Sep
18
Do Revenge
Do Revenge tells the tale of a Queen Bee on the outs in her high school and the deal she makes with a new student to trade revenge. They will dig their way into each other’s friend group and enact … Continue reading
Sep
17
Pennywise: The Story of IT
It’s not that I disliked the original 1990 tv miniseries of IT… it was perfect fine in a made-for-tv-in-the-90s sort of way. But that was back when made-for-tv wasn’t exactly a medal of honor. It was edgy and bloody for … Continue reading
Sep
17
Pearl
I’d heard Ti West was working on a sequel to his movie X (which I wasn’t a huge fan of). I went to see this one in total ignorance, not even realizing it was a Ti West film. And then … Continue reading
Sep
16
Confess, Fletch
Of all the weirdly large number of movies that released this weekend, I did not expect to see Confess, Fletch first. Heck, I didn’t even know this movie existed until I pulled up the theater app. And I’m not mad… … Continue reading
Sep
15
House of Darkness
It kind of breaks my heart to give this such an average score. I was really digging this film’s actorly vibe, enjoying the slow crepe towards whatever reveal it was aiming for. And then… it just just kept creeping and, … Continue reading
Sep
14
Clerks III
To my annoyance, Clerks III actually hit local movie theaters but in the most limited way possible. It didn’t open at my nearby AMC and the only AMC with the flick is a good twenty-five mile drive (the horror, the … Continue reading
Sep
14
Anthrax Attacks, The
I was pretty into this documentary about the anthrax investigation post 9/11. Like many of us, the anthrax scare was just more nightmare fuel to stare at on tv in those late days of 2001. I didn’t think it was … Continue reading
Sep
14
End of the Road
End of the Road starts like it’ll be a decent crime thriller then slowly devolves into a semi-decent thriller, and then falls off a cliff with laughable action scenes. It could have been something but it wound up being nothing. … Continue reading
Sep
12
Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva
I was on the fence about Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva because it was yet another nearly three hour long Indian film of unknown quality, origin, and actors. But it showed up on IMAX 3D so I figured there must be … Continue reading
Sep
10
Medieval
Based on historical events, Medieval is set during a schism in the Catholic church were there was one pope in The Vatican and another in France. The plot is kind of about getting the king of Bohemia to Rome so … Continue reading