MOVIE REVIEWS
| RATING SYSTEM: | |
| 📀 | I loved this movie |
| 💿 | I liked this movie |
| 💬 | I have now seen this movie |
| 💾 | I disliked this movie |
| 🗑️ | I hated this movie |
Alien: Romulus (2024)📀
I am giving up hope. After two decades of horror film viewership, watching this movie has finally forced me to learn my lesson. But, trust me, this is actually a good thing. I want to…
500 Days of Summer (2009) 💿
I had put this one off for quite a while because I already had too much information about the movie. It’s referenced a lot in essays about film and I kept pushing it down on…
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) 📀
[Nerd’s Pick] Thanks to Nerd, I finally got to see Hedwig! It’s been on my list for a handful of years, and on a fateful Goblin Movie Night, we rented it and had a spectacular evening. I…
HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU (2009) 💿
[Goth’s Pick] I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. This 2000s rom-com has a very interesting story structure which follows a sizeable cast (who are all somehow connected) throughout their romantic endeavors and relationships. I…
Julie & Julia (2009) 📀
Julie & Julia has a lot to offer me as a movie-watcher. It’s led by women and focuses on their stories. It rejoices in a love of food and shows refreshing appreciation for cooking (and…
Weathering With You (2019) 📀
[Goth’s Pick] Here we are, at the final rewatch in my Makoto Shinkai series! When I first saw Weathering With You in 2019, it had a significant impact on me. I remember being in such…
Homunculus (2021) 💾
[Jock’s Pick] Homunculus was a weird ride, as most manga-adapted movies are. Having just finished reading the original Homunculus, Jock wanted to watch the film adaptation and make sure we were there to witness it…
Your Name (2016) 📀
[Goth’s Pick] Upon watching Suzume, I wanted to give Your Name a rewatch (since it’s been seven years) so I could rank Shinkai’s films properly in my head. 3/4 of Goblin House originally watched this…
The Lair of the White Worm (1988) 📀
[Goth’s Pick] When I picked this film for movie night, I had no idea what to expect. I hadn’t heard anything about it, I didn’t read reviews, I’d never seen a trailer; frankly I didn’t…
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018) 📀
[Weeb’s Pick] Weeb has been 3 for 3 so far with anime films for Movie Night; he is truly living up to his nickname. I appreciate this, because I still haven’t seen very many anime…
Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 💿
[Prep’s Pick] Clearly Goblin House has been in an anime mood lately. Prep likes to offer us a vote on which movie he’ll choose every once in a while, and on this night, we were…
Cure (1997) 💿
[Prep’s Pick] Cure is a mysterious, somewhat mystical thriller that follows a detective on the hunt for a very unique serial killer. Both visually beautiful, and at times visually gross, I found Cure to be…
I Want To Eat Your Pancreas (2018) 💬
[Weeb’s Pick] I Want to Eat Your Pancreas is Weeb’s second movie night pick since joining The Goblin House (I didn’t review his first one because I basically missed the entire thing; I’ll be re-watching…
Suzume No Tojimari (2023) 📀
I had the absolute pleasure of being treated to this movie in the cinema on a late-night date. Suzume was incredibly well-animated, and so beautiful visually and thematically. The fantastical world-building was still grounded at…
Burning (2018) 💬
[Prep’s Pick] Burning is a psychological thriller by Lee Chang-Dong (이창동) centered around a very small cast of 3 main characters, Jong-Soo, played by Yoo Ah-In (유아인), Ben, played by Steven Yeun, and Hae-Mi, played…
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) 💿
[Prep’s Pick] Weird was a lot of fun. I don’t know anything about Weird Al, and I’ve maybe heard two of his songs, so I was not the target audience. That being said, a good…
The Menu (2022) 📀
[Prep’s Pick] The Menu was so much fun! I had a blast watching it. I loved the tension and the characters were very interesting. I especially enjoyed watching as we slowly began to understand what…
Tár (2022) 💬
[Prep’s Pick] Um. So I didn’t really get it. But it had some cool shots; I enjoyed the direction and cinematography. I did not mind watching Cate Blanchett just do whatever for almost three hours,…
Oldboy (2003) 💥
[Prep’s Pick] Oldboy is… a really unique experience. The most accurate way I could describe this film is ABSOLUTELY SICKENING. I will never forgive Prep for making me watch this and I’ll never be able…
The Thing (1982) 💬
[Nerd’s Pick] Last night, I watched John Carpenter’s The Thing for the very first time, and I found it to be an interesting experience. Obviously, being my age and an avid horror fan, I’ve seen…
Videodrome (1983) 🗑️
[Nerd’s Pick] No. Absolutely not. Why would you watch this? Why would you make this? It comes as no surprise that Nerd was expecting me to deeply despise this movie on a cellular level, and…
Skinamarink (2022) 📀
[Nerd’s Pick] Oh. My. God. This film is absolutely incredible. Its vise-like grip on building tension grabs you by the throat with the same force. You spend the movie watching and waiting, struggling to make…
They Live (1988) 💬
[Nerd’s Pick] Well. This was certainly something. The protagonist wasn’t too likeable, and spent so much time just wandering around to the point that it became distracting. The concept was somewhat interesting, but the film…
How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) 💿
[Goth’s Pick] I had lower expectations for this because of the genre and time period, but I came away pleasantly surprised. I like how well-matched the duo is, and I like that in the moments…
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) 💾
[Jock’s Pick] So, yeah. I went 22 years of my life without seeing this movie and it all came to an end this week. My apologies to the people who like this movie, but it…
Boss Level (2020) 💬
[Jock’s Pick] Boss Level (2020) is an action-comedy movie about a man who is stuck in a time loop in which he dies every day, a premise used in buckets of other films. In fact,…
Possum (2018) 📀
Mother, Father, what’s afoot? Only Possum, black as soot. Mother, Father, where to tread? Far from Possum, and his head. Here’s a bag, now what’s inside? Does he seek or does he hide? Can you…
The Mummy (1932) 💿
Very enjoyable, though some parts aged very poorly. I found it distracting how much Zita Johann looks like Drew Barrymore. I was sad with how the ending turned out, and I actually hated the “love…
Collateral (2004) 💿
[Jock’s Pick] I was very pleasantly surprised by how extremely homoerotic this movie was. I had no clue I was in for that, and it was such a treat. The relationship between our lead characters…
Freaky (2020) 💿
Good, solid teen movie with some slasher-flick flavor. I enjoyed all the classic horror references, plus it had some really creative kills! Not particularly original, but still way fun. Will definitely return to this during…
Palm Springs (2020) 💬
[Jock’s Pick] I don’t have a ton to say about Palm Springs. It has a good concept and some good jokes. Cristin Milioti is such a gem. It held my interest and it was a…
Nobody (2021) 💿
[Jock’s Pick] Nobody is a John-Wick style movie featuring Bob Odenkirk. I was nervous at first, but ended up genuinely enjoying this one. I loved the music choices and a lot of the shots and…
Kate (2021) 💾
[Jock’s Pick] Interesting enough to get all the way through, but it had very typical plot with weak, flat characters. Action wasn’t dynamic enough to take your mind off the fact that such a Japanese-focused…
Daredevil (2004) 💬
[Jock’s Pick] Easily one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen, Daredevil (2004) is 2h14m of so-bad-it’s-hilarious, campy superhero garbage. We watched the director’s cut, because why not, and it was nonstop hilarity. Colin Farrell’s…
Joni Bianca 