Aug
05
Luck
Luck is a new Apple TV+ animated film from John Lasseter. It’s about an orphan girl who turns 18 and is moved out of the group home she’s been stuck in all her life. Feeling unmoored, she finds and loses … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Mid 60s
Jul
20
Live is Life
Live Is Life is a Spanish coming-of-age film that borrows loosely from other, similar films like Stand By Me. This pre-programs me to want to love it. It’s about five teenage boys in Spain who set out on adventure (after … Continue reading
Jul
17
Room 203
Room 203 is a horror show that – like many others – leans on the crutch of dark room = scary and then forgets to be scary. I shudder to think what these filmmakers would do if anyone turned on … Continue reading
Jul
10
Dangerous Liaisons (2022)
This new Netflix interpretation of Dangerous Liaisons is the who-knows-how-many-eth adaptation of a book I’ve never read. I have seen the big US release from 1988 and the “modern” reinterpretation Cruel Intentions (I can change/I can change/I can change) but … Continue reading
Jun
14
Bob’s Burgers Movies, The
Yeah, my initial instincts were right: I shouldn’t have bothered. I’ve seen Bob’s Burgers a handful of times and could identify the main characters if ordered to by an irate Gestapo agent. But I didn’t think there was any need … Continue reading
Jun
11
Dashcam
It’s not original to have a found footage film with an unlikable main character. It is a bit of a surprise when the unlikable main character is an anti-vax, anti-mask type that gets her jollies harassing workers for following policy … Continue reading
Jun
02
Row 19
Occasionally interesting but often repetitive little haunted flight flick from Russia. There was a brief moment of hope where I thought this might go somewhere interesting within its obvious low budget… but it ultimately squanders it. The flick is about … Continue reading
May
24
Shark Bait
There are individual moments in this generic shark attack flick that show actual talent. Even suspense. And a couple of actors put in good performances. But don’t be fooled… the cool kid shades come off soon enough and we are … Continue reading
May
13
Firestarter (2022)
In my recent re-watch review of the original 1984 Firestarter, I said it was an hour and forty minute buildup to the arson-heavy, fireball-spewing finale. Something I doubted the new film would handle as well due to the likely use … Continue reading
May
04
Memory
The latest Liam Neeson joint is just mind-numbingly, bone-crushingly, thumb-screwingly boring. Just a long slog of tedium… in a movie that think its has something to say and wants to be this serious-minded criminal investigation flick. And a hit-man with … Continue reading