When I heard the premise of this movie, I thought it could be good pulpy fun… maybe a little campy, maybe deadly serious. And I got one of those two things and, for awhile, the movie is fairly decent. But … Continue reading
Given the only thing I knew about this movie going in was the title and that title reminded me of the video game Lollipop Chainsaw, I assumed it was going to be a stylized action flick starring teen cheerleaders, possibly … Continue reading
First Date is a desperate film. Desperately trying to be hip, edgy, daring, and funny but coming off as a trying way WAY too hard. It reminds me of a copy of a copy of a 90s era post Pulp … Continue reading
You could almost argue that Black Widow is Marvel’s attempt to thank Scarlett Johansson by giving her an actor’s movie. By writing her a movie that allows her to stretch her acting skills and *gasp* actually play a three dimensional … Continue reading
I saw this film available on streaming rental and all I could tell is that it was an alien invasion flick. A couple weeks pass and I’d hovered over the Rent button a half-dozen times… but then something triggered in … Continue reading
Today is just a weird day. I’ve watched three movies, none of which are supposed to be good… and yet I’ve liked (or loved) all three. The latest is, inexplicably, The Forever Purge… the FIFTH movie in an uneven bit … Continue reading
Can’t hardly believe I’m giving this one such a good review… but, darnit, this is the kind of big idea fun pulpy science fiction I like. Don’t get me wrong, I’d prefer something smarter and more erudite – but when … Continue reading
I skipped Rogue last year because it was a Megan Fox action movie where she fights lions and I had better movies to watch. But then I saw review that said it’s better than you think… and then I saw … Continue reading
Aggressively forgettable and mediocre action suspense film starring Liam Neeson? You don’t say! Yeah, it’s another late stage Liam Neeson action flick which kinda basically gets the job done without really trying too hard. Some of these flicks are better … Continue reading
After doing a knee-jerk one year delay when Covid hit (as opposed to constantly delaying the release date like most movies did), the new Fast and the Furious movie is out now. I went to see it, despite my tenuous … Continue reading