Wonka is a curious entry into the Willy Wonka disconnected universe. We had the books, then the original Gene Wilder film that everyone loves, a freak-on-leash Johnny Depp remake, but never a continuation based on the book’s sequel (Charlie and … Continue reading
I’m still unconvinced the move to CGI animated cartoon was a good one for this franchise… but I get the instinct (human kids have the annoying habit of aging out of their roles). And yet I find the animated versions … Continue reading
I wasn’t a huge fan of the original Bad Guys film when it came out, but everyone else was so I figured I’d give this holiday special a whirl. Which was my first mistake. The second was hum-drumming my way … Continue reading
It’s never a good sign when you wave your hands angrily at the tv screen and demand to know why a movie is still going. And that’s exactly what I did… on multiple occasions… while watching this Christmas flick. Candy … Continue reading
I desperately wanted to love this movie since I loved its setup and premise: what if Freddy Krueger was a boring college professor who does nothing in your dreams? And it was cooler because I had just a did a … Continue reading
Family Switch is the Human Centipede 2 of body swap movies. Instead of a daughter and mother switching, we get a total of three swaps within one family… it’s a body swap movie only with more body swapping than usual. … Continue reading
Satanic Hispanics is an anthology horror film that’s a little uneven and yet ends so spectacularly, it’s worth watching just to get to its final ten minutes. Like many anthologies, it has a wrap-around/frame story and then its selection of … Continue reading
Genie is a bit of a nothing movie but it’s also a bit funny and a bit heartwarming. I probably won’t remember much about it in a few days but its an ok time-waster of a Christmas flick. It stars … Continue reading
Next Goal Wins is a generic sports underdog movie that has enough script issues that I struggle to get the movie to a decent review. But it pulls off a late game miracle… which is to say it delivers the … Continue reading
The Naughty Nine is a case of taking a heist movie and ’80s-ifying it into a kids flick. I could see it being made in the era of The Goonies or Gremlins… only it would have been made better back … Continue reading