The King’s Daughter is an occasionally lovely movie that I want to like and it wants to be liked. But it’s a mess of story ideas with poor directing or editing. Set in France in the late 17th century, the … Continue reading
This film starts strong with beautiful on-location nature footage of (presumably) Svalbard, Norway in the Arctic Circle. Set on a small tourist boat taking a multinational group of people on a tour of the landscape. It has the setup, it … Continue reading
I hated, hated, hated 2/3rds of this anime. But I liked the ending… or, rather, I liked every ending they kept adding to the movie, thus somehow solidifying my opinion the flick is an absolute mess while also making me … Continue reading
Besides somehow being both a misleading and completely apt title, Mother/Android is a decidedly character and drama-driven sci-fi robo-pocalypse. It gets there through a noticeably low budget and disinterest in world building or explanations. It seems all the helpful human-like … Continue reading
Sex Appeal is a Hulu original film about an overachieving high school girl who is a master at STEM, but a novice at love and sex. Her long-distance boyfriend says he’s DTF (literally) when they meet at the next STEM … Continue reading
The House uses fur and cloth-based stop-motion animation to tell three independent stories set in a house. That might not be thrilling by the sound of it, but it’s a pretty fascinating and sometimes fascinatingly weird presentation. The first story … Continue reading
The biggest sin Brazen commits is being no more scandalous than an awkward teenage boy noticing the lingerie while walking through Target. It <i>thinks</i> it’s being naughty or <clutches pearls> sleazy, but it’s really just a Halloween costume. It’s an … Continue reading
You know, I swear I thought the third Hotel Transylvania was decent… I didn’t care much for the firs two but maybe I’d turned a corner and started to admire the goofy comedy. But this fourth film makes me think … Continue reading
Scream (5) is the latest film in the Scream franchise and is a continuation of the original four films while also being a reboot. Which is the primary meta commentary this sequel plays with (sequels that are also reboots). In … Continue reading
The Legend of La Llorona is another attempt to mine Mexican folklore for all the money it’s worth. And, once again, we’re casting clueless white folk to get spooked by the Mexican spook. I guess those gringos just don’t believe … Continue reading