I feel pretty late to the party on this one… but finally gave Hustle on Netflix the ol’ college try. And it wasn’t a burden or a chore afterall. Even as a devoted anti-fan of sportsball, I really enjoyed it. … Continue reading
The Man From Toronto is a direct-to-Netflix action buddy comedy starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson. Average guy Hart is mistaken for Harrelson’s professional information extractor (torturer) and has to go undercover as him. Buddy comedy hijinks ensue. There are … Continue reading
I have a lot of misplaced affection for Beavis and Butt-Head. Dumb as a box of rocks satire of some of the people I grew up with (Butt-Head’s laugh is very familiar to me). So I was super-chuffed when I … Continue reading
The Black Phone snuck up on me and I managed to watch it without any background (other than Ethan Hawk being in it and a creepy cover). For instance, I wasn’t aware that this is from the director of Sinister … Continue reading
Watcher is a very Hitchcockian film that doesn’t quite stand up to its cinematic inspirations. Sometimes it comes close and you can feel what they are striving to be. I wish I liked the whole thing instead of just some … Continue reading
If there’s a strictly coherent plot to Mad God, it’s not interesting in explaining it. Which is fair enough – the movie wants more to be a blistering explosion of stop-motion imagery designed to make your skin crawl. Whether that’s … Continue reading
Jerry & Marge Go Large is a great cast working in a slightly unfocused film. Brian Cranston and Annette Benning play a pair of retirees who discover a statistical flaw in a local lottery. Doing nothing illegal, they play the … Continue reading
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is a wonderfully charming and surprisingly sweet movie about an older woman who hires a sex worker. Not exactly a plot you’d normally describe as sweet and charming, but there you have it. I … Continue reading
There’s a moment near the end of Cha Cha Real Smooth where the heart of this sweet coming-of-age movie grows three sizes in emotional maturity. A young man, not quite fully emotionally mature, facing a romantic and personal crisis, has … Continue reading
I was quite pleased by the latest gentle reboot of Father of the Bride (premiering on HBO Max). This version is a more subdued comedy than the broader Steve Martin film (and I haven’t seen the original Spencer Tracy film … Continue reading