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
When it comes to practical joke cringe comedies like this, I’m a tough sell. I don’t enjoy prank shows and these movies that hang a week narrative and string it along with random prank scenes are more of the same… … Continue reading
Yes Day is a pleasant but inconsequential family comedy that the kids will probably love. I’m not sure there’s much more for anyone older than a tween though. The film stars Jennifer Garner as a mother of three who spent … Continue reading
Coming 2 America is a movie that started strong but progressively just gets less and less interesting, less and less funny. It’s not a total disaster, but it needed more time in the oven. It also has a core script … Continue reading
As a guy who’s many decades past the sell-by date of this movie’s target audience, all I can say is that I rather loved this film. It reminded me of my high school fight-the-power movies like Pump up the Volume … Continue reading
The new Tom & Jerry movie happens to occasionally star Tom & Jerry… which might be good given that they are characters who can fill five to seven minutes of screen time at most. Chloe Grace Moretz, Michael Pena, and … Continue reading
Flora & Ulysses is a “good enough” family film. It doesn’t seem to have any inspiration to rise above what it is: a basic Disney family-friendly fantasy adventure about a superhero squirrel. And, hey, when you have all the Marvel … Continue reading
I have a vague suspicion that Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar might not be the smartest or most sophisticated comedy in the world. And I have a vague suspicion the movie is exactly what the movie wants … Continue reading