Bookworm is a film that proves my whole theory: you want Elijah Wood in your movie? Film it in New Zealand. Boom, there goes the dynamite. Bookworm indeed stars Elijah Wood as a street magician and American dad of a … Continue reading
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