happy mjf documentary release day!! i'm gonna watch it in theaters tomorrow >:)

i wanted to make this little tribute art for him bc he deserves it. go watch his movie this is a threat

Tracy Pollan telling Michael J Fox he was "mean and rude and a total fucking asshole" and him immediately falling in love with her 😭 that's not only the funniest thing ever but also that's exactly what happened to them on Family Ties

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Michael J. Fox | The View

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His story is so touching.... 🤧

I'm definitely going to have to watch his documentary on AppleTV.

BTW, this is just proof that actors are still promoting their films and projects on morning talk shows, even despite the strike. 😊 So not ALL outlets are shutdown.

So I've seen 3 things I've been wanting to talk about separately for a good long while but never got around to it so I guess I'll just do a 3 in 1.

That documovie Still really was something and is definitely worth a watch if you've ever been a Michael J. Fox fan. I grew up watching his films and shows and he quickly became one of my favorite actors and a bit of an inspiration is certain ways. I know there's this whole idea now where everyone believes I need someone who looks exactly like me on screen in order to see myself when honestly watching Back to the Future as a kid I still wanted to be Marty McFly. I even had the fucking vest. Well, it was gray and it was my grandfather's but it was still puffy as all hell and I thought "CLOSE ENOUGH".

There's this sort of relatability and endearingness in the man himself that's just really impossible to deny and watching that documentary you can still feel it. Whether it be Back to the Future, Family Ties, Casualties of War, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, The Secret Of My Success, Homeward Bound, Life With Mikey, Spin City, Stuart Little, The Frighteners you can name it and chances are I've seen it. I'm going to be a fan for life and I enjoyed the hell out of this.

If you've watched Nimona you would immediately see why certain studios constantly turned down doing this movie and that is because the story they wanted to tell and the creativity attached to this world is way above Disney's pay grade these days. Nimona felt like a throwback in certain ways, it felt like a classic in this day and age. From the style and animation to the performances I really enjoyed what this film pulled off. Went through a lot of hurdles to get made and what came out of the other side felt worth the fight. I was glad to have gotten the chance to see this.

They Cloned Tyrone is one stylish-ass movie in so many ways. Like, it's the sort of stylish you'd get if you told me this was based on a graphic novel. From the setting to the way the characters look, the way the characters dress, to the way it's all filmed everything just seems to pop. You can easily create recognizable iconography from it which almost feels rare in most live original films these days. It's old school in the new school. This is a story that could have gone a lot of ways and I am a fan of the way they chose to go about it. A really well done film from top to bottom in my eyes and everyone killed their role.

when you, @bet-your-future , and @futureboymcflyy are the only members of your town’s mjf fanclub, you get such perks as: a private theater viewing of Still: A Michael J. Fox Story

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Screener Squad: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE REVIEW Michael J. Fox was just a short kid from Canada with a dream of being an actor. When he turned 18, he drove to Hollywood and started chasing that dream, barely making ends meet until the stars aligned, and in 1982, he landed the career making role of… Read More »Screener Squad: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie read more on One of Us

Rookie Critic's Film Review Weekend Wrap-Up - Weeks of 5/8-5/14/2023 & 5/15-5/21/2023

My apologies for the review interruption over the past couple of weeks. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom came out and that has taken up all of my free time. HOWEVER, I have still be watching movies like normal, so here's a slightly condensed Weekend Wrap-Up for ya.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023, dir. Kelly Fremon Craig) This was wonderful. I already wrote a full review on it, so I won't gush any more about it here, but I have literally 0 complaints. Just a beautiful, fun, and heartfelt look at pre-adolescence and motherhood. A good time for all ages.

Score: 10/10

Only in theaters. You can read my full review of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. here.

Hypnotic (2023, dir. Robert Rodriguez) Robert Rodriguez sure knows how to write twists and turns in a plot. The directions that Hypnotic's story goes in were pleasantly unpredictable and exciting. Sadly, the film overall is very tonally uneven. It's got traces of Rodriguez's signature camp, but they're just that, traces. The movie as a whole tries to play itself a little more seriously than a plot this crazy requires, and it ends up overshooting the entertainment value into territory that feels a little disingenuous. Ben Affleck and William Fichtner, who really needs to be in more stuff, were both high points of the film, and the color correction on certain aspects of the movie felt really inspired. Rodriguez got the the look down to a T, I just don't think he quite stuck the landing.

