The Wandering Earth II popped up at my local theater here in the US unexpectedly. So I caught up on the two hour original (which I didn’t exactly love) and then hit the theater for the three hour sequel. I’ve … Continue reading
Based on the recommendation from the manager at my local Barnes ‘n Noble, I finished the book The Stories Life of A.J. Fikry and jumped immediately into the film. Wasn’t a highly rated movie but I very much enjoyed the … Continue reading
I was recently surprised to see The Wandering Earth 2 show up at my local cinema. I’m not sure I want to spend three hours in the cinema to watch it but certainly won’t if I havn’t seen the original. … Continue reading
Here it is! Found it. The classic terrible January horror movie, cleverly moved to the end of the month so as to lull us into a false sense of security. But, no… rounding the corner comes Mediocre Movie: The Movie. … Continue reading
While a lot of this film might strike the wrong cord or be collar-tugging awkward for some folk, but I laughed often enough and I found the two leads sweet together. The analysis of race was often uncomfortable and maybe … Continue reading
Infinity Pool is a bit of an uneven film that I’m ultimately coming down positive on, certainly more so than I thought I was during its second act. It’s third act – and especially it’s ending – really feeds my … Continue reading
Women Talking was a disappointment to me. I was expecting a roaring, fiery, angry indictment. An indignant statement made, a fist in the air… or barring that, a deeper philosophical or intellectual debate. Something more than we got. The film … Continue reading
I feel like a meanie for not giving this flick at least three stars. It’s so earnest and excitable. But it’s got some slogy bits for a movie that barely hits 80 minutes and its aggressively low budget sometimes gets … Continue reading
As a guy who spent most of his life casually NOT watching the original House Party, I finally decided to check it out three years ago. It was fine… maybe I wasn’t the target market, maybe it just wasn’t the … Continue reading
The Tomorrow Job is like a D grade clone of a Christopher Nolan film. An interesting idea executed poorly. A science fiction heist film with a time travel premise with doubtful utility and a heist plotline that fails to crackle. … Continue reading