Writer of audio dramas, two novels, and the occasional short film.
Bob K
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2025
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The Weeknd does a Prince-in-Purple-Rain, playing a simultaneously vulnerable and potentially unlikable version of himself, which I doubly respect. In this case, though, rather than living in a relatively grounded world of music and family problems, he collides with Jenna Ortega in a combination of Black Snake Moan and Misery, with cinematography out of Into The Void.
The extended flashy setup is a little exhausting, but once the plot kicks in the film finds a groove, with me not knowing…
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2025
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The Weeknd does a Prince-in-Purple-Rain, playing a simultaneously vulnerable and potentially unlikable version of himself, which I doubly respect. In this case, though, rather than living in a relatively grounded world of music and family problems, he collides with Jenna Ortega in a combination of Black Snake Moan and Misery, with cinematography out of Into The Void.
The extended flashy setup is a little exhausting, but once the plot kicks in the film finds a groove, with me not knowing…
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2020
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Crazy, stunning ultra-espionage film that starts amazing but can't keep up the impossible pace it sets for itself or figure out something to replace it. It's openly a film where things will only make sense in retrospect, but even then there are glaring inconsistencies and flaws. Unfortunately, a bunch of these revolve around the use of the Kat character, even though Elizabeth Debicki throws herself in and does some of the best emotional work in the film (aided perhaps by…
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2022
Has a deft touch with quickly drawing characters, but nothing they do or encounter is all that interesting, and then explanations make the mysteries less interesting still. Also would probably feel more original if Don't Breathe didn't exist. But at least it manages to never insult my intelligence, which may seem like a low bar but a lot of horror movies don't meet it.
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2020
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Crazy, stunning ultra-espionage film that starts amazing but can't keep up the impossible pace it sets for itself or figure out something to replace it. It's openly a film where things will only make sense in retrospect, but even then there are glaring inconsistencies and flaws. Unfortunately, a bunch of these revolve around the use of the Kat character, even though Elizabeth Debicki throws herself in and does some of the best emotional work in the film (aided perhaps by…
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2022
Has a deft touch with quickly drawing characters, but nothing they do or encounter is all that interesting, and then explanations make the mysteries less interesting still. Also would probably feel more original if Don't Breathe didn't exist. But at least it manages to never insult my intelligence, which may seem like a low bar but a lot of horror movies don't meet it.
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