Sean’s movie thoughts

I might be fine with the X-men franchise going away. I feel like might be being unfair to X-men Dark Phoenix but I just feel no interest in it. It does look like Nightcrawler might get a bit more to do than he did in the last film, so that is something. Marvel studio head Kevin Feige says there are no plans for the X-men in Marvel Cinematic Universe. I guess that could change now that the Disney/Fox merger is complete. A podcast I listen to mentioned Glass. I now wonder if Glass is worse then Hellboy. They are both bad films but I think they are bad in different ways. I think Glass is good up to a point but I hate the last act. Hellboy exists but it doesn’t need to according to film critic/podcaster Jeff Bayer.  I guess if I am not careful I might have a bottom five list this year. I want to avoid a bottom ten though.

I listened to the Slash Film podcast episode on Glass. The podcast was fun, the hosts had some interesting views and their conversation was enjoyable. It actually made me reconsider my thoughts about the movie. That was time well spent. (If you look up the podcast, I will not benefit in any way. I am not being paid for this mention of the podcast.) I still hate or at least dislike Glass. The movie ends badly. I have probably have seen movies with endings I disliked more but at the moment it is hard to remember one. I did not like the ending of Game Night. The podcast suggested for all the movie’s faults, you have to admire the film’s ambitions. It is an interesting idea but I am not sure if I agree with that. Ambitions are nice but if they are not reached, maybe that means the filmmakers were overly ambitious. The podcasters said maybe complete creative freedom, which Shyamalan basically had with this film, does not always produce great work. Maybe some artists need limits or bou...

Glass is a sequel to both Unbreakable and Split. Bruce Willis, James McAvoy, and Samuel L. Jackson all return from their respective films. This is from writer/director M. Night Shyamalan. He has had a interesting career, with some hits and some flops. He has a reputation for overusing the twist ending in his films. David Dunn, from Unbreakable, is looking for the Horde (the villain with multiple personalities from Split). David and the Horde are captured by police and taken to a mental hospital where a doctor tries to convince them that they are not superhuman. Also on hand is Mr. Glass, the villain from Unbreakable with the high iq and brittle bones. James McAvoy is really good as the Horde. He is really convincing switching characters. He might be the best best part of the movie. I think there might have been some special effects or make up used but most of the transformation comes from his performance. Anya Taylor-Joy returns from Split but she doesn’t have a lot to do. It was...