When I saw the art style of this DC animated film, I hated it. And that didn’t change with the watching… but the villain character models in the second half at least suited the look. And while I hated the … Continue reading
Eileen is a slow, ponderous film that can’t seem to nail down what it is… until it takes a sudden left turn and becomes very much a different thing. Whether it earns that head-scratcher of a turn, I’m not sure… … Continue reading
Leave the World Behind borrows heavily from dozens of other paranoia thrillers that had much lower budgets. But you add Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, and Ethan Hawke plus get the Obamas to executive produce, and you suddenly have a big … Continue reading
I’m still unconvinced the move to CGI animated cartoon was a good one for this franchise… but I get the instinct (human kids have the annoying habit of aging out of their roles). And yet I find the animated versions … Continue reading
Giving a low score to Miyazaki’s latest film feels like an anathema… a rudeness to the anime master who came out of retirement to make it. But I sat in the theater analyzing the movie more than feeling moved, intrigued, … Continue reading
Frybread Face and Me is a quiet, gentle, thoughtful film about a Native American kid living in San Diego who is sent to live with his extended family on a reserveation in Arizona for the Summer. It’s not a melodramatic … Continue reading
As far as holiday movies go, Christmas As Usual is one of the most singularly unpleasant ones I’ve watched. It’s ostensibly a culture clash rom-com where a Norwegian girl and Indian guy living in Los Angeles get engaged and head … Continue reading
As a Star Wars fan who never actually watched the Star Wars Holiday Special until last year, I was very curious about this documentary. And it did a good job explaining a lot about how this one-time-only tv variety show … Continue reading
I figured there were good odds that this Disney+ documentary on Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford would be a corporate puff piece to sell Dial of Destiny, new to the streaming service. And I was partly right… but before this … Continue reading
In the spirit of the season, good will towards men, and shooting them in the head, I’ll charitably – and I mean charitably – give Silent Night a decent rating. Even I can’t ignore John Woo’s inarguable visual style, the … Continue reading