Sep
23
Omni Loop
Omni Loop starts with a wacky idea about why a time loop is happening and then proceeds to be a too somber, mundane take on this genre. I’m not sure why it does a bait and switch, but it’s a … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2024
Sep
22
Robot Dreams
Robot Dreams is set in an alternate 1980s New York… you can tell it’s an alternate timeline because they have robots… and “they” are anthropomorphized animals. Presumably talking animals but the film only has a handful of spare words (plus … Continue reading
Sep
20
Never Let Go
To be fair, Never Let Go is probably more a victim of how many times I’ve seen this exact premise over the past few years. But, that said, maybe they don’t have to regurgitate the same gimmick over and over … Continue reading
Sep
19
Transformers One
Given the surprise positive buzz around this flick, I went in expecting the best and I kind of got the worst. I hated the first half of this film… thinking I might have to give it some slack for being … Continue reading
Sep
18
Substance, The
Dear lord… I think I’m traumatized. I’ve been on this Earth a long time and I’ve seen some seriously messed up movies… but The Substance might just be the most f’ed up thing I’ve ever seen in a theater. To … Continue reading
Sep
17
YOLO
I rented this Chinese flick because it sounded like an inspiration story of self-improvement… and as I sat there on my Velcro seat, that was something I wanted to see. I also figured odds of it being a cringe-fest were … Continue reading
Sep
16
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
Kowloon Walled City in China is such a fascinating place it’s almost unbelievable it actually existed. It’s borderline sci-fi to the point sci-fi has borrowed from it to build their own overcrowded worlds. I was primed to be curious about … Continue reading
Sep
15
Subservience
Subservience begins as a hugely uneventful sci-fi drama, turns into a low-brow erotic thriller, and ends up the exact same battle with the AI bot you’ve seen before. It does none of this well and does most of it boring. … Continue reading
Sep
15
DAN DA DAN: First Encounter
Well… that was a mistake. To be clear, this review and rating are a me thing. If you are hardcore anime fan – or a fan of the manga this film is based on – my reaction to it is … Continue reading
Sep
14
Uglies
Uglies is a Netflix YA adaptation somehow directed by McG… a man who takes a licking and keeps on filming. It feels ten years too late… it should have been made during the teen dystopian apocalypse that brought us Divergent, … Continue reading