Jul
28
Beanie Bubble, The
Beanie Babies was a craze I was aware of but pretty much ignored back in the ’90s. I did buy one as a gift once, but I cut off the Ty tag thinking it was tacky to include. I only … Continue reading
Jul
27
Happiness for Beginners
So it’s perfectly ok that this sweet little comedy didn’t make me laugh very much… because I smiled instead. Yeah, this isn’t a laugh riot but it’s so earnest and sweet, I found my middle-of-the-road three stars start to seem … Continue reading
Jul
27
Fear the Night
Fear the Night is a home invasion thriller that struggles to find anything new or interesting to do or say in its chosen sub-genre. About the only saving grace is a fairly forbidding (if sporadic) performance from Maggie Q. The … Continue reading
Jul
26
Sharksploitation
Sharksploitation is a pretty great deep (ahem) dive into the killer shark movie genre. You want to know about the earliest shark movies? They go back to at least the 1930s. You want to know the shark movies that immediately … Continue reading
Jul
25
Resident Evil: Death Island
Color me surprised. This new Resident Evil animated film is the best of in the series. And I’m not just talking about the other CGI animated adaptations but the live action ones too. Though, to be fair, that’s a pretty … Continue reading
Jul
24
Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine
Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine is a short Netflix documentary about the recently launched (and deployed) James Webb Space Telescope. If I was rating this doc on emotional manipulation alone, it’d get a higher score. But I have to back away … Continue reading
Jul
22
They Cloned Tyrone
They Cloned Tyrone is a fun sci-fi satire that lives on the intersection of Get Out and They Live. It’s a subversive paranoid thriller that works great for about half the film. The flick is about how a ho, a … Continue reading
Jul
21
Oppenheimer
I would think a three hour movie about the building of the atomic bomb would be more about the building of the atomic bomb. I would also think a three hour movie about the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer would … Continue reading
Jul
20
Cobweb
Perhaps this opening weekend should be BarbenheimerWeb… since Cobweb, a dark little horror flick, dared open against Barbie and Oppenheimer. I guess the crafty counter-programming worked for me since, after seeing Barbie, the thought of sitting for three more hours … Continue reading
Jul
20
Barbie
Barbie is a fascinating movie with a kaleidoscope of ways to analyze it. Is it only talking to Barbie fans? Should Mattel get credit for daring to allow Greta Gerwig and gang to make it? What does it say about … Continue reading