Aug
05
Bullet Train
Bullet Train is a very slick film that fell out of the Tarantino 90s Clone tree and hit all the branches on the way down. It thinks its the most clever thing to quip and all I could think of … Continue reading
Aug
05
Prey (2022)
It’s a damn shame that the Predator franchise got ran into the ground with middling theatrical releases while this excellent sequel gets relegated to streaming. But that’s where we are… Prey released on Hulu and manages to easily be the … Continue reading
Aug
04
Wedding Season
Wedding Season is largely that same romcom you’ve seen before… but it’s a good one of those and it’s on Netflix. Charming couple, good side characters, and reasonably romantic and moderately funny. The flick is about an Indian-American career woman … Continue reading
Aug
03
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
By no means should my low rating mean I don’t think you should see this flick. That rating reflects the views of a monster, a totally inhuman thing who pulls puppy dog tales. I’m wrong. I know I’m wrong. I … Continue reading
Aug
03
Persuasion (2022)
I allegedly read Persuasion by Jane Austen but I had to double-check to be sure. Clearly I remember nothing and I haven’t seen any previous movie adaptations so I don’t have a dog in this adaptation hunt. In fact, I … Continue reading
Aug
02
DC League of Super-Pets
Not sure I had any interest in this flick… barely on my radar other than, you know, being at my local theater and a quarrelsome AMC Stubs card in my wallet. I figured it’d have a bit of fun with … Continue reading
Aug
01
Vengeance
Vengeance is a new theatrical release written, directed, and starring BJ Novak (Ryan from The Office). It’s a movie with thoughts in its head. With ideas. It’s smart and witty and made me feel melancholic as I walked out of … Continue reading
Aug
01
Purple Hearts
Purple Hearts is as earnest a romantic flick as you can get. No sarcasm, no wise-acreing, just a straight up romance on the rocky side. It has a few issues but I liked the actors and found them annoyingly sweet … Continue reading
Jul
30
Entitled, The
Let my suffering be a warning to you all: just because it’s on Netflix and “free” doesn’t mean it won’t cost you your soul. If I could sue myself for intolerable cruelty for making myself sit through this garbage, I … Continue reading
Jul
29
Not Okay
Not Okay could also be called The Worst Person in the World. It’s a fascinating dive into internet clout and internet shame starring Zoey Deutch as an average, clueless, lonely young woman who decides she wants to go to Paris. … Continue reading