I was going to lead off this review with the pithy comment, “In the next episode of No Objectivity Theater, it’s the Disney+ documentary Mickey: The Story of a Mouse”. I was going to say that, but now I can’t … Continue reading
I enjoyed the first Knives Out mystery perhaps a little less than some. It was a fun film full of great actors and a twisty plot, but it didn’t quite feel like the classic locked room whodunnit I was hoping … Continue reading
The Fabelman’s is a fairly unique film in Stephen Spielberg’s filmography. It’s a very small, very grounded film… not at all like his blockbusters or even his more down-to-earth Big Idea films. Indeed, it’s basically his biography only slightly veiled … Continue reading
Mack and Rita is an old fashioned body swap movie that just wants to be loved. Really, really, desperately wants to be loved. Yeah, it tries too hard to be wacky and relatable and winds up feeling anything but. The … Continue reading
Something in the Dirt is by the same pair of nerds who brought us the cryptic The Endless and the somewhat-less-cryptic Synchronic. It’s another lo-fi sci-fi from this pair of knuckleheads designed to make you ponder reality while probably not … Continue reading
Good Night Oppy is a documentary about the two Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. It exists on the borderline between hard science and fluffy science communication. It’s a flick that my jaded, hard science loving brain was enjoying but also … Continue reading
Bones and All is a lovely, tender, heart-felt romance between two cannibals. It’s also a bit of a horror story… but not because the two lovers are cannibals, but because there’s a less (ahem) savory cannibal lurking about. Yes, this … Continue reading
To screw up a metaphor, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special melted my Grinch heart. I was just telling a friend I really don’t watch Christmas movies on a loop. I’ll watch ’em and the schmaltz might make me … Continue reading
Manifest West is a film in the subgenre of families who move off the grid. Better movies in this category include Captain Fantastic and Leave No Trace. Watch both of them first, maybe shop around a bit, and then circle … Continue reading
Presented as a Netflix series, these four 30-40 minute episodes play more like a padded movie than anything else. It tells the story of a young man in 1995 who noticed a goofy Pepsi commercial was promising an actual Harrier … Continue reading