Darby and the Dead is, in theory, a fun mashup of a high school comedy and an “I see dead people” supernatural tale. Unfortunately, it barely has any original ideas of its own so the tired high school tropes and … Continue reading
Violent Night is a Christmas action/comedy flick with action that isn’t very good and comedy that isn’t very funny. Santa Claus has had enough of your bullshit. One drunken Christmas Eve, he’s delivering presents to a mansion when it comes … Continue reading
Girl at the Window is yet another version of the nosy neighbor flick. In this case, a teenage girl living in an Australian town hunted by a serial killer thinks the new neighbor is that killer. Of course, nobody believes … Continue reading
Blood Relatives is a vampire comedy available now on Shudder. You’d think I’d say horror comedy since, you know, vampires and Shudder, but there’s nothing even approaching an attempt at horror in this flick. And that’s intentional and perfectly fine … Continue reading
Fallen is about a priest (hilariously named Abraham Fallen) who takes on a holy mission in a world fallen into darkness. Except I guess he decided not to do that and instead shacked up in the middle of nowhere and … Continue reading
I was going to lead off this review with the pithy comment, “In the next episode of No Objectivity Theater, it’s the Disney+ documentary Mickey: The Story of a Mouse”. I was going to say that, but now I can’t … Continue reading
I enjoyed the first Knives Out mystery perhaps a little less than some. It was a fun film full of great actors and a twisty plot, but it didn’t quite feel like the classic locked room whodunnit I was hoping … Continue reading
The Fabelman’s is a fairly unique film in Stephen Spielberg’s filmography. It’s a very small, very grounded film… not at all like his blockbusters or even his more down-to-earth Big Idea films. Indeed, it’s basically his biography only slightly veiled … Continue reading
Mack and Rita is an old fashioned body swap movie that just wants to be loved. Really, really, desperately wants to be loved. Yeah, it tries too hard to be wacky and relatable and winds up feeling anything but. The … Continue reading
Something in the Dirt is by the same pair of nerds who brought us the cryptic The Endless and the somewhat-less-cryptic Synchronic. It’s another lo-fi sci-fi from this pair of knuckleheads designed to make you ponder reality while probably not … Continue reading