Crawl is a new creature feature with a very direct, very simple premise that has been getting very good critical reviews. Reviews are positive, I think, because the movie is well made, short and to the point, and it is … Continue reading
The new action comedy buddy cop film Stuber has a very bad title and not particularly good trailers. So I went anyway because that’s what I do. And my low expectations were, surprisingly, surpassed. The movie is getting pretty bad … Continue reading
Midsommar is the second film by Ari Astor who made a big splash with his first cerebral/weird horror flick Hereditary last year. Hereditary was an acquired taste, a slow burn, a moody art house horror flick with a freak-out ending. … Continue reading
Apollo 11 is the latest film about the first moon landing. It’s a 2019 theatrical release that I missed, but it was produced by CNN Films so I caught it recently on CNN itself. Nothing better than a free movie! … Continue reading
Spider-Man: Far From Home is the latest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is, by my estimation, in the top tier of these many, many films. Yada-yada this is the umpteenth film in the MCU and the eighth or ninth … Continue reading
Annabelle Comes Home is the third Annabelle movie about the cursed/haunted/creepy doll. It’s also the eighth movie in the shared Conjuring cinematic universe and cameos Ed and Lorraine Warren (from the two main Conjuring films) as played by Patrick Wilson … Continue reading
The new movie Yesterday is in love with The Beatles… and hopefully you are too if you go see it. This is a high-concept comedy / romantic comedy written by the guy who wrote fine romantic comedies like Notting Hill … Continue reading
Also checked out the new Child’s Play remake. Most remakes occur after a movie or series has been dormant for a half a decade at least… but the Child’s Play movies are still in production (even if only direct to … Continue reading
Luc Besson’s new film Anna came and probably will be gone in about fifteen minutes. This new film is about woman turned into an assassin… and Besson’s earliest films include La Femme Nikita and Leon: The Professional… so this is … Continue reading
I went into Toy Story 4 thinking it really didn’t need to exist. Toy Story 3 was a perfectly good send-off to the series, packing an emotional punch and a conclusion that reminded us all we have to grow up … Continue reading