MoCo Lopez
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Aspiring writer, amateur moviegoer, and professional opinion-haver.
Stories (5/0)
Wonder Review
Shorter days, cooler weather, and holiday tunes over the radio inevitably announce the arrival of the season of feel-good. Hallmark drops sappy romance twenty-four hours a day and a slate of new family-friendly blockbusters does battle across blinking marquees with stories of family, love, and triumphs of the human spirit. In the feeding frenzy at the Disney/Rom-Com buffet, it can be difficult to choose between high octane action, soaring emotions, and camp-filled comedies. Studios know this, and the airwaves are inundated with previews and ads for the holiday movie selection. Because of this, it is borderline astounding when a movie can sneak onto the end of the now showing list with little fanfare or warning. Wonder, a film about a genetically disfigured young boy who has come of age and must strike out into the world of traditional schooling, came to my attention through a prime-time TV spot. According to my notes, only one of the nine films I had seen leading up to this had included a preview for Wonder. Between the generic trailer and sparse marketing strategy, one could be forgiven for missing the release of the film altogether.
By MoCo Lopez6 years ago in Geeks
Loving Vincent Review
The story of Loving Vincent follows Armand Roulin. Armand's father, a postmaster, tasks Armand with personally delivering a letter that was returned as incorrect address. Armand's father is adamant that the letter be delivered because it is the final undelivered letter from his close friend, the late Vincent Van Gogh. Armand embarks for Paris and must unravel Van Gogh's final moments in order to deliver the letter to its proper recipient.
By MoCo Lopez6 years ago in Geeks
'Jigsaw' Review
The Saw Franchise has become synonymous with gore, torture, and violence. Many, though not its own creators, would credit it with starting the modern resurgence of splatter films — colloquially known as "gorno" or "torture porn." As the franchise has progressed, great pains have been taken to assure that newer, more involved, more spectacular traps provide carefully rendered murder. These visuals are hung on an over-the-top, occasionally verging on comical, interconnected frame of parallel plots that follow the trials of the jigsaw victims in his elaborate trap and a related outside world story.
By MoCo Lopez6 years ago in Geeks
The Snowman Review
The setting for the film, The Snowman, is stunning. Harsh Scandinavian countryside is the perfect setting to bring out the hard dimensions of a murder mystery. The sweeping, massive scope of the landscapes lends a real sense of remote-ness and danger to the locales and characters. This is complimented by the low light and hardscrabble settings in which the film takes place. All of this allows for complex and vital characters to stand up and stand out in crushing circumstances.
By MoCo Lopez6 years ago in Geeks
Marshall Review
Thurgood Marshall, the late supreme court justice, influenced the tides of history. In Marshall, Chadwick Boseman steps into these impossibly large shoes, taking the role of Marshall in the eponymous film. Marshall presents Connecticut v. Joseph Spell, a case in which New York lawyer and NAACP heavy hitter Thurgood Marshall is sent to Bridgeport, Connecticut to defend a man accused of murder. Not being legally permitted to practice law in Connecticut, Marshall is forced to team up with Sam Friedman — an insurance claims lawyer who was roped into the case against his will. Not only is the case a fight in the battle for racial equality with the life of a man in the balance but the very future of the NAACP, who are running low on funds and in desperate need of a public win is also in jeopardy.
By MoCo Lopez6 years ago in Geeks