Oof… I’ve seen a handful of Indian pictures imported to the US over the past few years and this one didn’t work for me at all… though perhaps more exposure to these actors and this director would have had made … Continue reading
El Conde (The Count) is a rather abnormal vampire film… I’d hesitate to even call it horror since it’s so matter-of-fact about its monsters. It’s directed by Pablo Larraín who also directed Jackie (about Jackie Kennedy) and Spencer (about Princess … Continue reading
So… a Japanese Netflix Cinderella retelling set in Europe by way of a whodunit mystery where Little Red Riding Hood is the detective? I mean… sure, I guess. It’s no Hercule Poirot, but it’s definitely a mystery. A weird campy … Continue reading
Love at First Sight is a Netflix rom-com with a trite title for such a lovely and charming film. As a rom-com skeptic, I was instantly suspicious. Two abnormally attractive people in a seemingly standard-issue rom-com that would surely lead … Continue reading
Even if Amazon’s A Million Miles Away isn’t in the pantheon of great grounded space flight movies, I’m still a sucker for what it does. I love realistic films about space travel… Apollo 13, The Right Stuff, Gravity, The Martian, … Continue reading
A third Hercule Poirot murder mystery from Kenneth Branaugh? I guess it’s officially a franchise now. The title sounds like the latest Z grade horror movie… perhaps a sequel to The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia? Turns out … Continue reading
More classic films roll-up! Posting now in advance of the madness of spooky season (I have plans). 1953 – The Wages of Fear – Had a real hard time getting through the first hour of this long flick… but once … Continue reading
Landscape with Invisible Hand is a film as cryptic and roaming as its title. It’s a low-fi sci-fi tale of casual alien invasion… no ray guns, just inconsiderate occupation. The film has something to say… and I got some of … Continue reading
The Retirement Plan is about a young couple on the run from a crime boss and his goons. Their daughter winds up in the Cayman Islands where she meets her estranged grandpa as played by Nicolas Cage. The goons follow … Continue reading
Shortcomings is an indie Asian American rom-com that exists in a world where a glossy big budget Asian American rom-com makes it easier for indie Asian American rom-coms to get made. It’s a cute bit of meta commentary about Crazy … Continue reading