by Brent Carroll | Jun 3, 2018 | Articles, Brent Watches Movies, Movies
As I try to remind myself every year, the best movies I’m likely to see are ones I hadn’t even heard of beforehand. The movies that sneak up on you and smack you upside the head with surprise and startling originality. Upgrade is one of the first movies to...
by Brent Carroll | Jan 6, 2018 | Brent Watches Movies
Another year is behind us, so that means it’s time for everyone’s ‘my favorite ________ of 2017’ lists. This year, I’m folding to peer pressure and changing the ‘top 8’ favorite movies to ‘top 10’ because honestly, there were too many awesome movies and I originally...
by Brent Carroll | Nov 15, 2017 | Brent Watches Movies
Hey, this blog still exists! It’s been about half a year since I’ve written anything up, and it’s been a bussyyyyy time in my life. Got married, started a new position and found out I’m going to be a father next spring! Amidst all of those changes, I’ve still somehow...
by Brent Carroll | Mar 16, 2017 | Brent Watches Movies
It seems like every year in recent memory, there’s been another great new horror release from a first time director, and 2017 is no different. Last year I wrote about ‘The Witch’ from Robert Eggers and previously there was ‘The Babadook’ and ‘It...
by Brent Carroll | Mar 5, 2017 | Brent Watches Movies
I’ve never been the biggest fan of the X-men movies. I look at them like I did the Harry Potter series: I’d go see the newest entry, have a fun time, and almost immediately forget about it when I leave the theater (the one exception being Matthew Vaughn’s far...
by Brent Carroll | Feb 18, 2017 | Brent Watches Movies
John McClane. Jason Bourne. James Bond. Ellen Ripley. These guys (and gal) better watch their backs, because there’s a new action hero on the scene, and for my money, he could take all three of them, no problem. With 2014’s ‘John Wick’, director Chad Stahelski...
