I can't stop thinking about a Trump airplane that appears in the beginning of "The Limo," an episode in Season Three of the classic 1990s sitcom "Seinfeld." As the cliché goes, you might miss it if you blink, but it's there all right. After main character Jerry...
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“Saw IV” symbolized everything wrong with the year 2007
Oct 9, 2020 | Original Source Matthewrozsa.com
Seeing "Saw IV" was a life-changing experience for me, and in all the wrong ways. For some nerds that movie is "Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace." For others it's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" or "Man of Steel." You know what I mean....
“Saw VI” is not “torture porn”; it is peak social justice horror
Oct 8, 2020 | Original Source Matthewrozsa.com
If you're a leftist and a fan of no-holds-barred gory horror flicks, there is one movie that you should watch every Halloween: "Saw VI," one of the best satires of the American healthcare system ever released by a major Hollywood studio in a tentpole franchise. I am...
“The Final Destination” has a brilliant scene of neo-Nazi humiliation and death… but the rest is humdrum
Oct 4, 2020 | Original Source Matthewrozsa.com
There is a funny thing about the "Final Destination" franchise. If you're talking about the five films that were released between 2000 and 2011 (I am not familiar with the book series or planned reboots), it is safe to say that you genuinely liked the first film,...
There is no legitimate way Trump can win Pennsylvania
Oct 4, 2020 | Original Source Matthewrozsa.com
Pennsylvania, the state that I have been proud to call home for more than two decades, is poised to decide the 2020 presidential election... and there is no legitimate way Trump can win this state. Even if he garners the most votes, a Trump victory in Pennsylvania...
“Sling Blade” is a movie about love, suffering and atonement
Sep 27, 2020 | Original Source Matthewrozsa.com
As I write this review, I'm about to visit my family to celebrate Yom Kippur. It is the Jewish holiday associated with atonement and reflecting on the human condition... and "Sling Blade," though it does not directly deal with Jewish culture, confronts the moral ideas...
Review for “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”
Sep 27, 2020 | Original Source Matthewrozsa.com, Reviews
As I ranked the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies near the end of 2019, I had no trouble figuring out that "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" is the best of the lot. In my own words: "It is a perfect MCU movie because every element works just right: The...
“Red Dragon” is the ultimate rewatchable crime thriller
Sep 25, 2020 | Original Source Matthewrozsa.com
It's hard to say what exactly makes a certain movie "rewatchable." Obviously you need an interesting story, a talented cast, well developed characters and top notch writing. It usually helps to build a world around your plot, or at least give the impression that a...
I Am Freddy Lounds: How a subplot from a forgotten Hannibal Lecter movie spoke to me as a member of the “fake news”
Sep 24, 2020 | Original Source Matthewrozsa.com
I am not here only to review "Manhunter," but I definitely recommend it. The obscure 1986 crime thriller is mostly remembered for being the first movie to feature iconic fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter, although the part is played by Brian Cox instead of...
“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” is deliciously misanthropic, despite the Coen Brothers’ protesting otherwise
Sep 21, 2020 | Original Source Matthewrozsa.com
I'm not a fan of Westerns, but I loved "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs." To understand my reluctance to embrace Westerns, check out this piece I wrote for Salon three years ago in which I compared the cinematic genre to superhero movies. Like superhero flicks, Westerns...
