Also checked out the alleged comedy Gringo over the weekend. I say alleged comedy because the trailers said it was a comedy… and I’m not saying it tries to be funny but isn’t, I’m saying it’s only occasionally trying to … Continue reading
The new film The Hurricane Heist is, if nothing else, truth in advertising. It is, indeed, about a heist… during a hurricane. It’s a pretty dumb action film directed by someone who has been making pretty dumb action films for … Continue reading
The Strangers: Prey at Night is an inexplicable sequel to the ten year old The Strangers, a creepy home invasion flick that others liked a lot more than me. I saw a theater standee for this film but never once … Continue reading
The word from critics is that the new big budget film version of the classic novel A Wrinkle in Time is bad. Unfortunately, I agree. Based on the first novel in the series by Madeline L’Engle, it was a tough … Continue reading
After four sessions, finally powered my way through the new Netflix original film Mute. This is the latest sci-fi film from Duncan Jones who previously made Moon, Source Code, and the Warcraft movie… most would say with diminishing returns. Mute … Continue reading
The remake of aging tough guy Charles Bronson’s Death Wish now stars aging tough guy Bruce Willis in a film of the same name. The original was filmed around the time of a real subway vigilante killing in NYC. The … Continue reading
Checked out the new Jennifer Lawrence-led spy movie Red Sparrow tonight. It’s a dull, boring movie that tries to be seductive and sexy but face-plants badly. Set in Russia during what, at first, seems like the 80s (until someone … Continue reading