Zone of Interest, The
As a movie I think is good, Zone of Interest is nigh on impossible to rate. Is it a “good” movie? Yes. Is it a movie I’d ever want to watch again? No. Did it maintain my rapt attention for … Continue reading
As a movie I think is good, Zone of Interest is nigh on impossible to rate. Is it a “good” movie? Yes. Is it a movie I’d ever want to watch again? No. Did it maintain my rapt attention for … Continue reading
Similar to the director’s wonderfully inventive Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, River is also about an unusual 2 minute time loop. In this case, it’s a more familiar Groundhog Day type loop with the unique twist that everyone in the … Continue reading
I saw and enjoyed the original Megamind way back in the day but I haven’t seen it since and don’t remember it well. But something is off about this new film… and not the cheap animation, different voice cast, or … Continue reading
As a guy who has spent more than a few 4 AMs feeling isolated, a great big part of me appreciated Spaceman and grokked it. Then the part of me that doesn’t really need a giant alien spider therapist to … Continue reading
Air Force One? White House Down? Air Force One Down! This B movie is pretty shameless in its “influences” but turns out its not a bad knockoff… as knockoffs go. Imagine this: Eastern European terrorists using both a mole and … Continue reading
Dune Part Two is a different type of epic sci-fi than part 1. Part 1 ends at the exact right moment, right before Part 2’s broader scope and slower pacing This is kind of evidenced by the 1984 Dune which … Continue reading
Well, at least Code 8 Part II is better than Code 8 (part I). Which isn’t saying much since both are low energy, morose, generic action thrillers with two, two, two sci-fi premises in one. You remember Code 8, don’t … Continue reading
As a disaster movie, The Abyss has a great premise and location but it fails to be the disaster movie I wanted to see. Maybe its intent was to be more serious… though a sinking sandbox suggests otherwise. The flick … Continue reading
It’s great this movie got released in theaters… it’s the kind of mid-range flick that everyone says is dead. On the other hand, it’s a mid-range flick that’s kind of dead. I only knew about it primarily as a film … Continue reading
Stopmotion is really messed up. That’s an easy descriptor for weird cinema but when it’s applicable, it’s applicable. This is one seriously messed up movie that starts pretty sane and goes bugnuts by the end. It’s about a woman trying … Continue reading