Arcadian is a movie that wants to be good without putting in the effort. It’s a sci-fi/horror art house wannabe… a scrappy movie put together on a limited budget trying to be a variation on The Quiet Place. A mysterious … Continue reading
Stolen is a Swedish film about the Sami people… and the only thing I knew about the Sami people going in was a minor dust-up when Frozen 2 came out (the native peoples in that film were dressed like the … Continue reading
Wicked Little Letters tells the tale of a cranky J, a nefarious B, and particularly pernicious Z who… wait… no that’s not right. It’s about a small town in 1920s England where a stuffy British woman is receiving profanity-laden letters … Continue reading
For a brief moment, I found this Netflix kids flick kind of funny… and I thought, hey, maybe this isn’t a total waste of my time as a grown-ass adult with no children to excuse me hitting play. And while … Continue reading
I guess I’ll be the contrarian… but I refuse to believe this is a hot take. Alex Garland’s Civil War is a movie about nothing, it says nothing, it is nothing. It’s a big swing that is too cowardly to … Continue reading
If you want to watch at torrid, florid, overwrought romance where the guy rends his shirt to expose his passion, crying and scowling and sneering at his one true love, then maybe The Tearsmith is the earnest, overly-serious red-blooded Harlequin … Continue reading
Before hitting play on this Netflix movie, I had to contend with the fact I had no idea who Prince Andrew was. Other than, you know, a prince of England who I guess is pretty far removed from the throne? … Continue reading
Crew is a high-energy, stylish Indian heist film about a trio of flight attendants working for a bankrupt airline. Having not been paid in some time, they look to more criminal, you might even sage smuggly, opportunities to get what’s … Continue reading
You’ll Never Find Me is a Shudder original that had me, then lost me, then found me again, and ultimately lost me. It’s so well-crafted on a visual and audible front that I’m actively annoyed it felt it needed to … Continue reading
How to Date Billy Walsh is a teen romantic comedy that’s a bit much when a little less would do. It has the trappings of a better movie and, indeed, is sometimes kind of funny and cute but there’s a … Continue reading