Aug
07
Vivo
Vivo is a Sony Pictures animated flick that premiered on Netflix. I’m not sure if that shows a lack of confidence in the film or if Netflix just threw around THAT much money. But I could have seen this as … Continue reading
Aug
06
Nine Days
This is an indie flick that you’ll either love or find impenetrable. I’m in the later camp… I appreciate what it was doing but I just couldn’t find an entry that would allow me really enjoy it. I came away … Continue reading
Aug
06
Suicide Squad, The
The Suicide Squad is made by the James Gunn you used to think about when you thought about James Gunn. The James Gunn before Guardians of the Galaxy… the James Gunn behind the splatter-ific alien parasites of Slither and the … Continue reading
Aug
04
Retreat, The
The Retreat is a movie that suffers from the weird decision to film it in the dark. The movie has long sequences at night (or inside without lights) that are so black I could barely see anything at all. This … Continue reading
Aug
04
Resort to Love
Resort to Love is kind of a generic, breezy-headed, low-effort vacation-based romantic comedy. It doesn’t try very hard, it’s filmed in a generic, flat way, and it has little to recommend it. But it isn’t the worst of its kind … Continue reading
Aug
03
Masquerade
Masquerade is a movie where an active home invasion and burglary is happening from almost minute one, yet nothing is actually happening at all. It’d be charitable to call it a slow burn, but also an insult to artistic slow … Continue reading
Aug
02
Stillwater
The most interesting thing about the movie Stillwater is that it spends about 10 minutes of a 2hr 20min movie actually in the town of Stillwater, Oklahoma. But Matt Damon plays a man who so embodies Stillwater that you realize … Continue reading
Aug
01
Marksman, The
This is an alright Liam Neeson action/thriller thing. Probably a little better produced and directed than some of them… though maybe a little less interesting overall. I think Neeson needs to take a vacation though… one that doesn’t involve kidnapping, … Continue reading
Jul
31
Green Knight, The
The A24ist of A24 movies and you know what your getting into if that makes any sense. The Green Knight is an enigmatic slow burn of a movie. A retelling of an Arthurian legend that you may or may not … Continue reading
Jul
30
Jungle Cruise
I was moderately surprised by Jungle Cruise for awhile… I was low-key enjoying the movie and, in most respects, that didn’t change too drastically. But there was just enough off or misguided that I ultimately have to ding the film … Continue reading