Orion and the Dark is a decently amusing conceptual animated film available on Paramount+. Conceptual in the same way Inside Out, Soul, Elemental, and Luck were conceptual. Big, abstract, or weird ideas personified. In this case, it’s the concept of … Continue reading
Fitting In is a coming-of-age film about a teen girl who discovers that she was born with some internal female parts missing. She has a choice to tell her friend and boyfriend about her differences or keep it a secret… … Continue reading
Argylle is a fizzle… and this from a guy who liked The King’s Man (that third Kingsman movie everyone hates). In fact, I like most of his films so when I come down hard on Argylle, I’m not doing it … Continue reading
As an unconventional way to start a review, I remember watching the first episode of the tv show This Is Us back in 2016. I was on the fence if I should bother… the show hadn’t become a phenomenon yet … Continue reading
Self Reliance is such a weird idea for such a light comedy. I spent the whole movie saying “yeah, this is amusing… but what? Why?” It’s like the chuckle-funny version of David Fincher’s The Game. Jake Johnson plays some average … Continue reading
Destroy all Neighbors is a very silly – maybe too silly – Shudder original horror/comedy. It’s wacky and goofy and maybe a little try-hard… like you can see the gears spinning to crate a kind of throwback cult film. I … Continue reading
The original Mean Girls is hardly a movie I have word-for-word lodged in my brain. I enjoyed it certainly, especially on my rewatch last year. It’s also one of those movies where I kneejerk object to a remake… yeah… it’s … Continue reading
Migration is a screeching noise jammed into my eardrums and swirled around for extra effect. I really hated this blisteringly unfunny, obnoxious film. And, yeah, I know its for kids but kids deserve better… or at least the random ass … Continue reading
Poor Things is one of the stranger movies I’ve seen this year. It’s weird in that way only Yorgos Lanthimos can be weird… chucking aside any sense of box office and decorum or expectations and just doing whatever is rattling … Continue reading
Cat Person opens with a quote from Margaret Atwood “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” It’s a thesis statement that this film plays with in interesting ways… made more … Continue reading