The Present is a pretty decent family comedy time loop sci-fi comedy… which is not a string of genres usually put together. It’s about a family where the parents are on the verge of divorce so their three kids have … Continue reading
Latency is a sci-fi thriller that doesn’t know how to sci-fi and winds up a generic horror flick. I suspect they didn’t know how to stretch their concept out to 90 minutes so just filled it with haunted house (apartment?) … Continue reading
Tuesday is a fascinating movie. It could have been quite good if it weren’t so full of so many unforced errors. Just a swath of “WTF are you guys even doing” content. Things that maybe worked in print but just … Continue reading
Treasure is a drama starring Lena Dunham as the daughter of a Polish Jew (Stephen Fry) who survived the death camps in WW2. Dunham’s character has brought her papa back to Poland so she can learn about all the things … Continue reading
Exhuma is an interesting take on a ghost story from South Korea. It involves shamanistic practices that I’m highly unfamiliar with… enough so that I’m not even sure if they are based on actual Korean beliefs or just made up … Continue reading
Inside Out 2 is neck-and-neck with the original film… though I give it the edge due to a more emotionally complex story. It follows the same premise as the original but adds depth to Riley’s internal and external personality because … Continue reading
Brats is a Hulu documentary that follows Andrew McCarthy – 80s star – around LA as he tried to reconnect with former cast mates. People like Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Rob Lowe, and other 80s heartthrobs who were … Continue reading
Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors is a Netflix documentary about the archeological excavation of the tomb of the first emperor of China… and his army of terracotta warriors. It’s a third of the backstory of finding the massive grave site, … Continue reading
So I did this one to myself… I knew the reputation of Poolman as an ego-driven stinker which actually made me curious. Could it, indeed, be as bad as they say? Yes. Yes it can. Poolman stars Captain Kirk (I … Continue reading
Ezra, to me, came as a real surprise. I read the synopsis… and was a little worried we’d have a Rain Man situation here. And it’s weird to say that since Rain Man (about an autistic adult) is a pretty … Continue reading