Shadow in the Cloud is an all-over-the-place campy WW2 action/horror flick about a bomber under attack from gremlins (and Japanese Zeroes). At various times, I kind of loved and kind of hated it… it’s so scattered that there’s surely something … Continue reading
Honest Thief is a simple movie that doesn’t revolutionize anything, doesn’t set the world on fire, doesn’t change hearts and minds. It does what it does competently and entertains. It’s a solid, effective suspense thriller. The film stars Liam Neeson … Continue reading
Kajillionaire is a lovely but odd – very odd – little comedy drama about a family of grifters who live not exactly off-the-grid but more off of social norms. They operate out of LA but not within anything approaching normalcy. … Continue reading
The Owners is the latest in the weird sub-genre of burglars or home invaders who bite off more than they can chew. In this one, a team of bargain basement burglars breaks into a rich couple’s mansion… only to have … Continue reading
I laughed fairly often at this scathing, brutal faux-documentary about the 2020 that we all know and hate. Hosted by an impressive list of actors playing fake talking heads, it takes a brutal, direct, and perhaps one-sided assault on the … Continue reading
The Midnight Sky is an ambitious failure of a movie. I really wanted to like it; it’s the kind of movie that’s built for me. A big idea science fiction film that champions humanity and accomplishment in the face of … Continue reading
I gave this one a shot only because I was lazy and when it showed up front and center on Netflix, I just hit the play button. And it was a kid friendly superhero flick and seemed ok… and then … Continue reading
Just repeat after yourself “This is not a sequel to the original Wonder Woman movie” and maybe you’ll be able to more quickly get into this movie or forgive its inconsistencies. Because Wonder Woman 84 is very much more of … Continue reading
Soul is a pretty marvelous film from those fine folks at Pixar. I’d say this is their best movie in recent years and inadvertently the best Christmas movie released this (miserable) year. Not actually a Christmas movie but released on … Continue reading
The Craft: Legacy finally turned from a $20 rental down to a more reasonable post-release streaming rental (6 bucks or so). I didn’t blow the 20 bucks simply because I’m not a devotee of the original film from 1996. It’s … Continue reading