Bon MOTS 2017: Gremlins
Secure your plows, hide your dogs at the bank, and always buy American. It’s time for some holiday mayhem: Gremlins. [Aggregate score: 9]
Bon MOTS: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
12/18/2017 The Lost Signals brings their signature analysis to the eighth installment of the ongoing War in the Stars, featuring the titular Last Jedi. [Aggregate score: 7]
Bon MOTS: The Disaster Artist
12/13/2017 Having said all they can (or will) about The Room, MOTS goes even more meta with the strange story surrounding its eventual production, as portrayed by James Franco et al. in The Disaster Artist [Aggregate score: 8]
Bon MOTS: The Room
12/11/2017 The MOTS crew tackles the (in)famously so bad it’s good “The Room,” coming up with some interesting interpretations on the nature of this bizarre yet beloved film. [Aggregate score: 3.75]
Bon MOTS: Lady Bird
12/04/2017 MOTS flashes back to high school circa 2002 in their review of Lady Bird, an expertly crafted and presented coming-of-age tale. [Aggregate score: 10]
Bon MOTS: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
11/27/2017 The gang tackles the challenging, darkly humorous, and scathing Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. [Aggregate score: 9.3]
Bon MOTS: Justice League
11/22/2017 Rich, Louie and Chris bring their long tradition of DCEU critiques to MOTS in their review of “Justice League.” It’s also the second DCEU film in a row we didn’t even have to rewrite! [Aggregate score: 6.6]
Bon MOTS: Mudbound
11/20/2017 MOTS checks out the Netflix original Mudbound, a compelling drama centered on two southern American families and their struggles during the WWII era. [Aggregate score: 9]
Bon MOTS: Thor: Ragnarok
11/6/2017 MOTS heads for the land of ice and snow to grapple with the latest MCU entry, Thor: Ragnarok.
Bon MOTS: Baby Driver
MOTS finally catches up with the sleek and ‘oppressively stylish’ Edgar Wright flick, Baby Driver. Were we slow?
Bon MOTS: Blade Runner 2049
10/9/2017 A threesome of MOTS minds gathers to discuss a threesome of artificial intelligences and many other standout elements from Blade Runner 2049, the long-awaited sequel to the highly influential original.
Bon MOTS: IT (2017)
Bon MOTS face their childhood fears and come out the other side with high praise for the latest 2017 film version of Stephen King’s classic, IT.
Bon MOTS: Logan Lucky
The Lost Signals reviews the newest film in the Ocean’s franchise, Logan Lucky.
Bon MOTS: Detroit
Bon MOTS spends a tense time following the 1960s Motor City riots and their social, cultural, and political aftermath, whose ramifications and parallels can still be seen today in Kathryn Bigelow’s opus, Detroit.
Bon MOTS: Atomic Blonde
The Bon MOTS team locks and loads for a review of the thrilling summer blockbuster starring Charlize Theron, Atomic Blonde.