Founders Day is often a tedious slog of a slasher film that I actively begrudge admit some quality moments in its final act. Moments the rest of the film absolutely does not earn and I barely can recommend the film… … Continue reading
When is a vampire movie not a vampire movie? When it’s set in the American Pacific Northwest but filmed in Ireland and it’s about a local monster myth called The Red Coat. But when you likely have to rename the … Continue reading
Egads. I gave this flick a try since it had some decent, if not exactly remarkable, cast members… but it was a dud on an impressive scale. The film is about a trio of brothers who get a girl hooked … Continue reading
I.S.S. sounds like a movie designed for me… a total Gravity aficionado. Give me more realistic Low Earth Orbit (or high, or on Mars… I’m easy) movies and I would be a happy camper. But a (Russian) bear came along … Continue reading
Last Night at Terrace Lanes is horror film where masked cultists descend upon a bowling alley on its closing night. The survivors have to scramble and use their knowledge of the facility to survive and fight back. Horror Die Hard … Continue reading
Self Reliance is such a weird idea for such a light comedy. I spent the whole movie saying “yeah, this is amusing… but what? Why?” It’s like the chuckle-funny version of David Fincher’s The Game. Jake Johnson plays some average … Continue reading
I avoided Beyond Utopia last year because I was suspicious of the movie. It’s a documentary about escaping North Korea and I figured it’d be pretty one-sided, maybe even faked… so watching a 2 hour anti-Korean propaganda piece was concerning. … Continue reading
Destroy all Neighbors is a very silly – maybe too silly – Shudder original horror/comedy. It’s wacky and goofy and maybe a little try-hard… like you can see the gears spinning to crate a kind of throwback cult film. I … Continue reading
Lift is… a marginal Netflix international thriller that you’ve seen – or skipped – before. This time it’s a heist film but it might as well have been a spy thriller or roll the dice for a similar genre. It … Continue reading
The only thing I knew about The Book of Clarence when I sat down in my theater seat is that it was listed as “adventure” in the theater app so I was surprised when it opened on a crucifixion. Not … Continue reading