Jul
07
Pollen
I’m mixed on this mixed bag “horror” movie. On the one hand, it’s often effectively moody… but not as the horror movie it sells itself as. But it’s also campy and I’m not sure if it knows it is. I … Continue reading
Jul
02
Blackening, The
This was my second attempt to see this flick in the theaters. The first time, my lousy theater had the bulb brightness turned down so I could barely see the black actor’s faces in the opening scene (and a movie … Continue reading
Jun
30
Nimona
Nimona had some development woes but finally landed on Netflix… and good on them for saving it. I hit play without any expectations having not really paid much attention to the backstage drama. I’m happy to report that it was … Continue reading
Jun
30
Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken
Ruby Gillman is not a movie without charm, but it borrows so many ideas from other (better) films that it becomes a bit of a predictable time-waster. Though I imagine its target market of tweens will probably enjoy it. The … Continue reading
Jun
30
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is not the mess Crystal Skull was but it’s also rather disappointing for a James Mangold film. But at least the perplexing title makes sense now and doesn’t leave me scratching my head, … Continue reading
Jun
29
Run Rabbit Run
To misappropriate a tropey review flourish, The Babadook walked so Run Rabbit Run could crawl. Not that Run Rabbit Run has a monster in the cellar (though it would have benefited from one) but it does have a similar frazzled … Continue reading
Jun
28
Through My Window: Across the Sea
When this flick popped up on Netflix, the description did not compute. It read like the sequel to some Roman mythology romance that I’d never heard of. I skipped over it multiple times… until a memory bell chimed. Oh yeah, … Continue reading
Jun
28
Good Person, A
Shelve this film in with the many, many other “Pretty Hollywood Actors Downgrade to Play Junkies” movies. Yeah, you’ve seen it all before… but that doesn’t mean this film doesn’t do it well. And it does it with the lurvely … Continue reading
Jun
25
Perfect Addiction
The Perfect Addiction is another one of THOSE hated modern romance flicks. It’s about an MMA trainer (of course) who is dating her current client when she catches him cheating on her. So she finds another fighter to train to … Continue reading
Jun
24
Maybe I Do
Pretty confident the producers of Maybe I Do have an I Know What You Did Last Summer level of blackmail on Richard Gere, Diane Keaton, Susan Sarandon, and William H. Macy. How else to explain how such Hollywood elder statesmen … Continue reading