While I respect anyone who looks at a giant spider movie and says to himself, “Yeah, I can do that as an art house horror film”, I’m afraid the results were pretty grim. The Arbors is about a quiet, shy … Continue reading
I wasn’t expecting a dark comedy when I started this flick… and part of me wonders if they planned on making one. But here we go… a darkly comedic, wildly improbably gory feminist vampire flick starring two B movie genre … Continue reading
I actually was able to watch Nobody without any background on it other than the cover (suggesting an action flick), the actor, and that it had a certain amount of buzz. And it was a good experience to be so … Continue reading
What turns out to be the opening short film of Doors is so good that I hate to mark down the movie as a whole… but I have to. Doors is four short films glued together with a single science … Continue reading
The Oak Room is a rather fascinating case of seeming mediocrity turning into a surprise, suddenly engaging film in the last act. I wasn’t sure what I was getting into… though, after seeing it, the idea that it was listed … Continue reading
A fairly generic but not incompetent romantic comedy with a couple of likable, if not very personality laden, main characters. It got off to a wobbly start with some iffy directing which it never really overcomes, but it’s hard to … Continue reading
A fairly blind rental, largely based on the title (I’m from Michigan) and a promise of a short run time. I was fairly impressed by this personal, sensitive story. And it has some pretty landscapes of Lake Michigan and, well, … Continue reading
I was pretty unfamiliar with the story of Pat Morita. I knew he was Arnold on Happy Days and Miyagi in the Karate Kid films. So I was quite interested when I saw this documentary popup on digital rental. And … Continue reading
I found this movie thoughtful and touching if a little too slow and uneventful for its running time. But it was fairly interesting and pretty well acted and kind of had something to say by omission. The film is about … Continue reading
I really wanted to say I liked this movie. When it started and for about the first twenty minutes, I was kind of grooving on the humor and the heart. But once the main plotline kicks in, all the air … Continue reading