Score: 6/10

Only in theaters.

BlackBerry (2023, dir. Matt Johnson) What an unexpected masterpiece of comedic historical dramatization, this was. The comedy was excellent, the acting was excellent, the stylizes cinematography was excellent. Everything about this film was engaging, fun, and satisfying. It's also, as a side-effect, incredibly informative. I haven't done the research into fact vs. fiction on this one, but if even half of the stuff that happened in this was true, what an absolute farce history of Research in Motion and the BlackBerry was, and I mean that in the most grateful, loving way possible. We wouldn't be where we are today without this little device, and as much of a clusterfuck as the history of it's existence seems to be, I'm glad we're here. This is easily one of the best things I've seen so far this year, and so far it seems to be flying severely under the radar. If you have a theater near you that's showing this, do yourself a favor and catch a screening of it and BUCKLE UP for a wild fun ride.

Score: 10/10

Only theaters. Plus, @prozdvoices was in it, which really makes it an 11/10.

Fool's Paradise (2023, dir. Charlie Day) I wanted this to be so great. I absolutely adore Charlie Day and when I heard he would be directing his first feature film with the cast that this movie has I got so excited. To its credit, the first half of the film is genuinely hilarious, an homage to Keaton/Chaplin-era physical comedy while exhibiting the beginnings of a biting satire on Hollywood, but somewhere in the middle of it all Day's script looses its footing and never really gets it back. The slapstick goes out the window, the comedy stops being funny and trades that in for bewildering, and the conclusion to it all ends up being wholly unsatisfying and, honestly, made the whole thing feel like a waste of time. If the second half had been anywhere near as good as the first, this would be a very different review, but it wasn't, so here we are. Better luck on the sophomore feature, Day.

Score: 4/10

Only in theaters.

Fast X (2023, dir. Louis Leterrier) I really don't understand the poor reviews this one is getting if other entries in this franchise have been well received. It's not without it's issues, as most of the FF films aren't, but it is still one helluva ride. I will say probably my biggest complaint with this one is that some of it just looks.... odd. Like the CG is whatever, I'm down with the shitty CG in these movies at this point, that's just part of the Fast & Furious charm, but there are shots that just look strange. I'm not really sure how to put it, like the foreground is at one FPS and the background is at another. Just very uncanny valley. It gives the film a look and feel to it that's unlike any of the other films, and in that way I wasn't a huge fan. That being said, the crazy car action is second-to-none and nearly non-stop, and the script handles the Family being split up for most of the film way better than past installments have with that same setup. This will most likely be my full-length come Wednesday, so I'll leave it there for now, but just know that, if you like this franchise, Fast X is going to give you everything you've come to love about it and expect from it.

Score: 7/10

Only in theaters.

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie - (2022, dir. Andy Suriano & Ant Ward) This was watched as part of my college friend group's movie nights at the request of a friend whose birthday was coming up. I've never seen the show and don't really know anything about it past what I've been told by said friend and just my general TMNT knowledge (although this iteration of the heroes in a half-shell is very different than what most people would be used to). It was genuinely wonderful. The animation was spectacularly breathtaking (seriously, I can't hype up how gorgeously animated this film is), and the story, as Days of Future Past-y as it was, felt very fresh. The personalities of the Turtles are different from the original, but it's all a very welcome change. Raphael and Leonardo are practically flipped, with Raph taking on the "big brother" role that's normally occupied by Leo and Leo taking on the "aloof and antagonistic" role that's normally occupied by Raph. Donatello is more or less the same, a genius idiosyncratic inventor, but in this version he canonically has autism, which is represented well and the laughs that come from his character are never at the expense of his disorder. Similarly, Michelangelo is basically the same as his original counterpart (even moreso than Donnie), but in this story he canonically has ADHD. All of their clashing personality types meld together so well, and the chemistry between them is even more infectious, I would say, than the original versions of the characters. They could not have nailed what makes the central four brothers work, while also giving audiences a entirely new central four at the same time, than they did. As far as the villain of the film goes, the way the Kraang (who are depicted here as an entire race of creatures) are represented here is truly unsettling and almost in a Cronenberg/Lynch vein that I absolutely loved. RotTMNT: The Movie drops in you into its world, doesn't mince words, and gets you out of there in a cool 86 minutes, and it was a stellar time. I will, without question, be checking out the show as a result. If you're the kind of TMNT fan that's receptive and open to different takes on this world and these characters, then you'll love this.

