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
Spiderhead feels like it exists for one purpose: to give Chris Hemsworth a meaty acting gig that proves he’s more than just Thor (or a goofy comedian). And, hey, if that was the goal then they achieved it. This is … Continue reading
Most of this Toy Story spinoff feels like a generic space adventure that someone, early on in development, glued a Toy Story connection onto in order to get folks to rush out to the the theater. In other words, no … Continue reading
Yeah, my initial instincts were right: I shouldn’t have bothered. I’ve seen Bob’s Burgers a handful of times and could identify the main characters if ordered to by an irate Gestapo agent. But I didn’t think there was any need … Continue reading