A Simplistic Review: I Am Not Your Negro (2016)

I'm kind of in a weird spot with this review. It's just after Martin Luther King Day and just about a week before Black History Month, but after watching "I Am Not Your Negro" it took me some time to PROCESS. As a White, Jewish Male, there isn't a lot for...

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A Simplistic Review: Eighth Grade

It's hard not to CRINGE at "Eight Grade." It's everything you would expect a film about middle to be. Awkward, bittersweet, stomach-churning, and all together relatable. Considering I'm about 20 years removed from middle school, I remember it being a little...

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A Simplistic Review: The House That Jack Built

Lars von Trier is the master of the TRIGGER. He knows how to get under your skin and manipulate your emotions and get people riled up. But that also makes him the last of a dying breed of mainstream directors who are fading away. The best I can really say...

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(Ep. 115): Hard To Kill - Movie Commentary: January 2019

The new year is here and so is a new batch of Simplistic Reviews Movie Commentaries!  We start this new year off with a film from 90's action star and serial eater, Steven Seagal. Which Seagal film? Well, since Steven has a large collection of so bad...

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A Simplistic Review: Molly's Game

Considering this was one of my favorite films from 2018, I'm finally getting around to making it my first review post for 2019. Makes sense, right? What do you get when you take Jessica Chastain, throw in a little Idris Elba, and have them recite, impeccably,...

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