Category Archives: Commentary

Let’s All Make Fun of Tom’s Brackets (2024 Edition)

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Tom Garrett

After a brief moment of glory derived from my championship-winning 2021 bracket, I returned to (poor) form in 2022. In fact, my 2022 bracket was evidently bad enough that I decided not even to post my 2023 bracket. That 2022 … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Sports | Tagged Basketball, Brackets, Humor, Insanity, March Madness, NCAA, NCAA Basketball, Sports | Leave a comment

Timely Movie Review: American Fiction

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Tom Garrett

[**Spoilers**] Upon watching the very fine trailer for American Fiction, one could be forgiven for concluding that the film is “only” a satirical look at modern racial and cultural norms about the “black experience” in America. Something like 1987’s excellent … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies | Tagged Adam Brody, American Fiction, Commentary, Cord Jefferson, Issa Rae, Jeffrey Wright, John Ortiz, Leslie Uggams, Movies, Reviews, Sterling K. Brown, Tracee Ellis Ross | Leave a comment

Timely Movie Review: Oppenheimer

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Tom Garrett

Christopher Nolan is my favorite director. He is one of the few filmmakers whose name alone is enough to get me to the theater. In fact, he may be the only one. For example, although Damian Chazelle’s Whiplash and First Man … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies | Tagged Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Commentary, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Movies, Reviews, Robert Downey | 1 Comment

Timely Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Tom Garrett

*SPOILERS AHEAD* James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 breaks a lukewarm streak for MCU films, partly because it doesn’t fit into the current run of Marvel fare. Instead, it’s both a satisfying conclusion to a distinct trilogy and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Commentary, Drax, Floor, Gamora, Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn, Lylla, Movies, Nebula, Rocket, Rocket Raccoon, Teefs, Zoe Saldana | Leave a comment

Untimely Movie Review – Inception (OR: At Long Last, The End)

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Tom Garrett

It has taken me eight-and-a-half years, but the cinematic odyssey that began in early 2014 has come to a close. That was when I purchased the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection, vowing to review every single movie in the set. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews, Site Stuff | Tagged Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Commentary, Ellen Page, Inception, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Michael Caine, Movies, Reviews, Tom Berenger, Tom Hardy, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers | 1 Comment

Timely Movie Review: Elvis

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Tom Garrett

*SPOILERS AHEAD* The recent Baz Luhrmann Elvis biopic succeeds more than it fails. First and foremost, Austin Butler is very good, and he will likely get a Best Actor Oscar nomination. His only sin is not being Elvis, but nobody … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann, Commentary, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Movies, Tom Hanks, Tom Parker | Leave a comment

Timely Movie Review: Top Gun: Maverick

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Tom Garrett

*SPOILERS (DANGER ZONE) AHEAD* Imagine someone comes to you and says, “I just ate the best hot dog I’ve ever had.” If you’re like me, your response would be something along the lines of “Where did you get it? Because … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged America, Christopher McQuarrie, Commentary, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Miles Teller, Movies, Tom Cruise | Leave a comment

Timely Movie Review: Men

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Tom Garrett

*SPOILERS AHEAD* Alex Garland’s Men was well on its way to being one of the better horror films I’ve seen, but took a detour into a bizarrely graphic, possibly literary-esque symbolism in the final 20-30 minutes that abruptly shifted it … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged A24, Alex Garland, Commentary, Jessie Buckley, Men, Movies, Paapa Essiedu, Rory Kinnear | Leave a comment

Timely Movie Review: The Northman

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Tom Garrett

*SPOILERS AHEAD* I see a lot of movies. Only rarely do I feel the need to write a review about a film I’ve just seen in a theater. And it usually isn’t the case that I write a review because … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Alexander Skarsgård, Amleth, Anya Taylor-Joy, Claes Bang, Commentary, Ethan Hawke, Movies, Nicole Kidman, Robert Eggers, Saxo Grammaticus, The Last Duel, The Northman | Leave a comment

Untimely Movie Review – Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection: 2004-2009

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Tom Garrett

At long last, after eight years, I’ve reached the home stretch of the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection. The list below covers all but the very last film in the collection, which I decided to save for a final post. This … Continue reading →