Aaron Neuwirth
Tomatometer-approved critic
Aaron is a movie fanatic and loves writing and talking about such things, a lot. Born and raised in Orange County, California, he earned a degree or two at UC Santa Barbara. Aaron describes himself as a film reviewer, writer, podcaster, gamer, comic reader, disc golfer, and a lefty. He fell in love with movies at a young age and has continued viewing, studying, and analyzing all aspects of the medium ever since. His mind is full of film knowledge and random trivia, but he is always open to learning more, whether it's through box office stats, reviewing Blu-rays from The Criterion Collection or simply hearing first hand from filmmakers and others about various productions and behind-the-scenes tidbits.
Movies reviews only
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) |
A fun enough sequel that misses out on some of the magic of the first but still has plenty of powerful ideas up its sleeve. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Mar 16, 2023
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John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) |
John Wick is not only back, he’s better than ever in one of the best modern American action films this side of a Mission: Impossible. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Mar 14, 2023
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65 (2023) |
Despite a simplistic premise and a lean 90-minute runtime, that logline describing the film is basically all it’s got. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Mar 10, 2023
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Scream VI (2023) |
Even with a weak third act, there’s a lot of fun to be had, some very tense Ghostface chases and action, and a whole lot of gore to paint the streets of New York City red. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Mar 08, 2023
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Project Wolf Hunting (2022) |
This film is brutal and not for the squeamish. However, something must be said for the ingenuity on display to homage several different films creatively. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Mar 07, 2023
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Marlowe (2022) |
The plot is so uninvolving and uninventive that a couple degrees to the right and Marlowe could have played as a parody. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Mar 07, 2023
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Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022) |
Thanks to a combination of effects and performance artists contorting themselves in ways designed to shock, enough imagery is present (along with effective sound design) to make for a solid horror entry from director Michaelle Garza Cervera. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Mar 07, 2023
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We Have a Ghost (2023) |
David Harbour is perfection here, offering up a terrific silent performance that is worth the price of admission (for a film streaming on Netflix). - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Mar 07, 2023
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Bruiser (2022) |
It builds to a breaking point that I’m not sure works all the way, but the film is never less than compelling in reaching its ultimate conclusion. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Mar 07, 2023
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Unseen (2023) |
Utilizing split screens and all sorts of neat tricks, director Yoko Okumura gets plenty of mileage out of the video phone chat parameters. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Mar 07, 2023
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Inside (2023) |
What could work as a bizarre Twilight Zone episode or at least a tighter film is an overlong drama that makes its message and themes clear without providing much else of interest beyond Dafoe’s various struggles and attempts to escape. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Mar 07, 2023
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Champions (2023) |
This movie is entirely fine as an underdog sports movie, even if it’s got very little new to offer, feeling like a script dug out of the early 00s basket (despite being a remake of 2018’s Campeones from Spain). - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Mar 07, 2023
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Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre (2023) |
The results are quite entertaining. The plotting is deceptively straightforward, and perhaps the runtime is a little longer than needed, but it’s hard to mind when one is having so much fun. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Mar 01, 2023
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Creed III (2023) |
As a directorial debut, it seems as though Michael B. Jordan felt the call and purposely stacked the deck against himself, only to still manage to go the distance. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Feb 28, 2023
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) |
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a legendary film for various reasons and essential for any horror or film fan, given the nature of its production and what it has to offer as cinema. - Why So Blu
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| Posted Feb 27, 2023
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Hollywood Shuffle (1987) |
I could go as far as to say the work that went into making this film and what it represents is more interesting than the movie as a whole. Still, Hollywood Shuffle is frequently amusing and well worth it for a number of individual sketches alone. - Why So Blu
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| Posted Feb 27, 2023
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Cocaine Bear (2023) |
It’s not as though a bear being powered by yayo doesn’t yield exciting results. I just wish the effort wasn’t so uneven. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Feb 23, 2023
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A House Made of Splinters (2022) |
Given the setting, there’s an interesting level of intimacy at play, as the camera guides us through various events ranging from depressing to inspiring. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Feb 15, 2023
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All That Breathes (2022) |
Just seeing the work that goes into the help being provided for these birds is never less than fascinating. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Feb 15, 2023
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At Midnight (2023) |
At Midnight is the sort of film that could use a strong push to do anything that could allow for more ambition or subversion. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Feb 15, 2023
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Somebody I Used To Know (2023) |
Whatever Franco is up to with these small directorial efforts, it’s working. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Feb 15, 2023
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Sharper (2023) |
This isn’t the next coming of The Grifters, but as a solid drama featuring a few matchstick men, I had a lot of fun seeing where this journey would take me. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Feb 15, 2023
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Linoleum (2022) |
Gaffigan leads the pack in what must be his best performance yet as an actor. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Feb 15, 2023
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Warm Bodies (2013) |
I may already have a number one film that is a romantic comedy with zombies (Shaun of the Dead), but Warm Bodies is a lot of fun and charming in an “eat my brains” sort of way. - Why So Blu
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| Posted Feb 14, 2023
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Invaders From Mars (1953) |
While not what I can see as a signature sci-fi film compared to other classics I had a greater response to, there’s certainly a lot to like about Invaders From Mars. - Why So Blu
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| Posted Feb 14, 2023
