Air Force One? White House Down? Air Force One Down! This B movie is pretty shameless in its “influences” but turns out its not a bad knockoff… as knockoffs go. Imagine this: Eastern European terrorists using both a mole and … Continue reading
Dune Part Two is a different type of epic sci-fi than part 1. Part 1 ends at the exact right moment, right before Part 2’s broader scope and slower pacing This is kind of evidenced by the 1984 Dune which … Continue reading
Well, at least Code 8 Part II is better than Code 8 (part I). Which isn’t saying much since both are low energy, morose, generic action thrillers with two, two, two sci-fi premises in one. You remember Code 8, don’t … Continue reading
As a disaster movie, The Abyss has a great premise and location but it fails to be the disaster movie I wanted to see. Maybe its intent was to be more serious… though a sinking sandbox suggests otherwise. The flick … Continue reading
It’s great this movie got released in theaters… it’s the kind of mid-range flick that everyone says is dead. On the other hand, it’s a mid-range flick that’s kind of dead. I only knew about it primarily as a film … Continue reading
Stopmotion is really messed up. That’s an easy descriptor for weird cinema but when it’s applicable, it’s applicable. This is one seriously messed up movie that starts pretty sane and goes bugnuts by the end. It’s about a woman trying … Continue reading
History of Evil is a grab bag of grounded near future paranoia speculative fiction, southern gothic horror, haunted houses, magical realism, male fragility, and, I dunno, evil Lego bricks (sorry, wrong movie). It’s kind of a thematic and plot hodge-podge… … Continue reading
Float is a romance starring Andrea Bang as a Chinese-American good daughter who decides not to spend her summer at the residency her traditional parents set up for her. Instead, she runs away to spend time with her artsy auntie… … Continue reading
Mea Culpa is a Tyler Perry flick about a defense attorney who takes on the case of an artist accused of murder most foul. She takes the gig because her husband, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law subtly suggest she not (and by … Continue reading
Welcome back to “Why do you do this to yourself theater”… this week it’s the final part in the Through My Window trilogy. Netflix promises this is the end so I’m going to believe them and get this turkey franchise … Continue reading