Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors is a Netflix documentary about the archeological excavation of the tomb of the first emperor of China… and his army of terracotta warriors. It’s a third of the backstory of finding the massive grave site, … Continue reading
So I did this one to myself… I knew the reputation of Poolman as an ego-driven stinker which actually made me curious. Could it, indeed, be as bad as they say? Yes. Yes it can. Poolman stars Captain Kirk (I … Continue reading
Ezra, to me, came as a real surprise. I read the synopsis… and was a little worried we’d have a Rain Man situation here. And it’s weird to say that since Rain Man (about an autistic adult) is a pretty … Continue reading
A movie where every actor is worse than the last and every line delivery needed a second or third take. Kill Craft is real amateur hour walking. I rented it because I liked the premise and hoped for a hidden … Continue reading
Reading my review of Bad Boys for Life, I was surprised at how nearly everything I said applied to this new movie too. And yet I gave that film 3 stars because there was apparently something in it that worked … Continue reading
Glen Powell kind of proved revelatory to me in Hit Man. Not just a pretty face and a casual, sly grin… I’ve been mentally stuck on his Top Gun: Maverick personality but this flick scrubs that impression clean. The guy’s … Continue reading
Colors of Evil: Red is a Netflix detective/mystery/serial killer investigation film set in Poland. A young woman is found murdered in the same fashion as a killer with the same M.O. is paroled. This sets off an investigation led by … Continue reading
The Watchers is what happens when a deeply stupid script full of people who barely act like people meet a pretty good eye for visuals. This movie is capital D dumb… poorly written and full of ADR to, I guess, … Continue reading
Hell is other people… and also your own bad decisions. This Spanish horror flick is… disturbing. And disturbed. And not a fun time in front of a screen. It’s cruel and unpleasant and if you want to see how to … Continue reading
Pretty telling about the quality of shark movies as a whole when this pretty good Netflix one hits my top 5. It’s not that great a film so much as the flotsam and jetsam of this terrible sub-genre is populated … Continue reading