There’s a moment near the end of Cha Cha Real Smooth where the heart of this sweet coming-of-age movie grows three sizes in emotional maturity. A young man, not quite fully emotionally mature, facing a romantic and personal crisis, has … Continue reading
Emergency is a comedy and when it’s being funny, it mostly works. I laughed enough, but not consistently. But when it gets serious, it’s an eye-opener. It stops being this college drinking comedy and becomes a harsh and honest social … Continue reading
Two suicidal life-long friends agree to off each other… but before they take their lives on their last day, they live their last day. What a grim idea for a movie that is, in fact, quite grim. But that’s surprisingly … Continue reading
Watching Infinite Storm, I was thankful of my life choices. There I was, sitting in a recliner with no greater goal that preventing it from flying off into the sky. Eating coconut Keebler cookies that I thought were thin mints … Continue reading
Monstrous is a curious film. It’s one of those horror movies that seems to be a horror movie by financial obligation. It feels like it really wants to be a personal drama, a character study, that they felt had to … Continue reading
I hadn’t seen a trailer for this and I went in with some discordant ideas. I knew it was a faith-based film that stars Mark Wahlberg. And this does not compute. It co-star Mel Gibson which does compute a bit … Continue reading
Petite Maman is an understated, quiet, introspective French film that really wants me to rate it four stars. And there’s a lot of argument why I should… but I came away thinking it was pleasant but not amazing. Well acted, … Continue reading
Along for the Ride is a pleasant, reasonably mature and thoughtful teen romance. It’s not an amazing flick but it’s nice that a Netflix original adapted from a YA novel isn’t silly, cringe, or dumb. Or, more to the point, … Continue reading
As They Made Us is listed as a comedy… which is pretty funny because I wouldn’t go into this flick expecting a laugh. It’s a drama… maybe some low-key amusing moments, but it’s drama… maybe even a bit of a … Continue reading
Night Raiders is set in a near-future North America ravaged by a vaguely defined civil war. Our main character is a mother of a pre-teen who lives off the grid. But when the little girl is injured, they head to … Continue reading