For as many movies as I watch, I’m shockingly ignorant of what’s actually being released ever since I stopped watching trailers and accidentally reading spoilers on news sites. So I went into Thanksgiving knowing it was a holiday-themed slasher and … Continue reading
I hesitated to watch Nyad. How interesting can they possibly make swimming a lot? Plus I skipped that recent Netflix free diving documentary proving my whole theory: I must not like water sports (ahem). But the pull of Jody Foster … Continue reading
Muzzle is a streaming film about police dogs. It’s just barely ok as a film but it did teach me one wholesome thing I didn’t previously know. Police dogs live with their handlers and their families. Awww. That’s sweet. I … Continue reading
Pencils vs. Pixels is a pretty surface level look at the history of traditional 2d hand-drawn animation and the rise of CGI/3D. It doesn’t take too much of a adversarial tone (given the “vs” in the title) but it does … Continue reading
The Killer… aka The Killer of the Slower Moon… has deceptive opening credits. They are cool and crisp, fast-paced and exciting… but they end very abruptly. They lead, however, into a kind of brilliant first act as Michael Fassbender thinks … Continue reading
Radical is a very familiar story told well. You’ve probably seen it before… a teacher from the outside arrives at a struggling school and helps the downtrodden, uninspired kids. This concerns the old guard, the corrupt, and the parents but … Continue reading
A Christmas-themed slasher with a central gimmick that ultimately goes nowhere. This flick had potential but it largely just settled on being another generic slasher. The flick is about a slasher dressed like a Christmas tree angel (of sorts) and … Continue reading
I’m such a sucker for Marvel films… and I’m not even a comic book fan. Just something about their whimsical nature – when they aren’t being universe ending – that appeals to me. The Marvels is a mashup of three … Continue reading
Priscilla, as a movie about the woman and not The King, not only has a noticeable dearth of Elvis songs but also assumes you know an awful lot about the guy coming in. Perhaps too much…. I can imagine someone … Continue reading
What Happens Later is a Meg Ryan film… she directed it and co-wrote the screenplay so good on her. Too bad she wasn’t able to wrangle one of her old co-stars to be in it with her… such a person … Continue reading