The Moon and Back (2024) and the Beauty of Charting Your Own Course
I think we can all agree that our teenage years were some of the most unnecessarily overcomplicated stages of...
Michael Li
I am a film critic based in the United States of America and have been reviewing movies for 4 years. Within that time, I’ve covered over 300 films, from Hollywood blockbuster to indie films, and even foreign films based in East, Southeast Asia and parts of Europe.
Social Media Monster (2021) and the Dangers of the Internet
If you’re like me, you are a frequent surfer of the web (is that what kids still call it?)...
Heathers (1988)—The Only Teen Black Comedy You’ll ever need to Watch!
Who here remembers high school? Slaving away at endless mountains of assignments, getting bullied by the popular kids, eating...
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)—Epic, Nostalgic and Intense!
After Toho retired the Godzilla franchise back in 2004 with the film Godzilla Final Wars, the franchise would be...
Monkey Man (2024)—An Action-Packed Look at Societal Corruption
Who here remembers actor Dev Patel? Perhaps you’ll remember him in the Academy Award winning film Slumdog Millionaire, or unfortunately,...
Civil War (2024): A Haunting, Detached Insight of the Human Condition
Alex Garland’s work in film has been some of the most consistently praised work in the industry, with critically...
Suzume (2022)—Brutal, Hopeful and Frustrating
Buckle up folks, here we go again. The last time I’ve talked about Makoto Shinkai on Film Purgatory, I...
Gran Turismo (2023)—An Emotional and Adrenaline-Rushing Ride
It’s that time again, folks! Time that I do another video game adaptation! Only this time, it’s not really...
The Unoriginality of Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle (2024)
I love action movies. I love the explosions, shootouts and all the ass-kicking and traditional macho-ness that you often...
