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Chris McCoy

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Biography:

Chris McCoy is the Film/TV Editor for The Memphis Flyer. He has been writing about film and television professionally since 2001, and also writes travel, science, profiles and general interest articles on a freelance basis. Along with his wife, Laura Jean Hocking, he is the co-owner of the film and video production company Oddly Buoyant Productions. He has directed three feature films, including the award-winning Memphis punk rock documentary Antenna, as well as numerous short films and music videos.

Publications:
Favorites:

Mad Max: Fury Road Moonlight Us Out Of The Past Faces, Places Close Encounters of the Third Kind Star Wars: The Last Jedi Treasure of the Sierra Madre Man With A Movie Camera The General This Is What Love In Action Looks Like Dolemite Is My Name

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
The Smashing Machine (2025) 71% EDIT “Emotionally stunted and repetitive to the point of tedium, The Smashing Machine never manages to get out of first gear.” – Memphis Flyer Oct 14, 2025 Full Review The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) 86% EDIT “But the biggest problem with the MCU is that it has become a conveyor belt of mediocrity. How many times have I written the same review, with different names? “It’s not terrible, just uninspiring and unnecessary.”” – Memphis Flyer Oct 1, 2025 Full Review The Naked Gun (2025) 87% EDIT “Yeah, this film is not subtle. If you can’t handle the punny heat, stay out of the Police Squad! kitchen. Or something like that.” – Memphis Flyer Oct 1, 2025 Full Review It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley (2025) 98% EDIT “It’s a thoughtful and deeply emotional film about a character who never quite fit in in life, and whose death was yet another Memphis tragedy. ” – Memphis Flyer Oct 1, 2025 Full Review Weapons (2025) 93% EDIT “Cregger leads us down each story path in turn, revealing much about how his characters’ inner lives and responses to trauma inform their actions while also dropping details which slowly reveal the bigger picture.” – Memphis Flyer Oct 1, 2025 Full Review Highest 2 Lowest (2025) 83% EDIT “Highest 2 Lowest should be a triumphant victory lap for the most potent actor/director combo since Kurosawa and Mfune. Instead, the kidnapping drama plays out like a phoned-in cash grab. ” – Memphis Flyer Oct 1, 2025 Full Review Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) 66% EDIT “This Is Spinal Tap was lightning in a bottle, so it’s no surprise that the legacy act version lacks a certain je ne sais quoi. The sequel is fun for fans, but if you’re new to Tap, do yourself a favor and go watch the original. It goes to 11.” – Memphis Flyer Oct 1, 2025 Full Review KPop Demon Hunters (2025) 95% EDIT “The number-one priority is fun — which also explains the worldwide appeal of KPop itself.” – Memphis Flyer Oct 1, 2025 Full Review One Battle After Another (2025) 95% EDIT “America is One Battle After Another. ” – Memphis Flyer Oct 1, 2025 Full Review 28 Years Later (2025) 89% EDIT “As George Romero taught us, the real villains are always the humans” – Memphis Flyer Jul 25, 2025 Full Review Superman (2025) 83% EDIT “To paraphrase LBJ, doing the right thing is easy — the hard part is figuring out the right thing to do. And that is how you write a good Superman movie. ” – Memphis Flyer Jul 25, 2025 Full Review Eddington (2025) 69% EDIT “ There’s a little bit of Robert Altman’s Nashville in the way Aster introduces a sprawling cast and quickly gives them motivations and flaws which set them on collision courses with both reality and each other.” – Memphis Flyer Jul 25, 2025 Full Review Materialists (2025) 77% EDIT “With a better lead, Materialists might have had a chance to make a statement about late capitalist love. But with Johnson droning on for an excruciating 117 minutes, it’s a slowly sinking ship. At least Titanic was romantic.” – Memphis Flyer Jun 18, 2025 Full Review The Phoenician Scheme (2025) 77% EDIT “With a fantastic look and a screenplay that keeps the action moving, The Phoenician Scheme is a return to form for one of the 21st century’s best directors.” – Memphis Flyer Jun 12, 2025 Full Review A Minecraft Movie (2025) 48% EDIT “The real star of the show, and the only thing that makes A Minecraft Movie something other than an wildly successful corporate branding exercise, is Jack Black as Steve, one of the skins players can choose to represent themselves on the map.” – Memphis Flyer May 9, 2025 Full Review Sinners (2025) 97% EDIT “Sinners is one of our great filmmakers exploring the outer limits of his gifts. Let Coogler cook. ” – Memphis Flyer May 9, 2025 Full Review One to One: John & Yoko (2024) 91% EDIT “A couple’s therapist would have a field day with the picture of John and Yoko’s relationship Macdonald draws.” – Memphis Flyer May 9, 2025 Full Review Thunderbolts* (2025) 88% EDIT “Before we begin, I want to get one thing straight: I hate Bucky Barnes. ” – Memphis Flyer May 9, 2025 Full Review The Monkey (2025) 77% EDIT “Perkins is letting his freak flag fly in The Monkey, and it pays off big time.” – Memphis Flyer Mar 27, 2025 Full Review Soundtrack to a Coup d'État (2024) 97% EDIT “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat’s stylish use of memoirs by people who were there, as well as copious archival footage, seeks to tame the sprawling Congo Crisis.” – Memphis Flyer Mar 27, 2025 Full Review Mickey 17 (2025) 78% EDIT “Mickey 17, explores the question of who counts as human with a little more humor than Blade Runner. ” – Memphis Flyer Mar 20, 2025 Full Review The Brutalist (2024) 93% EDIT “If The Brutalist stopped after the intermission, it would be a near-perfect film, an immigrant story in the vein of The Godfather Part II.” – Memphis Flyer Feb 19, 2025 Full Review Companion (2025) 93% EDIT “On the surface, it’s a tight techno-thriller with a sly sense of humor. But it’s also hinting at deeper issues, not just about feminism and the nature of consent, but also about our rapidly changing relationship with technology.” – Memphis Flyer Feb 19, 2025 Full Review Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025) 85% EDIT “If you’re looking for dirt, it ain’t here. But if you’re looking for thunderous riffs delivered on a giant Dolby sound system, Becoming Led Zeppelin’s got ’em. ” – Memphis Flyer Feb 19, 2025 Full Review Captain America: Brave New World (2025) 46% EDIT “Brave New World bears the mark of a film made by feuding, status-obsessed middle managers.” – Memphis Flyer Feb 19, 2025 Full Review
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