shawlaw Reviews

The I-Land (2019)

Truly Terrible

[1/10 · 14 September 2019]

I kept watching this. I don't know why...maybe some kind of masochistic self hate?

The plot? Terrible. The main characters? Terrible. The secondary characters? Especially terrible (I'm looking at you, Warden). The dialogue? TERRIBLE. WHY? Why did I keep watching this? Why wasn't it better? Who made this? Can we stop them from ever making something again? Terrible. Just terrible. I truly cannot believe I finished it. It doesn't get better. It just doesn't.

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2017)

Beautiful

[9/10 · 13 May 2018]

I never write reviews. Ever. But I watched this film despite the poor reviews on rotten tomatoes because it was available as a .99 rental on iTunes and I love Kyle Chandler and Logan L. I have a tendency to watch movies from behind the screen of my phone-a bad habit, I admit- but this film entranced me to the point where I put it down and concentrated on the story unfolding before me. When it ended I burst into tears and knew I had to come write something about it. Watch this film. It's just fantastic. Please. Watch it.