Holidate is practically the definition of romantic comedy… yet somehow it’s a decent movie. Of course, for rom-com fans, it’s probably the end all be all of flicks but for a grumpy sourpuss who merely tolerates the genre, it’d better … Continue reading
This may be the first actual Dario Argento movie I’ve seen (not counting his truly abysmal Dracula 3D from a few years ago). This is a classic horror film with at least one iconic “kill” sequence that I’d heard about … Continue reading
In the next episode of Bad Decisions Playhouse: An Amazon presentation of a Blumhouse production of The Lie. This is one of a number of new (though originally a 2018 film) Blumhouse productions that Amazon has put their name on. … Continue reading
Spree is a found footage movie starring Joe Keery (aka Steve from Stranger Things) as a social media influencer / ride-share driver. He’s not a successful influencer as he’s been live streaming his life for a few years and has … Continue reading
An early George Romero film AND a non-zombie Romero film, I was curious to see where he’d go without being bound to the genre he created. To put it mildly, this is one 70s-ass 70s movie. Full of casual 70s … Continue reading
Peninsula (or the US release title Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula) is a largely in-name-only sequel to the excellent Train to Busan. Train was a zombie film that somehow made the zombie film fresh again. Not so this loud, bombastic … Continue reading
Over the Moon is a new Netflix original CGI animated film that wasn’t on my radar. But when I saw some positive reviews that described it as a professionally made, inspirational film, I decided to give it a shot. I … Continue reading
The Witches (or, more properly titled: Roald Dahl’s The Witches) is the second film version of Dahl’s classic novel. I really enjoyed that original from 1990 though I was too old to be scared of it. This new version is … Continue reading
On the Rocks is Sofia Coppola’s latest film and her third with Bill Murray (following Lost in Translation and A Very Murray Christmas). It kind of came out of nowhere, no doubt another victim of Hollywood Covid release trauma. The … Continue reading
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is the shortest title for this sequel to the original Borat film. Apparently – and this could be a meta joke – the original tile was going to be Borat: Gift of Pornographic Monkey to Vice Premiere … Continue reading