News of the World seems like an unlikely film to me… what exactly does a Tom Hanks western even look like? Or a western about traveling the West and reading the news to townsfolk? I think what the film is … Continue reading
Come True is kind of beautiful, dreamy, surreal, and a little bit frustrating in how it doesn’t quite hang together. I enjoyed it though and I want to make the pieces fit because I think there is a way to … Continue reading
Woof. I gave this pretty much a blind rental. I read the description but didn’t catch a trailer or read reviews. It sounded intriguing, even if it has been done before in movies like The Descent. But I should have … Continue reading
I’m one of the mutant weirdos who actually liked the original cut of Justice League. No, not the best superhero movie ever but I had fun with it, despite some reservations about tone and plot inconsistencies. But I can also … Continue reading
Minari is a quiet and confident film that wasn’t what I assumed it was going to be about. With a premise like a Korean immigrant family moving to rural Arkansas, I just assumed Hollywood was going to turn out a … Continue reading
The Last Blockbuster is a 2020 documentary that’s finally arrived (somewhat ironically) on Netflix streaming. It’s about twenty minutes of interesting information about Blockbuster, twenty minutes about the literal Last Blockbuster store (in Bend, Oregon), and the rest is just … Continue reading
Pretty sure we need to take the keys away from Bruce Willis after this one. Someone needs an intervention… or maybe he doesn’t? Maybe Willis has found his retirement niche and is happy to take the producers cash money to … Continue reading
Cherry is a new move on Apple TV+. It’s the (mostly?) true story of a down-on-his-luck guy who joins the military and rotates back home with PTSD and a drug addition. And there were two very bad things that happened … Continue reading
Yes Day is a pleasant but inconsequential family comedy that the kids will probably love. I’m not sure there’s much more for anyone older than a tween though. The film stars Jennifer Garner as a mother of three who spent … Continue reading
Boss Level is kind of a fascinating movie. It’s another time loop film – this time an action flick where the guy has to survive a horde of assassins gunning for him (and figure out why they are tryin to … Continue reading