The Empty Man is a bit of a surprise. I didn’t expect much from it… and certainly if I’d seen the trailer beforehand, I’d have thought even less. I just went in with the only understanding that some people thought … Continue reading
This is a really charming little comedy that crept up on me with its silence and its humor. A weird, deliberately simple looking Japanese cartoon that somehow avoids the common tropes of anime. That’s kind of daring, even if it … Continue reading
I probably like the premise of this film more than I liked the story. It’s another case of a movie showing me a culture and lifestyle I was unfamiliar with… similar to Nomadland in that sense. In this case, the … Continue reading
I rented this one blindly based on good review scores and I went in thinking it was going to be a snarky hipster film about Hindu teens. But I got my Shiva wrong… this isn’t about the Hindu deity but … Continue reading
After all the production and distribution delays, I’ll admit to going into Chaos Walking with some trepidation. And some hope since, hey, maybe it’ll surprise me? Alas… it did not. It wasn’t a disaster but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t … Continue reading
Godzilla vs. Kong is, if nothing else, better than the last entry in this monsterverse of movies. And I’d even go so far as to say it’s a hell of a lot of fun once it stops wasting time and … Continue reading
Nicolas Cage is back taking a paycheck for another wacky Nic Cagerific indie horror/action flick and that can be either awesome in its badness or just bad. Sad to say, this not-at-all-inspired-by-five-nights-at-freddys movie is just really mediocre. Mediocre to bad. … Continue reading
Dark Web: Cicada 3301 is, surprisingly to me, not a supernatural horror movie about a demon living in the dark web (a premise of similarly titled movies). It’s also not exactly the techno thriller it actually is… it’s a hybrid … Continue reading
I found this film moving and pleasant and sad/melancholy. I wish I liked it more but it’s certainly a nice bit of genre bending and a timely story. Rose is a Filipino-American teenager who lives in Texas and loves old … Continue reading
When it comes to practical joke cringe comedies like this, I’m a tough sell. I don’t enjoy prank shows and these movies that hang a week narrative and string it along with random prank scenes are more of the same… … Continue reading