Neill Shaughness

All of my reviews are invitations to comment. I want to have conversations about these movies. Favorites are themed every month.

Favorite films

  • A League of Their Own
  • Shaolin Soccer
  • Slap Shot
  • The Color of Money

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  • The Caddy

    ★★½

  • The Hurricane

    ★★★

  • King Richard

    ★★

  • North Dallas Forty

    ★★★★

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  • Space Jam: A New Legacy

    Space Jam: A New Legacy

    ½

    Mortifying.
    Embarrassing for everyone involved. Embarrassing for the four directors. Embarrassing for the TEN writers. Embarrassing for the animators who had to conjure horrifying 3d versions of the Looney Tunes. Embarrassing for Sonequa Martin Green trying to turn in a respectable performance with impossible material. Embarrassing for Don Cheedle standing in front of an extra dressed up like a Pennywise cosplayer who is drawing way to much attention to himself. Embarrassing for the crew. Embarrassing for the audience. Embarrassing for…

  • Phoenix

    Phoenix

    ★★★★★

    I can only describe this as the best Marlene Dietrich movie that doesn't star Marlene Dietrich.

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  • The Caddy

    The Caddy

    ★★½

    Jerry Lewis has the best musical number in the movie, and this is coming from someone who doesn't find Jerry Lewis funny.

  • The Hurricane

    The Hurricane

    ★★★

    No movie will ever tell this story more effectively than Bob Dylan did.

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  • Air

    Air

    ★★

    I dunno. I guess I don't find business meetings thrilling enough.

    This shouldn't even qualify as a sports movie. This is a shoe company movie.

  • Barbie

    Barbie

    ★★★★½

    I need a rainbow hoodie that says "I Am Kenough!" On it.

    Easily the best movie of 2023 this far. And it is a MOVIE! Stunning, hysterical, touching, and exhilarating. The choreography, art direction, and bold screenplay are all dialled up to eleven. Definitely a film to catch in the theater.

    EDIT: Also Greta Gerwig is the first director to understand how to use Kate McKinnon.

    Also the Indigo Girls needle drop is inspired.