Rambling Film

Official synopsis: In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen (Robert Pattinson) sets out to make television history. To Catch a Predator was one of those shows everyone knew about, even if you've never watched an episode. That's the camp I fell into. I've seen episodes of the show here and there, but I was never a regular watcher. Primetime, much like the name suggests follows the point in Chris Hansen's career where he and producer Andie (Merritt Wever) get the opportunity from the Network to take their show to the next level. It's going to get a Primetime spot, right up against Lost. Now the stakes need to be higher, they need to find more "important" people to trap. While this is happening, a new Decoy is being hired, played by a young actor Dan (Skyler Gisondo) who doesn't quite know what he's getting into with this job.  Primetime is deliberately shot in a grainy, over-saturated fashion. It made me feel like I was watching a VHS tape...

Old news? Who cares?!! I didn't get to watch the Emmys last week as I was traveling but I still have opinions on the winners and I have to see how I did on my picks. So one last time, here's a list of all the Emmy nominees and winners + my thoughts.  Outstanding Comedy Series “Abbott Elementary” “The Bear” “Hacks” “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” “Nobody Wants This” “Only Murders in the Building” “Shrinking” “Widow’s Bay“ Not surprising, but I would've liked to have seen Hacks go out on tip. Widow's Bay was just too strong.  Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Quinta Brunson – “Abbott Elementary” Ayo Edebiri – “The Bear” Elle Fanning – “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” Lisa Kudrow – “The Comeback” Jean Smart – “Hacks“ Jean Smart did what even the great Julia Louis-Dreyfus couldn't: She won an Emmy for every single season her show was on. Well deserved and an insane stat. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – “Wonder Man” Matthew Rhys – “Wi...

The Emmys moved some pretty big Prime Time awards to the Creative Arts ceremony, so I figured I'd take the time to talk about them separately since I'm not seeing as many new movies this week as I'd like to. This is nowhere near a full list of nominees and winners, for that I suggest you head over the lovely Next Best Picture who listed them all? Me myself? I'm only listing what I feel like talking about.  Outstanding Movie Heads Of State Miss You, Love You People We Meet On Vacation Remarkably Bright Creatures Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War I haven't seen any of these, but this felt like a shoo-in, so I'm not surprised to see it win here.  Outstanding Animated Program Bob’s Burgers: Grand Pre Pre Pre Opening  Rick And Morty: There’s Something About Morty  The Simpsons: Homer? A Cracker Bro?  Smiling Friends: Le Voyage Incroyable De Monsieur Grenouille  South Park: Sermon On The ‘Mount  South Park took some pretty risky swings this season so I'm gl...

I realized recently that I'm going to miss the Emmy ceremony due to a work commitment (why is this on a Monday night and not a Sunday night? Come on!) But even though I won't get to watch the show, I always have opinions. Here's who I think will win, and in some cases, who should win. OUTSTANDING DRAMA The Diplomat The Gilded Age A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Paradise The Pitt Pluribus Slow Horses Your Friends & Neighbors Who will and Should Win: The Pitt Part of me wishes A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms would take this, because it was delightful, but the Pitt is basically unstoppable in this category. At least it feels like it.   LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age Chase Infiniti, The Testaments Keri Russell, The Diplomat Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus Zendaya, Euphoria Who will win: Keri Russell Who should win: Rhea Seehorn All of these actresses are fantastic but Keri Russell is campaigning pretty hard, and she has the benefit of "His and Hers Emmys...

Official synopsis: A brave girl, Freddy (Delaney Quinn) and her friends must escape a kids television show, "Buddy." Any horror movie about a Barney-esque children's TV show is going to catch my eye, but one from Casper Kelly? The man behind the hilariously annoying short film Too Many Cooks ? That's enough to sell me.  We start the film with the corniness dialed up to 100, in an episode of Buddy. We spend a bit of time there before we get to the secondary plotline involving Grace (Cristin Miloti) a mom in the real world who is slowly starting to lose her mind. This is a brief interlude. Most of the film does take place within the TV show.  I really like the story as a concept, but it feels uneven in the execution. There is a thread that ties Grace's story to Freddy's but it doesn't have the most satisfying conclusion. I think the film would've been better if they had trimmed some of the children's journey on their own and incorporated Grace earlie...

Official synopsis: Kris, (Hannah Einbinder) a director making a slasher sequel becomes obsessed with casting the original film's 'final girl,' Billy (Gillian Anderson) leading both women into psychological and sexual chaos. I have been trying to write this review for days, hoping some additional time would help me decide how I feel about the film as a whole, but alas, I'm still conflicted. Part of it is because it's gotten such glowing reviews and I wanted to love it just as much as everyone else did and how could I, a queer film fanatic NOT be 100% on board with this, but I think I have to accept that Director Jane Schoenbrun's method of storytelling isn't for me.  Let's start positive. Camp Miasma is BEAUTIFUL to look at. The cinematography is gorgeous, the way Schoenbrum frames their scenes is perfect and you can tell they have a great love for slasher films. Not to mention the soundtrack rocks. Gillian Anderson is giving a an excellent campy perform...