One Night in Miami has the ambitious idea of placing four iconic African Americans in a motel room and letting the drama flow. Set in 1964 after Cassius Clay (soon to be Muhammad Ali) wins his heavyweight belt, he meets … Continue reading
Outside the Wire is a serviceable enough action/war movie that, in between firefights, wants to say something about war. Whether it accomplishes that in its overly long runtime is debatable. Set in the near future, America is running peacekeeper operations … Continue reading
Promising Young Woman seems to be one type of movie before slyly becoming another and then another. The log-line of the flick makes it sound like a sordid feminist (or maybe pseudo-feminist) revenge flick that’s all about sick visceral thrills. … Continue reading
Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets is exactly the movie I will think about the next time I enjoy a Wes Anderson movie and someone else finds it insufferably twee and self-indulgent. Because this movie is just that: an insufferable … Continue reading
Pieces of a Woman is a pretty great depressing, despondent movie that’s the feel sad movie of January. And it’s well worth the watch if you want to see some good acting and writing. The film is about a tragic … Continue reading
Horizon Line is one of those survival movies about people trapped in high-concept, improbably scenarios. This time its people trapped on a small plane but others have been people trapped on a ski lift, in the middle of the ocean, … Continue reading
I was rather surprised and pleased by this horror/suspense film. I didn’t expect much going in, that’s for sure. It’s a film in the “city folk go out into the country and run afoul of the rubes” movie mixed a … Continue reading
I heard this movie was kind of inspired by the modern wave of horror films like The Witch, Midsommar, and Hereditary. A series of films that have their ups and downs in my book but I respect their attempts at … Continue reading
Archenemy is about a homeless guy who claims to be a Superman-level superhero from an alternate dimension. A teenager decides to learn more about him for a reporter gig he’s trying to get while his lsister does her thing in … Continue reading
In that there’s an actual Skyline film franchise is a bit of a surprise. I saw the original Skyline and thought it had some interesting visuals and ideas but was ultimately not a very good flick. To my surprise, seven … Continue reading