Jim Henson’s death was the first – and probably the only – celebrity death that kicked me in the stomach. I’d grown up with Sesame Street, the The Muppet Show, and the Muppet Movie. I adored The Dark Crystal and … Continue reading
Westerns are not exactly my favorite genre so maybe my skepticism affected how I thought about this flick. But any movie in any genre as plodding and monotonous and unmoored from a conventional understanding of story progression would be a … Continue reading
I think I was supposed to open a review of Die Hart 2 by saying, “well, at least its better than the cobbled together first one”. Except, yeah, I didn’t think so. I found this a worse film… easily one … Continue reading
Art House Friday the 13th probably deserves extra credit just for the vision and audacity. And here I am having just rewatched all the Friday the 13ths without realizing how much it would speak to this Jason-like slasher’s murder spree. … Continue reading
When MoviePass originally came out, I didn’t bite due to the “high” costs. Then they went mad and offered the $10 a month plan and I figured they were absolute lunatics. But eventually I shrugged and said, “Hell, it’s your … Continue reading
More classic recaps! 1922 – Nanook of the North – slightly controversial and rather boring documentary about the life and times of Eskimos. Can find better and more accurate info on YouTube… leaving the only value of this doc its … Continue reading
Sight is a well-intentioned movie saddled with some bad writing, iffy acting, and, above all, too many plots that made me groan every time they switched between them. It’s the true story of a Chinese immigrant eye surgeon who develops … Continue reading
The only reason I didn’t give this flick a half star is that I realized afterword that the ugly yellow mustache Garfield has isn’t unique to the movie. I hate hate hate how its animated in this flick but since … Continue reading
This one’s a toughie. It’s undeniably a well made film with very good performances… and it connects with me because at some times and at some walks in my life, I’ve been Daisy Ridley, floating just above or below the … Continue reading
I was never superfan of Amy Winehouse… in my memory, she burst onto the scene with a beehive and a smoky voice, said she wasn’t going to rehab, and probably should have. End of story. I knew a handful of … Continue reading