Brothers is a comedy with a remarkably good cast for such a remarkably bad movie. One of those fierce comedic bombs that makes you wonder if it was so unfunny on the page or if the non-comic actors were asked … Continue reading
The Radleys is a vampire film… a horror (?) comedy (??) about a suburban family of vampires. The parents know what they are and choose to Abstain, their teenage son and daughter don’t know. But when the daughter goes Vegan, … Continue reading
Family Pack is a Netflix family-friendly French horror/comedy (with emphasis on comedy) time travel legally distinct Jumanji knock-off. It also borrows amusingly and heavily from Werewolf… and Ultimate Werewolf, One Night Werewolf, and One Week Ultimate Werewolf. And Loup Garou, … Continue reading
Carved is clearly a short film stretched beyond its limits to reach a full length feature. It’s so full of padding and mediocre family drama that it even calls itself out on it. They just should have made it a … Continue reading
Jason Reitman really, really, REALLY wants to be Aaron Sorkin if the walk ‘n talk and jazzy energy of Saturday Night is any indication. But Reitman is a lot of things, but he’s not quite at Sorkin’s level and this … Continue reading
This one’s on me… or maybe 50% is a me thing and 50% is the movie. Give or take. Percentages subject to change without notice. But, yeah, my combo of minor face blindness and ignorance of these actors turns a … Continue reading
Wolfs? Wolves? <deep breath> Ok… I won’t get pedantic. Anyhow, Wolves is a sassy cool lark for “they can do this in their sleep” cool guys Brad Pitt and George Clooney. They just had to show up and hope their … Continue reading
Well… that was a mistake. To be clear, this review and rating are a me thing. If you are hardcore anime fan – or a fan of the manga this film is based on – my reaction to it is … Continue reading
(Un)lucky Sisters is an Argentinian Netflix comedy that lacks a lot of core things to make a comedy… namely laughs but also interesting characters. It’s about two sisters from other mothers whose estranged dad has died. They don’t know each … Continue reading
In that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice works at all is a goddamn miracle of direction. It’s so bloated with plots, subplots, characters, side characters, cameos, villains, and new ideas that I’m still not sure if they resolved everything. The plot synopsis? Where … Continue reading