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How I Write About Movies

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I needed a picture to put here, so here’s Twin Peaks . I know that this site is just getting started, but I figured I should talk about what my writing process is like. I’m not entirely sure how long this post is going to be, but I think this is not only going to be an important marker to the reader (criteria and all that) but it’ll also be important to me as a writer. I’m always trying to improve on Flash Frames, especially when it comes to the actual content. I’m always trying to whittle down just what makes me tick as a writer, so maybe this could be why some of my reviews are just… not good. No other way to say it, I have my off days. That’s why this is going to be the featured post, the first thing you’ll see when you go to the home page. Let’s get into it. I know that this is stating the obvious, but you’re here to read my thoughts on different movies, shows, all that stuff. A lot of the reviews on here are for newer releases, but I have to keep my creative juices flowing. You’re...
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Wicked – REVIEW

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Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in Wicked Alright, here we are. We’re basically at the finish line, but I’ve now seen every single nominee for Best Picture at the Oscars this year (I’m ranking all 10 of them tomorrow before the ceremony starts). The last of them, as you can see, is Wicked . The beloved musical took a very long time to hit the silver screen, with an official announcement of a movie coming all the way back in 2012. Admittedly, I wanted to watch this much sooner, but I was in the middle of my final semester in college. Them’s the breaks, but I got it at home and was able to get through the just-under three hour runtime at my own leisure. At this point, I’d usually go into what Wicked is, but come on, I don’t think I really have to. It’s Wicked . That being said, I should mention that this is the first part of a two-parter, with the second act, titled For Good, set to release this Thanksgiving. I mention that because I think this was a game-changing decision that really b...
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The Monkey – REVIEW

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Still from The Monkey It’s pretty fascinating to see how popular Osgood Perkins has become. I’ve really seen all except for one of his films, and I’ve enjoyed all of them. Both The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel almost feel gothic in how dour they both are, but I think if you’re into movies at all, you know that one of the biggest horror movies of last year was Longlegs , an almost-throwback to FBI serial killer thrillers like The Silence of the Lambs . While I didn’t fully love the movie, there’s so much in Longlegs that works in its favor: The atmospheric dread that tinges even the very small comedic elements; the performances from Maika Monroe, Blair Underwood, and a delightful Nicolas Cage; even down to the oversized presidential portrait of Bill Clinton. Outside of the main reveal of what was actually happening, I really dug Longlegs , and his next film is already here, which ended up being a massive horror team-up: Perkins directing and adapting a Stephen King sh...
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I’m Still Here – REVIEW

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Fernanda Torres in I’m Still Here I’m almost done with getting through the Best Picture nominees this year, and there’s gonna be a post about ranking all ten of those movies very soon. I do have to give some background with this, though, mainly because it did have to do with my experience while watching I’m Still Here , the latest film from legendary Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles. My first exposure to the movie was lead actress Fernanda Torres’s surprise win in Best Actress in a Drama at the Golden Globes over big names like Nicole Kidman and Pamela Anderson. I can’t have been the only one to decide to go “okay, I’ll watch this now” once it would hit a theater that was closer to me. Admittedly, I was still worried that this wouldn’t get to theaters. Sony Pictures Classic unfortunately don’t release their movies in my area theatrically too often, but I’m glad they aren’t dropping the ball with I’m Still Here . I went into this completely blind, other than Fernanda Torres leading the...
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SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) – REVIEW

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Still from SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) I’m aware that I have my blindspots in film, so this post is going to be a little bit outside of my comfort zone. Documentaries haven’t only been pretty tough for me to write about, but I haven’t seen a lot of the popular documentaries. When it comes to documentaries on things I know a good amount about, I think I could maybe get something down together. There are two recent documentaries that I’ve recently seen that really should’ve gotten more awards consideration. The first is Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story , and as incredible as this was to see in a theater, the Oscars normally don’t nominate the celebrity-focused documentaries that feel one step away from a biopic. The second is Mati Diop’s Dahomey , and I was really shocked that this didn’t get any sort of love. It did win the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, though, which is a huge honor. It was shortlisted in a couple categories, but it didn’t make the cut a...
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Captain America: Brave New World – REVIEW

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Anthony Mackie in Captain America: Brave New World Since this is the first MCU movie I’m actually talking about and reviewing, I might as well start off with a little preamble on where I think this franchise is heading. Right now, it feels like Marvel is too big to fully collapse like the past DC movies, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn't at least concerned. I understand that their original plan with Jonathan Majors playing Kang as the big villain pretty much fell apart at the seams, so even if it’s cope, I think they’re still trying to figure out what exactly is happening with these movies. To me, the past few MCU movies have been fine. Not disasters or masterpieces, they ended up somewhere in the middle: watchable while they’re on. There are some that have risen above that like Deadpool & Wolverine , the last Doctor Strange movie, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 , and that’s not even mentioning the shows. Loki hit hard for me, but the rest I’ve seen have just been okay. E...
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