Joe Brueggemeyer2020 was a year for movies, I guess?(My complete ranking is at the bottom, but it only appears if you read the other parts first. Don’t check, just trust me.)Jan 6, 2021Jan 6, 2021
Joe BrueggemeyerReview: Project Power’s super pill pop-pops, before fizz-fizzling outProject Power’s principle concept, an illicit pill that gives the user five minutes of unique abilities, is an effective morsel of…Aug 18, 2020Aug 18, 2020
Joe BrueggemeyerFirst Cow’s presence is for now and foreverThere is something antithetical and also achingly beautiful about viewing First Cow via a VOD service, as opposed to the technically…Jul 28, 2020Jul 28, 2020
Joe BrueggemeyerMy Favorite Films of 2019No fuss, no parades, no ceremony. Only the list, baby. In one of the best years for film this past decade, 2019 hit harder and farther…Feb 9, 2020Feb 9, 2020
Joe BrueggemeyerAll awards trophies should be cupsOne of the more delightful gifts I received this last holiday season was a pair of BB-8 ice molds from Williams and Sonoma, making me only…Jan 8, 2020Jan 8, 2020
Joe BrueggemeyerThe Definitive “Christmas Movie” TestBefore Starbucks waged a war on baby Jesus, before the Inquisition, and even before the Nativity itself, our homo erectus ancestors would…Dec 20, 2019Dec 20, 2019
Joe BrueggemeyerIt’s irresponsible for me to write a “Best Films of the Decade” list, but also pretty on brand…Between Baby Yoda memes and fighting over whether Robert Pattinson or Timothee Chalamet is the sexier skinny soy boy, “Film Twitter” is…Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019
Joe BrueggemeyerPineapple Pizza Lovers should either double down or concede defeatBefore the Mac Snack Wrap, the Naked Chicken Chalupa, and the glorious KFC Double Down “sandwich”, the abominable pineapple pizza has long…Nov 25, 2019Nov 25, 2019
Joe BrueggemeyerThe Mandalorian — and all of Star Wars — needs more mealsTwo episodes in, and The Mandalorian is shaping up to be a triumph in Star Wars lore expansion. Where it strains, and where almost every…Nov 19, 2019Nov 19, 2019
Joe BrueggemeyerRed Dead Online needs more of that Wild Wild West absurdityWhile it can take quite a bit of skill and circumstance for a film to make me cry, I’ve teared up over video games countless times…Jun 7, 2019Jun 7, 2019
