Dec
02
Girl (2020)
The new Small Town Film Noire movie Girl is a mean little film starring Bella Thorne, a young lady who is getting a lot of work lately. About all I knew going in was that she stars and it’s some … Continue reading
Dec
01
Host (2020)
Host is a Shudder Original that has just popped up on iTunes rental so I gave it a shot. To be clear, Host is not The Host, The Host, or Hosts. Nor is it Unfriended, Searching, Friend Request, Dark Web, … Continue reading
Nov
29
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds is a new Werner Herzog documentary airing on Apple TV+. It is his latest lyrical scientific film, this time about meteorite impacts across the globe and throughout time. In his usual combination of scientific fascination, … Continue reading
Nov
29
I Used To Go Here
I Used To Go Here is a kind of sweet and cynical mix of a mature comedy a bit of a goof college comedy. Plus a healthy dash of Charlize Thereon’s (much more angry and cynical) movie Young Adult. It’s … Continue reading
Nov
29
Superintelligence
Superintelligence is trying to be too many things it just continuously fails be. It’s a bog standard AI Becomes Intelligent film, it’s a romantic comedy without a lot of convincing romance, and it tries – and I do mean tries … Continue reading
Nov
28
Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy, based on a person’s actual memoir, is trying to say something profound about desperate, poor white folk in Kentucky and Southern Ohio… but it never really figures out what. There’s reference and asides about boarded up main streets … Continue reading
Nov
27
Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two is the kind of sequel that brings with it very low expectations, especially when the plot reveals itself. The original film – about a rock ‘n roll Santa played by Kurt Russel – was a … Continue reading
Nov
26
Fatman
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
Nov
24
Rental, The
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
Nov
23
Operation Christmas Drop
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