Carry-On is one of those solid thrillers that doesn’t want to give you the time to say ‘hey, wait a minute!’ before moving onto the next unlikely but tightly wound scenario. In other words, it’s good. It works. Just maybe … Continue reading
I struggled to understand the need for this anime Lord of the Rings film that’s clearly and visually associated with the Peter Jackson films. I mean, it seems to exist to only tell us why a certain thing in The … Continue reading
Word on the street is that Sony has given up the tangential Spiderman villain universe of films… and what better day for this to get out than the day Kraven the Hunter limps into movie theaters. A white flag of … Continue reading
The Killer as a remake of John Woo’s own 1989 film was a mistake since it just invites comparisons. In both films, it’s about a hitman who accidentally blinds a woman during a shootout. Feeling guilty, the killer protects her … Continue reading
The Return is kind of a big ask for a mass audience. It’s slow, it has issues with motivation and pacing, and an entire scene devoted to stringing a bow. But it’s unique devotion to its source material is impressive… … Continue reading
Knox Goes Away is an interesting film that’s maybe a little too long and doesn’t really present its central disease very well. But it does turn around a rather unique twist/mystery that made me respect the movie a lot more … Continue reading
Goodrich is a reminder of the blessing that is Michael Keaton as both a dramatic and comedic actor. The film is a gift to him that reminds us how good he’s been all these years. And its fun to think … Continue reading
Flow is a film that proves my whole theory: cats are awesome, black cats are more awesome. And so too are lemurs, dogs, birds, and capybaras! It’s a whole furry and feathered society of awesome that proves a rising tide … Continue reading
You wanna know how lazy Hitpig(!) is? It’s about a bounty hunter pig… which is not a hitpig at all. It’s like they started with a title, realized an assassin pig wouldn’t work for the five year olds, but didn’t … Continue reading
Y2K conveniently mixes a bad teen comedy with a bad apocalypse horror and winds up with a mediocre movie. Surprise surprise. It’s also a combo of a TON of other movies all smashed into a nostalgic blender so it’s got … Continue reading