Rising Wolf (as it’s known in the US… or at least on streaming) is a flick about a woman trapped in a high-tech elevator of a high-rise. The elevator has the bad habit of dropping suddenly, throwing her to the … Continue reading
Yakuza Princess is about… umm… there’s this guy with amnesia in a hospital with a katana… and a girl who loved her grandfather and… there’s yakuza. And… umm… they meet about forty-five minutes into the movie where we start to … Continue reading
So the new movie The Protégé stars Maggie Q as a soulless automaton assassin who…. wait. What? She’s not an automaton? Not a robot of any kind? She’s just a regular human who isn’t burdened with emotions or personality? Huh. … Continue reading
To be generous, this is an admirable attempt to make a brainy science fiction film on a low budget, limited cast, and probably during the pandemic (subtitle should be Everybody’s Gone to the Pandemic, perhaps). But I’m not going to … Continue reading
I’ll admit that I watched this one just because I just watched Bruce Willis more-or-less in Midnight in the Switchgrass, another thriller where he more-or-less-but-mostly-less stars. And since I’d seen Cosmic Sin earlier this year, I figured I’d be a … Continue reading
I’m sure the two dudes who made (and starred in) this movie are rightfully proud of their creation. And I’m sure their friends and family have no end of fun watching it. But I’m not sure why anyone else should. … Continue reading
I have a weird history with the saw franchise (of which Spiral is a continuation). I only really liked the first one and all the rest are “enjoyable” for their splatter effects only… they aren’t very scary and their faux … Continue reading
Welcome to Cross Fade: The Movie… or possibly Terrible Editing with Unconvincing Character: The Movie. Vanquish is just… weirdly bad in some fascinating ways. The story isn’t the problem… it doesn’t help, but it’s not a problem. It’s about as … Continue reading
Rented (on iTunes) the new high concept heist flick Money Plane. Despite the similarity in titles, not a sequel to Money Train. Also, despite the similarities to other heist films, a far cry from anything you might consider smart, sly, … Continue reading
Checked out a sci-fi/crime movie called Code 8 on Netflix. It’s not a Netflix original and was available for streaming for months but I never pulled the trigger. Box art shows a robot similar to Chappie (the police robot movie … Continue reading