1Up is an Amazon Prime underdog competition comedy about a group of ladies who form an all-women’s university eSports team. Can this plucky bunch of stereotypes beat the sexist goons on the top-rated team? Have you seen a movie before? … Continue reading
The Last Thing Mary Saw is an oppressively stifling suspense/drama with a scattered of horror elements. This is a film that will hold you down, apply pressure on your chest till you gasp for air… or it might just bore … Continue reading
After watching (and loving) RRR from this director, I circled back around to see his earlier over-the-top, earnest, committed action romance spectacle Bāhubali (the Beginning). And I was pretty gripped by it for the first half… but maybe not so … Continue reading
Moloch is a Shudder original Dutch horror film that isn’t so much a slow burn as it just takes a long time to get to the point. But, once it does, it’s suitably creepy and almost makes an argument for … Continue reading
The Gray Man doesn’t start strong and I was all settled into a really mediocre and annoyingly long sit… and then it wormed its way into me until I realized, no, I was actually having fun with this nonsense. And … Continue reading
Nope is the latest sci-fi/horror film from Jordan Peele after his knock-out hit of Get Out and less successful (but interesting) Us. It takes his encyclopedia of film tropes to a new frontier… sci-fi/horror with nods and winks to the … Continue reading
Live Is Life is a Spanish coming-of-age film that borrows loosely from other, similar films like Stand By Me. This pre-programs me to want to love it. It’s about five teenage boys in Spain who set out on adventure (after … Continue reading
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is about Mrs. Harris who goes to Paris… to buy a Christian Dior gown (frock) in 1957. She has no practical idea how the House of Dior works, but she’s got gumption and the respect … Continue reading
Room 203 is a horror show that – like many others – leans on the crutch of dark room = scary and then forgets to be scary. I shudder to think what these filmmakers would do if anyone turned on … Continue reading
Don’t Make Me Go is an Amazon Prime original with an emotional time bomb at its core. You know it’s coming and you know it’s probably going to wreck you and the longer the movie goes and the longer you … Continue reading