Review: ‘Saltburn’: Lost Minds and Lost Plots

Since its debut, Saltburn has proved to be very divisive. A film that has caused many online to say, “you either love it or you hate it.” The director of the movie is Emerald Fennell, who made her first feature film called Promising Young Woman in 2020. A film that would go on to receive three Oscar nominations, winning Fennell her first Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Now in 2023, Emerald Fennell made her directorial return with the film Saltburn. A psychological dark comedy thriller, about a college student who becomes enamored with another student and his life of luxury. 

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Review: ‘The Kissing Booth 3’ is Thankfully the Last One

As I said in my review of the second film, I do not like the Kissing Booth trilogy despite my unashamed love for teen comedy films. What I’ve really disliked about Vince Marcello’s first two attempts at “filmmaking” (a term I have always used very lightly with regards to him) is how shallowly Marcello portrays everything – both the actual relationships between characters and the so-called “deeper meanings” behind the plot, characters, and actions. What the first two films did have was viewership: the Netflix user data (obtained via totally legal methods) shows that audiences wanted more.

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Review: Somehow, ‘The Kissing Booth 2’ is Worse Than the First Film

I love high school comedy films, and I have no shame in saying so. I probably love them more than the average person does. In fact, when I’m not watching new 2020 releases, I’ve spent these last few months binge-watching late ’90s/early 2000s teen comedies on a quest for the best (But I’m a Cheerleader is currently winning), all of them being first watches for me. Continue reading “Review: Somehow, ‘The Kissing Booth 2’ is Worse Than the First Film” →