Jul
14
First Date
First Date is a desperate film. Desperately trying to be hip, edgy, daring, and funny but coming off as a trying way WAY too hard. It reminds me of a copy of a copy of a 90s era post Pulp … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2021
Jul
12
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part 1
I’m usually up and down with the DC animated films. Some have been pretty good, others less so. I know this one is based on a famous comic but I’m not a comic reader so I’m not sure how faithful … Continue reading
Jul
12
Boss Baby: Family Business
On tonight’s episode of Low Expectations Theater: Boss Baby 2! I saw the original film and thought it wasn’t very good but it had moments of creativity and inventiveness (within its weird plot). And, because I’m stupid, I went to … Continue reading
Jul
12
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness
Spoiler alert: the darkness is not infinite. This alleged tv series is four half hour episodes… so basically a 2 hour movie based on the Resident Evil video games. Why they diced it into half hour chunks is a bigger … Continue reading
Jul
11
Safer at Home
Well, based on the reviews of this movie, I guess I was supposed to absolutely hate it. And certainly if you are the kind of person who is sick and tired of screen-life movies and/or movies about quarantine, I can … Continue reading
Jul
10
Call, The (2020)
I took the bite on this one because the description was dropping horror names in a way that (foolishly) gave me hope. From the makers of Final Destination and two elder statesman of the genre: Lin Shaye and Tobin Bell. … Continue reading
Jul
09
Fear Street Part 2: 1978
Sex, drugs, and (carefully manufactured) rock ‘n roll at a 70s summer camp is what Fear Street part 2 wants to be all about. And, to be fair, it has a decent amount of sex (at least for a modern … Continue reading
Jul
09
Peter Rabbit 2
I think I was being a bit of a scrimbleyshanks or a globbygoobins or something similar while watching Peter Rabbit 2. I was certainly in a mopsyheaded mood while watching this stinker. A movie I disliked so much that I … Continue reading
Jul
08
Black Widow
You could almost argue that Black Widow is Marvel’s attempt to thank Scarlett Johansson by giving her an actor’s movie. By writing her a movie that allows her to stretch her acting skills and *gasp* actually play a three dimensional … Continue reading
Jul
07
No Sudden Move
I spent random swaths of time in this flick pondering why it’s No Sudden Move and not No Sudden Moves. No Sudden Move doesn’t sound right… nobody says that. “OK you palooka. No sudden move or the dog gets it”… … Continue reading