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Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (2023) |
Quantumania is aggressively fine as a whole, trading in something closer to reality for a vast digital space, but as a start to Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, one wonders if Scott Lang was the right man to call in for the job. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Feb 14, 2023
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Who Invited Charlie? (2022) |
It has to find that balance between being overly broad and having something to say about how people are forced to come together due to a pandemic, but I was impressed with what director Xavier Manrique pulled out here. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Feb 02, 2023
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Attachment (2022) |
It plays with some expectations and even leans on some familiar tropes involving Jewish mothers as a way to do something new. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Feb 02, 2023
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The Wandering Earth II (2023) |
At nearly three hours, director Frant Gwo is leaning on a lot for us to care about the variety of characters involved, yet I was into it. The increased quality in the CG visual effects helped for sure, better making good on the world assembled here. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Feb 02, 2023
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Pathaan (2023) |
This film feels like Siddharth Anand watched all of the Mission: Impossible movies and determined John Woo’s MI2 was the best but could be done even better. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Feb 02, 2023
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Infinity Pool (2023) |
The first half seems to hit all of what’s needed, while the second half becomes more excessive. But the performances are undeniable, given the commitment involved. This particularly goes for an unhinged Goth. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Feb 02, 2023
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You People (2023) |
What could easily be a throwaway comedy gets by on having a good number of laughs and just enough meat on the material to keep it interesting. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Feb 02, 2023
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Knock at the Cabin (2023) |
Knock at the Cabin finds the right ways to balance impending doom with thrills that will hold the audience’s attention. As a result, this movie is Shyamalan’s best since Signs. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Feb 01, 2023
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Kids vs. Aliens (2022) |
This is the sort of “kids on bikes” movie that focuses less on how to cash in on certain kinds of nostalgia and more on delighting in ways to stretch a limited budget into something that looks pretty cool. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Jan 25, 2023
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Life Upside Down (2023) |
It’s a downbeat character comedy that lacks much in the way of witty humor, moves at a poor pace, and looks pretty awful. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Jan 25, 2023
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To Leslie (2022) |
Marc Maron (also a producer) is providing not only the best work of his career (drawing on his own past for the role) but possibly delivering even better than Riseborough. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Jan 25, 2023
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Close (2022) |
Solid visual storytelling and how the film captures friendship and heartbreak work as they need to, yet this sensitive drama doesn’t fully dare to delve into what it seems to want to get at. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Jan 25, 2023
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One Fine Morning (2022) |
Watching the everyday struggles Sandra goes through as a mother and daughter allow the film to pursue multiple avenues that reflect life. While some tragedy goes with it, there’s also enough significance to be found in its emotional honesty. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Jan 25, 2023
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Shotgun Wedding (2023) |
There’s a fun premise here that is unfortunately hampered by the lack of much visual imagination to elevate the material above sitcom-level plotting and stakes. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Jan 25, 2023
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Sick (2022) |
Sick is a slasher film I could have easily seen building an audience in theaters. Instead, it’s a streaming release, but a good one. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Jan 18, 2023
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Alice, Darling (2022) |
Alice, Darling feels a bit uneven, yet the work done by debut director Mary Nighy to portray the harsh ramifications of extreme emotional abuse deserves notice. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Jan 18, 2023
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Skinamarink (2022) |
With no traditional plot and so many deliberately vague or ambiguous choices made on the part of filmmaker Kyle Edward Ball, it may come down to wanting to experience an experimental horror film attempting to condense a child’s perspective of the unknown. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Jan 18, 2023
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There's Something Wrong with the Children (2023) |
The sickly green font announcing the title makes us well aware something is wrong, but the film still feels pretty right. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Jan 18, 2023
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Plane (2023) |
A tight little package delivering enough fun and suspense to elevate this to a standard I hope other Butler action flicks can keep delivering on. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Jan 18, 2023
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The Son (2022) |
The narrative trickiness of The Father was a far more interesting challenge to portray on film than what amounts to an off-putting affair revolving around a young man’s depression and the irresponsible actions taken to counter it. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Jan 18, 2023
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Women Talking (2022) |
Not at all lacking in its punch when considering the baseline for these performances as a whole, the score by Hildur Guðnadóttir, and the moody atmosphere. I only wish I had felt more affected by the work overall. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Jan 18, 2023
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Missing (2023) |
The expanded scope of the story and some underwhelming performances do little to allow the viewer to buy in beyond some of the more visceral or heavy-handed emotional moments. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Jan 17, 2023
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The Old Way (2023) |
Granted, so many westerns have been made due to being notably cheaper to make, but while this may be a step above a lot of DTV Cage films, it still feels like it’s coming from a lower tier of filmmaker as far as creating an authentic western look. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Jan 11, 2023
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Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022) |
This musical is about just as good as the previous adaptation. Nothing revolutionary, but it works as a fun (if a bit long) coming-of-age tale focused on an extraordinary young girl and how she deals with greedy parents and a nasty school principal. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Jan 11, 2023
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Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022) |
For anyone needing more, the documentary Whitney certainly provides a more interesting dive. As a biopic, this film is entirely satisfactory without ever tipping into being offensively bad. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Jan 11, 2023
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