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
The King’s Daughter is an occasionally lovely movie that I want to like and it wants to be liked. But it’s a mess of story ideas with poor directing or editing. Set in France in the late 17th century, the … Continue reading
Upon reflection, I had to wonder why I rented this thing. The description gave me hope. Reminded me a bit of Narnia and maybe this would promote a love of stories and storytelling. During WW2, a woman entertains children in … Continue reading
A decidedly adult Western (non-anime) animated dark fantasy film that shares DNA with older titles like Fire and Ice, Wizards, Heavy Metal, and Ralph Bakshi’s Lord of the Rings. I’m surprised it exists, though I’m a little soft on how … Continue reading