Silent Night is one of the bleakest, darkest, grimmest dramas I’ve ever seen… that start out as a light frivolous Christmas comedy. I liked the funny first act, loved the grim third act, and then hated hated hated the final … Continue reading
Not a big fan of this movie but I ultimately found its Christmas spirit charming, even if getting to it was pretty cringe. And when I reflect on the type of movie it is, I know it’s just the twentieth … Continue reading
I’ve watched the various live action Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies and I kind of dig their askew view of middle school. And I even “read” one of the books with the same reaction. When I saw that Disney … Continue reading
Cute coming-of-age film set in 1999 about a 12 year old girl who tries to connect with her dead parents by finding the songs on the (damaged) mixtape she found in their belongings. The tape is full of mostly punk … Continue reading
Oh wow… what a bait and switch… and it’s all my fault. With a title and poster art like that, I thought I was in for something gonzo and wildly satirical, especially with it being defined as a satire. But … Continue reading
It’s a crime, nay a sin, that this movie doesn’t get to be called An 8-Bit Christmas Story. The DNA of A Christmas Story surely (in a totally legally distinct way) inspired and influenced this charming, if flawed, fun nostalgic … Continue reading
Super colorful, super cheerful, super charming, and super weird… I enjoyed the majority of this bright sunshiney movie even if it does sag under the weight of its own ambitious weirdness at times. Encanto is about a magical, intelligent, living … 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