I wonder which we’ll run out of first: devilishly handsome or beautiful unmarried royals of fictional European countries or average American hair dresses, bakers, artists, or schoolteachers who love them? Some day I want the movie about the fictional prince … Continue reading
I know nothing of the true story this is based on, but I do know it’s better than most Happy Maddison films. It almost rates as a good flick but settles on being inoffensively harmless. The film stars Kevin James … Continue reading
I suspect I’m supposed to do my due diligence as a serious-minded movie watcher and say I loved this movie. But I didn’t. And I’m kind of annoyed I didn’t. I’ve seen a number of “school shooting” or “kids deal … Continue reading
I’m familiar with this infamous director’s past “true crime” efforts but I’ve never seen them. Never had enough interest to track them down. But Aileen Wuornos: American Boogeywoman was on Netflix. I was on Netflix. Might as well be on … Continue reading
Redeeming Love is a deliberately old fashioned romance… which includes a host of things an old-fashioned romance wouldn’t have had. It’s about a proustite (named Angel) working in a bordello in 1850 gold rush California. Her blonde hair and purty … Continue reading
The Tragedy of Macbeth is a new adaptation of the Shakespeare play that’s available on Apple TV+. It’s written and directed by a Coen Brother (but not both) and stars Denzel Washington and Francis McDormand. Excellent credentials only marred by … Continue reading
Warhunt is what happens when The Blair Witch Project, Wolfenstein (or Overlord), and Predator all have a baby. An ugly baby that grows into a surly and disappointing teen. It’s unfortunate since this could have been a very cool little … Continue reading
Woodland Dark and Days Bewitched is a 3 hour and change Shudder documentary about folk horror. By which they mean mainly stories of modern people / city folk who venture into the countryside and meet up with ancient lore and/or … Continue reading
I didn’t know much more than “there’s crime involved among friends” when I started watching so I won’t say a lot more than that. I gather the trailers give it all away but I avoided those. The film is set … Continue reading
Borrego snuck up on me and surprised me. It’s a dusty, dry, dehydrated crime thriller that has pacing that should have bored me, but didn’t. I was engaged with the story and the characters enough that the slow spots were … Continue reading