Based on critical reception (which I didn’t know about until after I saw this), I’m almost embarrassed to say I liked this movie. I guess I’m not supposed to… yet I can’t deny that I thought it was an uneven … Continue reading
I’m sure the two dudes who made (and starred in) this movie are rightfully proud of their creation. And I’m sure their friends and family have no end of fun watching it. But I’m not sure why anyone else should. … Continue reading
What a lovely, sweet little surprise. This movie isn’t going to to change the world or start a revolution or change anyone’s life, but it was an enjoyable little cuddle of a movie. And maybe that’s enough. The movie stars … Continue reading
I enjoyed a decent amount of this film but feel that, while retaining the themes, it kind of lost the plot half-way through. And that’s a little unfair since the movie has a premise – young woman joins New York … Continue reading
For the first twenty minutes, I legitimately loved The Mitchells vs. the Machines. It was about the family… it was sweet, it felt truthful, and I laughed out loud a number of times. I dug its visual style, the lead … Continue reading
A fairly blind rental, largely based on the title (I’m from Michigan) and a promise of a short run time. I was fairly impressed by this personal, sensitive story. And it has some pretty landscapes of Lake Michigan and, well, … Continue reading
I really wanted to say I liked this movie. When it started and for about the first twenty minutes, I was kind of grooving on the humor and the heart. But once the main plotline kicks in, all the air … Continue reading
This is a really charming little comedy that crept up on me with its silence and its humor. A weird, deliberately simple looking Japanese cartoon that somehow avoids the common tropes of anime. That’s kind of daring, even if it … Continue reading
I rented this one blindly based on good review scores and I went in thinking it was going to be a snarky hipster film about Hindu teens. But I got my Shiva wrong… this isn’t about the Hindu deity but … Continue reading
Dark Web: Cicada 3301 is, surprisingly to me, not a supernatural horror movie about a demon living in the dark web (a premise of similarly titled movies). It’s also not exactly the techno thriller it actually is… it’s a hybrid … Continue reading