Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is an amusing zombie comedy that would have been funnier if they cut the “Zom 100” bit from the title. Just lean into the genre conventions and call it Bucket List of the … Continue reading
Hidden Strike is a new Netflix action/comedy starring two human cartoons with very very different comic stylings. I was rooting for this flick… it really wants to entertain and certainly Jackie Chan and Joh Cena are trying. But the script … Continue reading
In my review of The Meg, I groused that it wasn’t half as fun as the marketing suggested. That they took themselves too seriously. And the first half of The Meg 2 follows in the same boat (submersible?). But then … Continue reading
Haunted Mansion? Again? Didn’t they try this recently? And, by recently, I mean 20 years ago? (jeepers… time is the crucible in which we burn) And last year with the Muppets? It’s a weird world when I come away from … Continue reading
To suggest The Slumber Party is a tween remake of The Hangover would be completely accurate. The similarities were so strong that I had to look it up… and the book its based on (The Sleepover by Jen Malone) not … Continue reading
So it’s perfectly ok that this sweet little comedy didn’t make me laugh very much… because I smiled instead. Yeah, this isn’t a laugh riot but it’s so earnest and sweet, I found my middle-of-the-road three stars start to seem … Continue reading
They Cloned Tyrone is a fun sci-fi satire that lives on the intersection of Get Out and They Live. It’s a subversive paranoid thriller that works great for about half the film. The flick is about how a ho, a … Continue reading
Barbie is a fascinating movie with a kaleidoscope of ways to analyze it. Is it only talking to Barbie fans? Should Mattel get credit for daring to allow Greta Gerwig and gang to make it? What does it say about … Continue reading
To its credit, The Out-Laws gets the best part of the movie out of the way quickly… it’s a clever title that may remind you of the far superior (and similarly themed) The In-Laws. That’s where the similarities end though. … Continue reading
Joy Ride is one of those classic misses for me that seems to be hitting for everyone else. The flick is a raunchy comedy full of raunchy jokes where the raunchy punchline is the long and short of it. I’m … Continue reading