Fatman is a new Christmas-themed action movie that’s available for rent on streaming. It tells the gritty tale of how a twelve year old rich kid, disappointed by the piece of coal he receives for Christmas, puts a hit out … Continue reading
The Rental is in a long-existing but suddenly bourgeoning sub-genre of thriller/suspense/horror that basically suggests staycations are for the best. The kind of movie that says, “hey, you know that cute B&B / house on the beach / rental in … Continue reading
Operation Christmas drop is about a congressional aide who flies to Guam to see about shutting down an air base and how the airmen and women try to sell her on keeping it open. It also feels exactly like a … Continue reading
Unknown Origins is an amusing collision of the serial killer movie Seven and <pick your comic book origin story here>. It’s about a straight-laced detective in Madrid, Spain who is on the trail of a serial killer who uses superhero … Continue reading
I wasn’t expecting anything when I rented Words on Bathroom Walls… all I knew about it was that it was an early post-closing theatrical release and that it starred Charlie Plummer who was just in the last movie I saw … Continue reading
I gave Spontaneous a watch almost at random. I saw it on Amazon Prime (rental), read the synopsis, and said, “well, there’s nothing else attracting my eye right now” and gave it a shot. And I’m so glad I did. … Continue reading
The LEGO Holiday Star Wars Special is a bit of a goof in that usual Lego kind of way and that’s alright. I’d say it’s not nearly on the level of the LEGO Movie or some of the other productions … Continue reading
Unhinged is a film that should probably just have been called Road Rage: The Message. Or perhaps, “Unhinged: You know, the bad guy kind of had a point there at the start of this… too bad he killed those people … Continue reading
New Mutants, the (actual) final X-Men movie in the Fox run of superhero flicks, is finally (FINALLY) available to a wide audience. After numerous delays even before the pandemic and then a gasping-for-air theatrical when screens opened, it’s hit digital … Continue reading
Console Wars is the oft-told story of the rivalry between Sega and Nintendo. Oft-told, that is, if you’ve oft-read gaming history books or oft-watched other documentaries. If you have, this film doesn’t really teach any new information, though it does … Continue reading