Malik’s Movie Reviews Past & Present
I’m here for more biopics moving in the direction of ‘A Day in the Life’ over trying to capture a person’s whole story in 120 minutes. ‘Southside With You’ is the better of the two features that came out about President Obama last year. Already a big part of their mythology, the movie dramatizes […]
For the oldheads among us, the double victory run of the studio system acknowledging that a) there’s an audience for ‘Atlanta’, ‘Insecure’, and ‘Get Out’, and b) not only that, but it’s quality storytelling, continues with the Netflix version of Justin Simien’s ‘Dear White People.’ And I know I’m not the first to say […]
Ron Howard’s tribute to the rise of Beatlemania, is a good movie, if not a great one. ‘Eight Days a Week’ is made for the hardcore Beatles fan, which is its blessing and its curse. If you’re invested in the mythology of the Fab Four, you know this story, and you’ve probably seen 90 […]
It’s a dope trailer. And the song of course, clinched it for me. To borrow another title from that catalog, Don’t Let Me Down Warner Brothers. Enjoy!
We lost Chuck Barris last week. If I’m being generous, I have ‘cloudy’ memories of the Gong Show. I do remember ‘Confessions of a Dangerous Mind’ as Clooney’s first film as a director, and the scene below was a heavy influence on the last short I directed ‘Santa’s Third Wheel’ (love story, body language over dialogue). […]
While my childhood was one of many defined by what came next, as an adult I can’t really argue with anyone who feels ‘Off the Wall’ is a superior album. Spike’s documentary captures all the reasons why. As the title suggests, the first half covers the journey and how (absurd as it sounds now), […]
Been on a Hans Zimmer kick all day. Of course I’m biased, but after John Williams I’m pretty sure he makes my favorite scores. This movie was divisive, but the score was great (in my opinion). Enjoy!
So last night around this time I was in Texas with Aaron and my old professor Dr. Rodriguez talking about ‘Trojan War’ and the Business and life. I’m familiar with Southern hospitality because of my roots but it was still a fun night for myself and Aaron and judging by the immediate feedback it […]
The number one movie in America this weekend is extremely clever. As I and others have pitched, start with a Key and Peele premise (‘black guy goes to meet the parents of his white girlfriend’) and instead of one upping on the side of silly comedy, one up the stakes with awkward, creepy comedy. […]
KIMMEL: And here to present tonight’s final award, from ‘Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later’ Malik Aziz, and the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. (Malik and Obama walk on to the stage. There’s a fifteen minute standing ovation, shattering Chaplin’s record.) OBAMA: Thank you. West Texas outlaws. An African-American homosexual […]
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