The Little Things is one heck of a somber, slow, gloomy, ugly bit of film that reminds me of the end of Burn After Reading: what did we learn here? What was this about? Was it as nihilistic and defeatist … Continue reading
Penguin Bloom is a surprisingly – if manipulatively – uplifting film and it worked on me, schmaltz and all. Not that it’s too schmaltzy… I think it’s the right amount of honest and genuine peppered in with a little overkill. … Continue reading
I blind watched a newish digital rental called Bacurau, a Brazilian film of some indeterminate genre. I’d heard it talked about and it’s been given good reviews. So I gave it a shot, intrigued by the mystery, and spent more … Continue reading
American Skin is an angry, powerful film that does suffer from being as subtle as a sledgehammer. Its capital M Message is heavy-handed and direct. But the film is also powerful, very well acted, and shot with a blunt economy. … Continue reading
One Night in Miami has the ambitious idea of placing four iconic African Americans in a motel room and letting the drama flow. Set in 1964 after Cassius Clay (soon to be Muhammad Ali) wins his heavyweight belt, he meets … Continue reading
Promising Young Woman seems to be one type of movie before slyly becoming another and then another. The log-line of the flick makes it sound like a sordid feminist (or maybe pseudo-feminist) revenge flick that’s all about sick visceral thrills. … Continue reading
Pieces of a Woman is a pretty great depressing, despondent movie that’s the feel sad movie of January. And it’s well worth the watch if you want to see some good acting and writing. The film is about a tragic … Continue reading
Archenemy is about a homeless guy who claims to be a Superman-level superhero from an alternate dimension. A teenager decides to learn more about him for a reporter gig he’s trying to get while his lsister does her thing in … Continue reading
Honest Thief is a simple movie that doesn’t revolutionize anything, doesn’t set the world on fire, doesn’t change hearts and minds. It does what it does competently and entertains. It’s a solid, effective suspense thriller. The film stars Liam Neeson … Continue reading
Kajillionaire is a lovely but odd – very odd – little comedy drama about a family of grifters who live not exactly off-the-grid but more off of social norms. They operate out of LA but not within anything approaching normalcy. … Continue reading