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
The great irony of this “talking lizard helps grade school students with life” film is that it’d probably be better without the talking lizard. If it were just about the kids, it’d still be a funny, uplifting, and still kinda … Continue reading
Dashing Through the Snow is yet another Christmas movie with a generic, meaningless, grab-bag of a title. It’s not the most original plot either but there had to be something better they could have come up with… but, then again, … Continue reading
Wish so wants to be the culmination of Disney’s 100th anniversary… it trades on the wish upon a star theme and references a number of classic and newer films. Its end credits has images from every Disney animated film, including … Continue reading
Well, that’s what I get for cutting the cord and going all digital for my entertainment. Haven’t watched SNL in a few years and then I just now find out these dorks snuck up and produced some funny digital shorts … Continue reading
Words betray me. I can’t find the right combination to describe the physical, intellectual, and emotional discomfort I was in while watching this movie. And it’s all my fault… there’s no reason for me to have gone to see it. … Continue reading
The Persian Version is a multigenerational immigrant story that bites off a huge chunk of content that maybe it doesn’t have time to swallow. It primarily (usually) follows the Iranian-American daughter of immigrant parents and how she relates to her … Continue reading
Quiz Lady is a Hulu comedy about an introverted woman who goes viral when someone secretly records her answering all the questions of a long-running Jeopardy-like quiz show. Can she get it together long enough to compete on her favorite … Continue reading
Oh no…. where do I even start? Should I start by being a giant square and say how much I hated this movie? And then just go ahead and acknowledge that I’m clearly not the target market so it hardly … Continue reading