Hidden Strike is a new Netflix action/comedy starring two human cartoons with very very different comic stylings. I was rooting for this flick… it really wants to entertain and certainly Jackie Chan and Joh Cena are trying. But the script … Continue reading
In my review of The Meg, I groused that it wasn’t half as fun as the marketing suggested. That they took themselves too seriously. And the first half of The Meg 2 follows in the same boat (submersible?). But then … Continue reading
When I saw River Wild on Netflix, my immediate thought was “A remake of The River Wild from 1994?!?”… did anyone remember that movie? And, more importantly, would I remember anything about it? (spoiler alert: nope). Also had to wonder … Continue reading
Didn’t we just do an animated TMNT in 2022? Yes, yes we did… and it was fine. But we didn’t do THIS Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. And, sure, it’s yet another franchise reboot with a whole new art style… … Continue reading
Nicolas Cage could do this movie in his sleep… so it’s rewarding when he doesn’t. Sympathy for the Devil is full-tilt, putting-in-the-overtime Cage. It’s rewarding when you rent a movie just hoping for something interesting and you get it. No, … Continue reading
You could argue a movie with a basic kidnapping/revenge plot has no business being two and a half hours. But this movie – this weird, weird movie – could also make a convincing argument that it fills its time with … Continue reading
The concept of Paradise is an old sci-fi trope… the rich (sometimes literally) feeding on the poor to gain youth or everlasting life. And I guess what matters is if they find something interesting to do with the premise. This … Continue reading
Talk to Me is a very good horror movie that breaks one of my personal cardinal rules of horror flicks. I like events that feel concrete and logical rather than random chaotic visions. Movies where the scares may or may … Continue reading
Haunted Mansion? Again? Didn’t they try this recently? And, by recently, I mean 20 years ago? (jeepers… time is the crucible in which we burn) And last year with the Muppets? It’s a weird world when I come away from … Continue reading
To suggest The Slumber Party is a tween remake of The Hangover would be completely accurate. The similarities were so strong that I had to look it up… and the book its based on (The Sleepover by Jen Malone) not … Continue reading