“Dream Scenario” is perfectly A24, in that it embraces every aspect of its absurd and bizarre premise and isn’t afraid to get weird.
Author: Derrick Murray
Derrick Murray
Derrick Murray is a Los Angeles based stand up comedian, writer, and co-host for The Jack of All Nerds Show.
Before anyone starts shouting grifter or He-man superhero woman hater, I need to make it very clear that my issues with “The Marvels” have absolutely nothing to do with the female-lead trio or female direction. I’m actually a staunch defender of “Captain Marvel” and have stood by that solo outing since its release. I adored “WandaVision,” and found it wildly refreshing and a step in the right direction for the studio. And “Ms. Marvel” is hands down one of my favorite MCU tv shows, with Iman Vellani being a bonafide star. I really need to stress how little any of…
let’s take a look at 5 current and upcoming films that I highly recommend.
“Priscilla” is about the girl, her stolen youth, the emptiness of luxury, and the reclamation of womanhood. It is Coppola’s best film in years, and one she was born to make.
“Five Nights at Freddy’s” is an elevator pitch that is working out its bad ideas in real time, unconcerned with making a coherent and engaging film and instead trying to litter the whole film with frames from its source material in hopes that people will enjoy it.
“Pain Hustlers” is a diet “Wolf of Wall Street” with a splash of sugar free “Big Short”. It wears its inspiration on its sleeve to little effect, and never works hard enough to have a voice or commentary of its own.
There is so much to love about “Killers of the Flower Moon,” and no matter where you land on the film, it possesses an inescapable quality of longevity.
Magic happens when a razor sharp script meets great performers under the helm of a confident director, and “Fair Play” has all three in spades.
“The Burial” is crowd pleasing comfort food, the kind of film that warms your soul even if you can telegraph every emotional beat and outcome beforehand.
Love him or hate him, Wes Anderson has managed to maintain his own auteurist vision his entire career. Never once has left his quirky, absurdist yet deeply personal and introspective post to attempt to direct a Marvel movie or big studio action film. No. Wes knows what Wes does best, and while that can lead to a sense of overindulgence at times, the integrity of his work and uniqueness of being able to tell the stories he wants to tell in the ways he wants to tell them is unmatched in filmmaking, particularly for this long and this often into…