A two year old action/thriller that boosts no particular footprint on pop culture was a strange movie to pick. But a non-LB friend recommended it out of nowhere and after years of ignoring his recommendations to watch Justified and Yellowstone, … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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