Oh boy… In the Lost Lands is twenty pounds of nonsense crammed into a ten pound sack. It’s overflowing with credulity-challenging plot, goofy dialog, and so much slow-mo that both Zack Snyder AND Michael Bay are sitting in a corner … Continue reading
Nothing against most of the acting or any of the production value or special effects. A lot against the writing though. Mickey 17 is a movie that doesn’t feel focused or grounded… it’s overbroad while also under-written. It’s a movie … Continue reading
Watched as part of Monday Mystery movie (early preview). Novocaine is a hoot. I could probably end the review there… it’s just a hilarious action/comedy. But it’s more than that… it’s two leads who have gallons of chemistry together. I … Continue reading
Bill Murray as a hit man? Pete Davidson too? What is this, some kind of stunt casting classic? Sure, just toss in Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, and Jennifer Coolidge while yer at it. This flick is made for its cast… … Continue reading
My Dead Friend Zoe is a good movie that makes a number of slight but important errors on its way to being a great movie. I think I understood the choices from a ticket sales standpoint, but not from an … Continue reading
Based on a documentary based on a true story… this is level 3 of the Last Breath drama. I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen a movie credited as being based on a documentary but that’s ok since its an … Continue reading
As an actioner, Aftermath works pretty hard to be mediocre. Bad acting, bad dialog, a semi-ludicrous Die Hard-like scenario. But its got some core competency that kept me engaged, even if I winced during otherwise cool action bits. The film … Continue reading
Another round of classics (pre-2000) films. The rate of these classics updates is gonna slow down… I’m on a manic tear to get some old movie challenges out of the way. 1942 – To Be Or Not To Be – … Continue reading
The sick, sad thing is Love Forever is not actually that bad a Swedish Netflix movie… it’s just bland, boring, predictable, and not even funny. Like, I’m not sure it’s a comedy kind of romantic comedy. And yet the genre … Continue reading
I can’t, with reasonable sincerity, claim I understood 100% of this movie. That’s partly due to my ignorance of Chinese folklore and legends but also because the subtitles on the US release were kinda bad. But I got enough to … Continue reading