Black Friday
Black Friday is somewhat mediocre but not a total loss as a horror comedy. It almost gets over the hump into good territory but is held back by clumsy and sluggish editing that kills the pace when it needs be … Continue reading
Black Friday is somewhat mediocre but not a total loss as a horror comedy. It almost gets over the hump into good territory but is held back by clumsy and sluggish editing that kills the pace when it needs be … Continue reading
You know that sinking feeling when a promising thing slowly just keeps sinking and sinking into mediocrity? That’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife… a movie that so desperately wants to reboot a franchise but somehow doesn’t get what the franchise was and, at … Continue reading
When this movie stars and I see BuzzFeed Studios in the opening credits, I thought… “Curious…” and then a little “Uh oh”. Not that I hate BuzzFeed… but it’s got a style and a mood that doesn’t care if you … Continue reading
I’m shockingly surprisingly mixed on this new Home Alone movie. And, to be clear, I hate the Home Alone movies and, yes, that means I’m a mean old ogre Grinch Dracula monster who hates the first one. I think its … Continue reading
Awww man. This was a bummer. I was having a grand dumb fun time in the first, I dunno, twenty minutes of this film. And I saw all the bad reviews here and on RT so I thought I was … Continue reading
Sometimes you scrape the bottom of the barrel and find something that’s not as bad as you thought. I mean, I’m being super charitable here… this is a pretty mediocre movie but I kind of also found it inoffensive enough. … Continue reading
The Beta Test is, at first, a head-scratching title but eventually the twisty narrative navigates to a general explanation. And I guess it’s a warning… though maybe in the “no duh” camp. But that’s not a crime for this otherwise … Continue reading
As a general rule, I liked most Wes Anderson movies and, furthermore, I like his vibe even if, on occasion, I don’t like his stories. And that’s true with The French Dispatch… it oozes his distant, arch narrative style and … Continue reading
I had a bit of an issue going into this prequel to the zombie heist film Army of the Dead… specifically that this centers on the most annoying character from that big budget zombie film. The one I liked the … Continue reading
I wanted to enjoy this more… and the sick, sad thing is I often say that about The Muppets. They are always a better idea than execution and that hurts me to say since I loved, loved, loved them as … Continue reading