Dec
30
White Noise
White Noise is a head scratch of a movie. Something that will make you wonder if any of the actors had any idea what was going on during filming. Not that the plot is confusing, more the why of the … Continue reading
Dec
29
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
I honestly barely remember the first Puss in Boots film much less his appearances in the later Shrek films. But I went into this sequel with high hopes given the reputation it’s earning from film critics and fans. And I … Continue reading
Dec
28
I Wanna Dance with Somebody
I Wanna Dance with Somebody is probably best watched by Whitney Houston stans. I am not one of them. I like her just fine but never got on the bandwagon. Keep that in mind while I go off on this … Continue reading
Dec
27
Whale, The
Darren Aronofsky is a writer/director I admire. I like his instinct to go big, transcendental, and weird with movies like The Fountain and even Noah (which I didn’t particularly like but found fascinating). But he also give us more down-to-earth … Continue reading
Dec
27
Eternal Daughter, The
As someone who doesn’t like to think the only good horror is An Evil Dead on Saw Street Part 13: Chuck’s Death Day in Texas, I should shut up and admire an eerie, atmospheric haunted film like The Eternal Daughter. … Continue reading
Dec
26
Babylon
Babylon might not be a movie where all of its disparate themes, ideas, and plots come together, but I had a hell of a time just going along for the ride. Such a manic, thoughtful blunderbuss of a film about … Continue reading
Dec
24
I Believe in Santa
I started this Christmas season by watching a handful of actually pretty decent silly Christmas movies. So I thought to myself, “Self, have these movies gotten better? Or are you turning into a sucker?” Well, I watched two such movies … Continue reading
Dec
24
Hollywood Christmas, A
A Hollywood Christmas is about a female director of generic Christmas movies who finds out her current production will be her last… and that the budget is now under the control of a smug financial guy who doesn’t understand or … Continue reading
Dec
24
Nanny
Nanny is a tale of two movies… one a pretty good film about a Senegalese immigrant trying to make her way in the United States, the other a vague hand-waving supernatural film with unsatisfying and random frights. It needed to … Continue reading
Dec
22
Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
The Volcano: Rescue for Whakaari is a surprisingly foreboding and frightening Netflix documentary about a recent event I hadn’t heard about. In 2019, a tourist island volcano off the coast of New Zealand pops while two boat-fulls of tourists are … Continue reading