Score: 8/10

Currently streaming on Netflix.

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023, dir. Davis Guggenheim) This has got to be one of the most unique and intriguing documentaries I've ever seen. The way Fox's story is told here is stunning, using a mix of modern narration, dramatic re-enactment, and archival footage (acting as both legitimate archival footage and as a narrative device at separate times) to accent and highlight the actor's life in the most poignant, striking way possible. Fox himself has such an electric personality it's hard not to fall in love with him over the course of the film's 95 minutes (that is, of course, if you weren't already in love him before). I read somewhere that there's nothing particularly revelatory about STILL, but I beg to differ. I'll admit, showing the portrait of a man's life who had it all, had taken the world by storm and was running away with it, only to be knocked down in his prime by something wholly out of control isn't anything too new. However, what makes STILL work, and what sets it apart, is that the story doesn't stop there. Fox refuses to give up. He's not fooling himself at the reality of his situation with Parkinson's, but he remains hopeful, he remains vivid, and he remains electric. Fox refuses to quit, to back down from his life, and is actively maintaining any control he can still have over it. It's inspiring and heartbreaking all at the same time, one never replacing the other, both coexisting in every moment, and that's not a particularly easy thing to pull off. I was quite taken by this, and urge all with access to check it out.

Score: 10/10

Currently streaming on Apple TV+.

Podcast: Evil Dead Rise & Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

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BEST DOCUMENTARIES OF 2023

Documentary as a genre can encompass any medium: feature film, TV mini-series, or even podcasts. Here are my picks for the best Docs of the Year:

Honorable Mentions:          

Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bassists Human Too?  Sam Dunn

A Compassionate Spy  Steve James

10. Albert Brooks: Defending My Life Rob Reiner

9. Personality Crisis: One Night Only  Martin Scorsese / David Tedeschi

8. Little Richard: I Am Everything  Lisa Cortes

7. Lynch/Oz  Alexandre O. Philippe

6. The Lost Weekend: A Love Story Eve Brandstein / Richard Kaufman / Stuart Samuels

5. A Disturbance in the Force Jeremy Coon / Steve Kozak

Who would have thought a deep dive into The Star Wars Holiday Special could be so fascinating?

4. Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie Davis Guggenheim

Guggenheim has made a pop culture-soaked doc that is also delving deep into a man facing the realities of a debilitating disease. About time Michael J. Fox got the doc treatment!

3. Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman Morgan Neville

David Letterman visits Dublin and learns about Ireland from the locals while also talking with Bono and The Edge about U2’s history and it’s every bit as engaging as it sounds!

2. Chasing Chasing Amy  Sav Rodgers

This is really two docs: one about Kevin Smith’s Chasing Amy from the perspective of 2023 and one about director Sav Rodgers’ own trajectory and the influence the film had on them!

1. 20 Days in Mariupol  Mstyslav Chernov

Filmed from the front lines in the besieged city of Mariupol after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, this doc is at times hard to watch, but it’s one of the most powerful docs ever made about the brutal impact of war.

(via Oscar 2024: i 12 migliori documentari da tenere d'occhio (previsioni novembre))

Aventura, más romance, más comedia, más drama, el resultado es… “Still: Una Película Sobre Michael J. Fox”

El documental narra la extraordinaria historia de Michael J. Fox, un muchacho de baja estatura que creció en una base militar canadiense y alcanzó el estrellato en Hollywood en la década de 1980.

El relato de su vida pública, a pura nostalgia y con todo el glamour cinematográfico, se entremezcla con su experiencia personal, nunca antes compartida, incluidos los años que siguieron al diagnóstico de la enfermedad de Parkinson, que recibió a los 29 años.

Estreno: 12 de mayo de 2023 en Apple TV+.

Este documental, íntimo, transparente y con un acceso inédito a Michael J. Fox y su familia, recorre los logros y las asperezas de su vida personal y profesional, y explora lo que sucede cuando un optimista implacable se enfrenta a una enfermedad incurable.

Finishing up that MJF documentary and I’m just bawling. This man. This extraordinary man.

BESTIE I JUST WATCHED THE MJF DOC ON APPLE TV AND I UNDERSTAND YOUR LOVE FOR FAMILY TIES MJF HE LOOKS SO GOOD AND IS SO FUNNY😭💜

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8th Critics Choice Documentary Awards 'Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie' Wins Five Including Best Doc Feature

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