Another roll-up of classic (here defined as Pre-2000) films I’ve watched recently. 1921 – The Phantom Carriage – a pretty good morality play/thriller/ghost story about a carriage that carries Death to his scheduled appointments. More really about living people and … Continue reading
The Tiger’s Apprentice looks cheap… very basic character models, a suspiciously empty San Francisco, and a zodiac of animals but most of them are conveniently sidelined. This movie is cheap and plain… I wouldn’t say ugly, just noticeably generic. Cost … Continue reading
Orion and the Dark is a decently amusing conceptual animated film available on Paramount+. Conceptual in the same way Inside Out, Soul, Elemental, and Luck were conceptual. Big, abstract, or weird ideas personified. In this case, it’s the concept of … Continue reading
Fitting In is a coming-of-age film about a teen girl who discovers that she was born with some internal female parts missing. She has a choice to tell her friend and boyfriend about her differences or keep it a secret… … Continue reading
Argylle is a fizzle… and this from a guy who liked The King’s Man (that third Kingsman movie everyone hates). In fact, I like most of his films so when I come down hard on Argylle, I’m not doing it … Continue reading
When I heard there was an Indian Top Gun at the local theater, I figured I’d hop into my car and take the side roads to the danger zone. Fighter is an Indian action/war film about top guns, hot shots, … Continue reading
When credits rolled on a tear-filled watch of Origin, I sat there quiet for a moment before mumbling “Well, that was a hell of a thing.” What a powerful but oddly scattershot film that makes a commanding statement. The film … Continue reading
The super group song We Are The World sure was something back in 1984… and my instant kneejerk to this new Netflix documentary was “Why?” They had done a “making of” back in 1984 so who cares? Well, it took … Continue reading
Badland Hunters is a new Korean Netflix action/sci-fi flick that promises one thing and delivers another. It’s all pulpy post-apocalyptic shlock though… and reasonably good time, I suppose. The film is set in a South Korea (or possibly world) ravaged … Continue reading
60 Minutes is a German Netflix film with a premise that promised crackling, bare-knuckle, fast-paced brawling in 60 real-time minutes. In practice, it falls way short. The film is about MMA fighter who bails on his bout in order to … Continue reading