Movie Reviews
Jonathan Empson writes 'mercifully short reviews', the best of which we republish here on The Story Department.
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Get Out Is An Instant-Classic [Five Reasons – And Spoilers]
Get Out was initially written to be a Rosemary's Baby type dark psychological horror, yet some people seem to call it…
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Mini Review – Mystery Road
Mystery Road Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Jay (Aaron Pedersen – who else?) is an Aboriginal cop who returns…
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Mini Review – Paranoia
Paranoia Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Adam (Liam Hemsworth) is a junior brain at tech company Wyatt Corporation. He…
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Mini Review – The Rocket
The Rocket Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Ahlo is an only twin (as Peter Cook would have it), his…
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Mini Review – Kick-Ass 2
Kick-Ass 2 Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Dave/Kick-Ass, the superhero with no actual superpowers, is bored with life now…
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Mini Review – Frances Ha
Frances Ha Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Frances (Greta Gerwig, also the co-writer) shares a New York apartment and…