The new Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, Pi) movie mother! (proper capitalization and punctuation there) is one hard to describe flick. It’s certainly unlike anything you’ve seen before even if it has some themes, ideas, and references … Continue reading
Incidentally, I checked out the new Reese Witherspoon romantic comedy last weekend. And, no, it’s not 2003. This type of romantic comedy has been dead for years but suddenly Home Again is out as kind of counter-programming to the release … Continue reading
So the latest (and first theatrical) adaptation of Stephen King’s It just came out and it’s a really, really solid and effective film. Based on roughly half of the novel, it follows a bunch of outcast “loser” kids as they … Continue reading
The unending march of obscure indie titles at the movie theater instead of big releases the past two weeks continues… this time it was a blind viewing of the movie Valley of Bones. It was not worth the mystery of … Continue reading
Also caught Birth of the Dragon, a new Bruce Lee story that tells the allegedly true story of his fight with Chinese shao-lin master Wang Jack Man in the early 60s, years before Lee would break out as a kung … Continue reading
Checked out the already checking out indie flick Good Time (it’s down to one showtime a day in its second week). Didn’t know anything about it going in other than it stars Robert Pattinson who I am neither for nor … Continue reading
Wind River is the new movie by the writer of Sicario and Hell or High Water… two very good, serious and sometimes dark dramas. Taylor Sheridan both wrote and directed this film and he’s got as firm a touch on … Continue reading
Checked out the new animated ballet movie Leap, previously known as Ballerina. It’s a French film that the Weinstein company brought it to the US, renamed it, recast the voices (which were already in English), and maybe ruined it? Ballerina … Continue reading
Checked out the family drama The Glass Castle or, as I like to call, “See how many ways Woody Harrelson can be an unforgivable mean-ass drunk and then be asked to forgive him: the movie”. Ugh. Based on a … Continue reading
Caught another obscure indie flick at the theater today – Ingrid Goes West, starring Aubrey Plaza and that’s all I knew going in. I dig Aubrey Plaza so figured it was worth the risk for whatever the flick was. … Continue reading