Nov
13
Look Back
Look Back is an anime I wasn’t much familiar with when I saw it trending on Prime Video… and even less familiar with the manga it’s based on. But I gave it a shot since I’m always on the lookout … Continue reading
Category Archives: Movie Reviews
Nov
12
Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour
Well, see you on the FBI watchlist. Decided to watch Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts World Tour concert film on Netflix. As I’ve said in the past, I’m not a big fan of concert films but figured she only has two albums … Continue reading
Nov
11
Anora
All I knew about Anora was the unofficial logline “Pretty Woman only realistic”. I see there they’re coming from but man did this flick go weird places Pretty Woman never went. And I should have seen it sooner… I kept … Continue reading
Nov
10
Between the Temples
I’m not Jewish and I didn’t grow up around a Jewish community. About all I know I’ve learned in movies… and this movie does show and tell better than almost any one of those films. So credit due to (presumed) … Continue reading
Nov
10
Memoir of a Snail
Memoir of a Snail is a quirky sad drama comedy about the life of a quirky sad girl. It’s stop-motion animation all the way down and I’d say its beautiful but its really more deliberately drab and sad (and quirky). … Continue reading
Nov
09
Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The
As a fairly secular kid who loved Christmas as much as anyone else, I read the book this film is based on a few times. It was fun, funny, and had a nice Christmas feel. The 2024 adaptation’s trailer though … Continue reading
Nov
09
Elevation
It’s “Why 8000 feet? I have no idea” the movie. Just hand-wave that one away… maybe we’re in for a sequel! <eyes roll>. Elevation is a generic sci-fi creature feature in the vein of A Quiet Place, Arcadian, and a … Continue reading
Nov
08
Heretic
Heretic is a tough one for me to review. It’s basically someone’s philosophical screed shaped awkwardly into a horror movie… and I like horror movies and I like philosophical movies. But this film did it poorly… but in that it … Continue reading
Nov
07
Meet Me Next Christmas
Maybe I was in a crabby mood because I was supposed to be at theater watching a very different movie instead of a generic overlit Christmas rom-com… but I really had a long time watching this flick. A bad time … Continue reading
Nov
07
Disciples in the Moonlight
I chose to meet Disciples in the Moonlight half-way. I wanted to give it a decent score just to buck the trend of all the terrible reviews. It’s a faith-based dystopian film and I like Dystopias… just because it has … Continue reading