JJ+E is a sweet, non-cloying, earnest, non-cutesy, mostly non-melodramatic down-to-earth teen romance set in Sweden. He’s from the wrong side of the tracks (or bay, to be specific) and she’s a rich girl. He saves her sister after a cliff-diving … Continue reading
I was under the impression that The Mortuary Collection was going to be a kid-friendly / YA anthology of horror shorts. Like Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark or Goosebumps. I got that from the cover art and the … Continue reading
Wow. This movie is what happens when someone thinks they understand what the hu-mans want in a cerebral scientifical fictionalized account for motion picture films. Risen is about a small town in Pennsylvania that gets hit by a meteorite, poisoning … Continue reading
Long Weekend is a good, sweet romance… a romantic film that’s occasionally funny but not a romantic comedy. A simple romance seems pretty rare so was curious enough to give it a shot. But it does have a twist that … Continue reading
I don’t know what the problem is… this movie is a hoot. A real crime against subtly and thoughtful drama. It’s got as much tonal whiplash as it does hammy over-acting and goofy writing. It’s not a good movie but … Continue reading
The job portrayed in Worth would not typically be described as beautiful… it’s doing about creating the cold equations needed to determine the financial payout to people who have suffered from a disaster. But this movie challenges that idea and, … Continue reading
If this flick was made with the same premise in the ’80s, it’d be a no-budget Z grade Mad Max knock-off… but thankfully instead this is a serious take. A serious, gloomy, grimy, muddy, ugly, rusty take. And that’s not … Continue reading
Shang-Chi is the latest MCU film. It’s about a regular dude who parks cars in San Francisco with his best gal pal… only to blow his real identity as the son of a shadowy martial arts villain. Now he has … Continue reading
The new Amazon Prime Cinderella follows the basic bones of the old story but updates it massively. It’s now very, madly, deeply socially aware and it makes me think back to Ever After with Drew Barrymore and smile wistfully. It … Continue reading
This damn movie has no right to be as good as it is. In fact, I’d written it off as an annoying movie about an annoying character that was desperately unfunny within the first half hour. But the damn movie … Continue reading