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Aug 31

Belle (2023)

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Joel Hilke

Belle is an English language horror-tinged remake of Beauty and the Beast filmed in Iceland. You know the drill… a man was cursed to be a beast, a magic rose, a girl who sacrifices herself for her papa, and eventually … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Reviews | Tagged Fantasy, Low 80s, Romance
Aug 29

Pod Generation, The

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Joel Hilke

I’m a little perplexed about this abstraction of a flick. It’s set in a grounded future where humanity has distanced itself from nature, therapy is handled by AI, and some people carry their unborn babies in external pods like oversized … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Reviews | Tagged Comedy, Drama, Mid 70s, Science fiction
Aug 28

Breaking Surface

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Joel Hilke

I watched The Dive earlier today only to find out it’s a remake of this Swedish film. Normally I’d say, “Silly Americans always remaking movies…” but The Dive was a German film (in English)… so I guess we can blame … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Reviews | Tagged Low 80s, Survival, Thriller
Aug 28

Dive, The

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Joel Hilke

The Dive is a perfectly alright “trapped in an unlikely situation” survival thriller. The kind of movie that sticks its protagonists on the top of a tower, in a shark cage, or buried underground. I have anxiety about these films… … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Reviews | Tagged High 70s, Survival, Thriller
Aug 27

Golda

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Joel Hilke

Golda is set in Israel during their 1973 Yom Kippur war with Egypt and Syria. This is a conflict for which I had vanishingly little knowledge… which makes a movie about it potentially interesting. The film follows Israeli Prime Minster … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Reviews | Tagged Drama, High 70s, War
Aug 26

Retribution

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Joel Hilke

I went blind into this latest Liam Neeson flick, just knowing it was yet another in a long line of his action flicks. But at least it was gracious enough not to communicate its mediocrity by opening in January. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Reviews | Tagged Mid 80s, Thriller
Aug 26

Killer Book Club

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Joel Hilke

Killer Book Club is a meta slasher with a killer book hook. By which I mean it’s about a killer with a book, not a slasher film that’s particularly killer. It’s a Spanish film on Netflix that tries too hard … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Reviews | Tagged High 60s, Horror
Aug 25

Vacation Friends 2

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Joel Hilke

I kind of liked the original Vacation Friends mainly due to John Cena’s exuberant weirdo of a character. It wasn’t a movie I expected a sequel to and I was pretty sure it wasn’t needed when I heard about it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Reviews | Tagged Comedy, Low 60s
Aug 25

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Joel Hilke

Well, extra credit to Happy Madison (and Netflix) for producing a thoughtful YA teen comedy/drama that’s not too crass and not too wholesome. Call it realistic, call it believable, call it not as good as other movies of its ilk. … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Reviews | Tagged Comedy, Drama, High 70s
Aug 24

Passenger, The

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Joel Hilke

I had no expectations for The Passenger going in… I thought the title was generic and Blumhouse has both a good track record and a bad one. But they are the reason I gave it a shot. The film is … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Reviews | Tagged High 80s, Thriller

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