’d love to forget about the latter) but after seeing two people I respect and am friendly with advocate for these films, I had to share my opinion.
Fanboys seem to be having an interesting week. Pacific Rim has arrived to wildly divisive response, Comic-Con fever is about to hit and we’re in the thick of the summer movie season. But the biggest news of the week was derived from an interview with current Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield in which he tells Entertainment Weekly that he talked with his director about the possibility of MJ being played by Fruitvale Station actor Michael B. Jordan. Not only would Spidey then get a male love interest but have an interracial relationship, which is rare on screen in any movie, let alone a superhero one.
One of the best albums to be released this year was Justin Timberlake’s 20/20 Experience. Since it hit shelves, rumors have been swirling that JT had recorded a second set of songs for a new album and today we get confirmation on the 20/20 EXPERIENCE PART 2 OF 2 along with a new single. “Take Back the Night” is the first single from his new album that is available for preorder but you can stream the song below!
This review was originally published at Awards Circuit during the Sundance Film Festival.
Every so often as a critic you get the opportunity to witness a film that’s so ingrained in your experience that it becomes difficult to even comprehend how you feel about the film. On one hand, Fruitvale Station is a rich, if slightly problematic, retelling of the day in the life of Oscar Grant, the Oakland man who was shot by police officers on New Year’s Day 2009. On the other is innate sense of personal relevance. I can still tell you exactly where I was sitting when I heard about him getting shot, the worry on my parent’s (and to speak the truth, all Black parents) faces that something like this could happen to me (their children), and the anger, not just African Americans, but most Bay Area residents felt when the officer who shot him was only sentenced to two years jail time. There’s no way to divorce those experiences from watching a film like this. However the movie doesn’t ask you to, it just wants you to be in the moment as it tells it’s story. For those reasons, Fruitvale Station is a feat of movie making, something that operates well within the medium and invites you to bring your emotions along for the ride.
I’m too tired to give this film a full review right now so here’s the best thing I can do. Review: Pacific Rim = (Transformers + Godzilla x a million fanboy orgasms/ Charlie hunnam’s shitty acting) x REALLY LOUD NOISES Good 3D tho