Taylor Blake

1 month ago | zekefilm.org | Taylor Blake

DIRECTOR: PAUL FEIG/2025Can something be deeply stupid if it knows it? The short story “Flowers for Algernon” suggests self-awareness of one’s intelligence requires some level of it to begin with, but it also operates on the belief those with intelligence will use it for self-advancement. Though decked out in lush floral arrangements Algernon would envy, Another Simple Favor undercuts that assumption, operating with sentience but with little aspiration.

1 month ago | zekefilm.org | Taylor Blake

DIRECTOR: GAVIN O’CONNOR/2025It’s been nearly a decade since we were first introduced to The Accountant, and it’s been almost as long since he and his brother have made time for a family reunion. Then again, saying they’ve “made time” gives them too much credit. Though the events of 2016’s The Accountant brought Christian (Ben Affleck) and Braxton (Jon Bernthal) together for the first time as adults, they fell into the classic adult problem of not finding time to keep up with their relationships.

2 months ago | zekefilm.org | Taylor Blake

DIRECTOR: CHRISTOPHER LANDON/2025If this review sounds familiar, you might be thinking of Aretha Franklin’s review of Taylor Swift: “Great gowns, beautiful gowns.”Drop kicks off with a great premise. Violet (Meghann Fahy) is heading out on her first date since leaving an abusive relationship, but soon after arriving at the high-rise restaurant, her attention is pulled from the panoramic views and her date, Henry (Brandon Sklenar).

Mar 15, 2025 | zekefilm.org | Taylor Blake

DIRECTOR: STEVEN SODERBERGH/2025I’ve started 2025 thinking through a potential thesis: All films should run less than two hours or longer than three. For every exception to that theorem coming to your mind—North by Northwest! West Side Story! The Shawshank Redemption!—can’t you think of at least two more titles running two hours and change that felt too long or poorly paced? My other case in point: The man, the myth, the legend Steven Soderbergh.

Feb 16, 2025 | zekefilm.org | Taylor Blake

DIRECTOR: DOUGAL WILSON/2025 (U.S. Theatrical Release)Paddington Bear is a London icon, but Paddington in Peru reminds us he had a life before he stowed away from the darkest Peru, leaving only his paw prints behind. A full decade since Paddington premiered, he and the Browns have decided it’s time to visit to his homeland.