Unwelcome is basically Straw Dogs with leprechauns (or their more unruly cousins: Red Hats). Or it could even be Leprechaun X: Leprechauns In Da Ireland. Or a throwback to ’80s movies like Ghoulies, Critters, The Gate, or even Gremlins. It’s … Continue reading
At various times, this very adult animated fable wore on my patience and I almost shut it off. But the finale… oh the final twenty minutes are so small-scale apocalyptically cruel and misanthropic that it turned me around. It’s a … Continue reading
When this short started popping up in my Letterboxd feed, I was amused by the title but didn’t see it streaming anywhere. And then I found it on Vimeo but it looked like the “making of” so I shut it … Continue reading
When You Finish Saving the World is about a deluded but mediocre teen who wants to make music for his online followers. It’s also about his mom who helps run a woman’s shelter but can’t connect with her son. The … Continue reading
If you’re going to hire Kevin Hart to star in an action comedy with the semi-inspired title of Die Hart, I think you’re morally obligated to set the film in a high-rise and do an actual Die Hard. Kevin Hart, … Continue reading
We Have a Ghost is a Netflix film about a family who moves into a suspiciously inexpensive house only to find a ghost in the attic (played by David Harbour). The family sees dollar signs in the haunting and soon … Continue reading
I’m being a little charitable giving Cocaine Bear a decent review. It starts very wobbly with an over-abundance of wacky characters and pretty mediocre jokes… but by the end, the fun and crazy moments ramped up just enough for me … Continue reading
I’m Totally Fine is a film that starts out very very wobbly but grows with emotional strength into a lovely little movie. It really snuck up on me. The film stars Jillian Bell as woman who recently lost her best … Continue reading
I walked into 80 for Brady the least enthused I’ve been for a movie in a long time… as evidenced by, if nothing else, it taking me about a week to get around to it. I like the four leading … Continue reading
As a guy who spent most of his life casually NOT watching the original House Party, I finally decided to check it out three years ago. It was fine… maybe I wasn’t the target market, maybe it just wasn’t the … Continue reading