The School for Good and Evil is a derivative piece of work… and not just Harry Potter but any number of other properties like Once Upon a Time, The Descendants, and Percy Jackson. A pair of dissimilar girls (and best … Continue reading
I was on the fence about Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva because it was yet another nearly three hour long Indian film of unknown quality, origin, and actors. But it showed up on IMAX 3D so I figured there must be … Continue reading
Based on historical events, Medieval is set during a schism in the Catholic church were there was one pope in The Vatican and another in France. The plot is kind of about getting the king of Bohemia to Rome so … Continue reading
Three Thousand Years of Longing has a lot of interesting and fascinating ideas but it really isn’t about those ideas. Instead, it’s more about a handful of short stories circulating about a relationship that isn’t half as interesting as those … Continue reading
Luck is a new Apple TV+ animated film from John Lasseter. It’s about an orphan girl who turns 18 and is moved out of the group home she’s been stuck in all her life. Feeling unmoored, she finds and loses … Continue reading
I wasn’t excited to start The Sea Beast… it looked like another generic Netflix animation. But I was wrong. As soon as the flick starts, it prevents some absolutely stunning visuals. A kid struggling to get onto a piece of … Continue reading
The very idea of Joey King: Action Star is ridiculous to the point you go into this movie expecting a satire. And, indeed, for a few minutes it felt like maybe it’s just that. But that’s not this movie, as … Continue reading
The Northman is written and directed by Robert Eggers who previously made The Witch and The Lighthouse. This is easily his most accessible movie to a wider audience and yet it still evinces some of his weirder, more artsy vibes. … Continue reading
Well, I suppose this is the best film in the Fantastic Beasts series… but it does so at the expense of the first two films. And pretty much at the expense of all the wonder and fun of the Harry … Continue reading
Even by Richard Linklater’s sometimes shaggy standards of what makes a narrative film, this movie is barely a movie. More of a memory or animated documentary about what it was like growing up in the space age of the 1960s. … Continue reading