Asking For It is about a young lady who oops accidentally falls in with a crew of radical militant feminists out to take revenge on predatory masculinity, frat boys, and human traffickers. It’s a film that never really commits to … Continue reading
Alexa and Siri might be evil, ya’ll. Like, they might be planning to take over your house and run your life. So better watch out, better not pout. Sigh. Dark Cloud is a very boring, very uninspired story about a … Continue reading
The last time I saw Naomi Watts on screen, she was suffering through a blizzard on top of a mountain in Infinite Storm. Now I get to watch her jog miles on a hurt leg while emotionally suffering over the … Continue reading
The very idea of Joey King: Action Star is ridiculous to the point you go into this movie expecting a satire. And, indeed, for a few minutes it felt like maybe it’s just that. But that’s not this movie, as … Continue reading
Blasted has an amusing idea for a sci-fi action comedy but none of the execution works. The flick is about a bunch of friends who head to an excluded valley for some paint ball and laser tag fun when they … Continue reading
The description card on streaming services compares this film to The Goonies and Stand By Me. Yeah, don’t you believe that… that’s some marketing hack’s attempt at stealing glory from much better films. Which isn’t to say this is a … Continue reading
Well, Elvis is certainly a Baz Luhrmann movie for all the hopped-up-on-energy-drinks, camera never stops, editing is King of Rock ‘n Roll kind of way. Luhrmann is a hyper-kinetic rabbity thing who never saw an editing deck he didn’t want … Continue reading
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