C’mon C’mon is a thoughtful film about human beings. It’s a touching film about familiar relationships and getting along. What it’s like to be a father – or at least an uncle – to a precocious child. A brother to … Continue reading
Encounter: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Accept the Film For What It Is. This movie, which I knew nothing about other than it was sci-fi, was bait-and-switch even with my ignorance. As Bait, it’s really good bait. … Continue reading
Cute coming-of-age film set in 1999 about a 12 year old girl who tries to connect with her dead parents by finding the songs on the (damaged) mixtape she found in their belongings. The tape is full of mostly punk … Continue reading
Oh wow… what a bait and switch… and it’s all my fault. With a title and poster art like that, I thought I was in for something gonzo and wildly satirical, especially with it being defined as a satire. But … Continue reading
What is this movie? Is it an allegory for marginalized people or is it a satire of the same? Or just a satire of conversion therapy? And, if so, why does it try to make you laugh or, at the … Continue reading
I (surprisingly) rather enjoyed this cozy little romantic comedy / Christmas flick. I’m not sure I could, in good conscience, recommend it to anyone with a cynical bone anywhere at all in their body though. Which is me so… go figure. … Continue reading
House of Gucci is a movie I went to reluctantly… and, indeed, bailed on going to for three or four days until boredom drove me to the theater (it happens). I don’t have a fashion sense and, indeed, it may … Continue reading
This low stakes, high concept film was cruising for a super average review until, out of nowhere, I realized I was not only kind of enjoying it, but I was liking (some of) the characters. That’s hardly fair. Multiverse takes … Continue reading
Burning is an Amazon Prime documentary about the Australian bushfires in 2019 and 2020. Or, rather, it’s about climate change that resulted in the continent-wide series of bushfires. I tuned in for the facts about the fire and got something … Continue reading
Clerk is not exactly an unbiased documentary/biography/filmography of writer/director Kevin Smith’s life. I like Kevin Smith and listen to his podcasts and watch (and usually like) his movies so there was very little new information for me here. But a … Continue reading