A decidedly adult Western (non-anime) animated dark fantasy film that shares DNA with older titles like Fire and Ice, Wizards, Heavy Metal, and Ralph Bakshi’s Lord of the Rings. I’m surprised it exists, though I’m a little soft on how … Continue reading
Zone 414 so desperately wants to be a better movie but fails. I think it was earnestly directed by someone with a decent visual eye but with a script that does no favors. The film is set in a near … Continue reading
Paul Thomas Anderson in shaggy loose mode is an off and on prospect for me. Licorice Pizza roams where it wants to… it lopes and ambles and just hangs. It’s got a similar structure as The Master but I hated … Continue reading
I modestly enjoyed the first Sing movie… it was your basic underdog achievement movie. It was cute and sold itself well on great animation and a huge amount of licensed pop tunes. I could say all the same for the … Continue reading
This is a tough movie. It’s easy to watch, almost mesmerizing with its tone, sound mix, and sometimes dreamy flashbacks and interpretive imagery. But it’s also about a type of character we’re not supposed to see on screen, much less … Continue reading
You know, I envy kids who grew up with the Harry Potter books and films. For me growing up, I had three great Star Wars movies, kinda sorta three Back to the Future films, and a bunch of mostly independent … Continue reading
The Novice features a singular character that operates at an intensity level greater than most films would dare give us. A driven character who its hard to like. Someone who exists in a genre (sports) where we’re supposed to cheer … Continue reading
The Door into Summer is a Japanese film that’s available on Netflix. It’s based on a Robert Heinlein novel of the same name, written in 1956 about a scientist in 1970 who gets cryogenically frozen and wakes up in 2000 … Continue reading
I did NOT laugh fairly often at this scathing, brutal faux-documentary about the 2021 that we all know and hate. Hosted by an interesting list of actors playing fake talking heads, it takes a brutal, direct, and perhaps one-sided assault … Continue reading
Well, here’s a slice of unwanted life. A movie starring a washed-up bullshitting loser ex-porn star who goes back to Texas and has trouble finding a 9 to 5 because, you know, 17 years as a porn star “over” qualifies … Continue reading