Besides somehow being both a misleading and completely apt title, Mother/Android is a decidedly character and drama-driven sci-fi robo-pocalypse. It gets there through a noticeably low budget and disinterest in world building or explanations. It seems all the helpful human-like … Continue reading
The House uses fur and cloth-based stop-motion animation to tell three independent stories set in a house. That might not be thrilling by the sound of it, but it’s a pretty fascinating and sometimes fascinatingly weird presentation. The first story … Continue reading
Ohhhh… you mean like BAR TENDER. Humor. Arr-arr. I think that’s about the length and breadth of the human condition I got out of this coming-of-age flick. It’s not a terrible movie or anything, but it really doesn’t make a … Continue reading
This film is at war with my memory of the Bakker scandal. In my head, these are two con artists who bilked people for millions. In the film, she’s portrayed as largely innocent which creates dissonance in my head. But … Continue reading
Zone 414 so desperately wants to be a better movie but fails. I think it was earnestly directed by someone with a decent visual eye but with a script that does no favors. The film is set in a near … Continue reading
Paul Thomas Anderson in shaggy loose mode is an off and on prospect for me. Licorice Pizza roams where it wants to… it lopes and ambles and just hangs. It’s got a similar structure as The Master but I hated … Continue reading
This is a tough movie. It’s easy to watch, almost mesmerizing with its tone, sound mix, and sometimes dreamy flashbacks and interpretive imagery. But it’s also about a type of character we’re not supposed to see on screen, much less … Continue reading
The Novice features a singular character that operates at an intensity level greater than most films would dare give us. A driven character who its hard to like. Someone who exists in a genre (sports) where we’re supposed to cheer … Continue reading
Well, here’s a slice of unwanted life. A movie starring a washed-up bullshitting loser ex-porn star who goes back to Texas and has trouble finding a 9 to 5 because, you know, 17 years as a porn star “over” qualifies … Continue reading
Hmmm. This doesn’t sound much like an Aaron Sorkin script. Just as Nicole Kidman doesn’t remind me of Lucille Ball and Javier Bardem doesn’t remind me of Desi Arnaz (or JK Simmons the person he’s playing). The movie didn’t make … Continue reading