This was kind of a random Netflix watch but it came out today and I was awake so I gave it a shot. This is a Portuguese-language Brazilian teen comedy with all the awkward teen romance/drama you’d expect. I wonder … Continue reading
Michael Cane and Aubrey Plaza are two actors I like but never thought about starring in the same film. And when I saw them pop up in this, I thought it was a perfect match. It just made sense. Though … Continue reading
I was constantly up and down and down and up on this movie… I couldn’t decide if I low-key enjoyed it or if I was actively bored. Seemed to shift every ten minutes. So it’s a real mixed bag but … Continue reading
This damn movie has no right to be as good as it is. In fact, I’d written it off as an annoying movie about an annoying character that was desperately unfunny within the first half hour. But the damn movie … Continue reading
Vacation Friends stars Lil Rel Howery and Yvonne Orji as an in-control couple on vacation at a Mexican resort. They run into an irrepressible and excitable and extra x 5 couple played by John Cena and Meredith Hagner. They are … Continue reading
Ride the Eagle is an odd film. It’s maybe meant to be a life-affirming journey of self-discovery but holds that concept at a distance. Yet it also has some of the best romantic chemistry on screen in a while… between … Continue reading
How it Ends maybe could have been called Chill Apocalypse. This is a laid back gentle comedy about the last day on Earth. Or, really, it’s more about self-discovery than an actual end of days affair. Yes there are people … Continue reading
This film is advertised with a reference to early Tarantino. Don’t you believe it. It’s more similar to 70s era bad girl exploitation… maybe a little Russ Meyers. But it’s not as hyper literate or as violent as Tarantino. So … Continue reading
Free Guy is kind of like taking a shopping car through movie history and picking and choosing elements from all over. Instantly I saw a little Lego Movie, Truman Show, Dark City, The Matrix, Tron and a few others. In … Continue reading
Vivo is a Sony Pictures animated flick that premiered on Netflix. I’m not sure if that shows a lack of confidence in the film or if Netflix just threw around THAT much money. But I could have seen this as … Continue reading