I’m quite mixed on this heady sci-fi drama. On the one hand, it’s what I technically want in smart semi-realistic science fiction: big ideas and brains over blasters. But this film makes a bad ethical argument and does it very, … Continue reading
The Man From Toronto is a direct-to-Netflix action buddy comedy starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson. Average guy Hart is mistaken for Harrelson’s professional information extractor (torturer) and has to go undercover as him. Buddy comedy hijinks ensue. There are … Continue reading
Oddly, I liked the world-building and setups in the first half of this film. Seems most people hated that… whereas I was deeply disappointed with the running and the screaming in the second half (where most felt it finally limped … Continue reading
Well, I guess I enjoyed Tall Girl 2 more than the scintillating original. Which is to say, I didn’t particularly like it but at least I found it more relatable. A little more cliché too, I suppose. The titular tall … Continue reading
Senior Year has a fun first half that fails to build on in the pedestrian and routine second half. It’s got a fun idea for a fish-out-of-water, blast-from-the-past storyline that ultimately is just used for Rebel Wilson’s usual brand of … Continue reading
I like to kick puppies and give silly little trifles like Crush bad reviews. I’m a monster… neither puppies nor this film deserve hate, but sometimes the movie is just mediocre despite its best charm offensive. The dog doesn’t deserve … Continue reading
OK, so maybe I wasn’t expecting a heartbreaking work of staggering genius when I sat down to watch this film, but I didn’t expect to dislike it. But as I sat there trapped in my movie theater seat, the feeling … Continue reading
Captain Nova is a Netflix film from the Netherlands about a near future where things have gone horribly wrong and a woman has to take her spaceship/time machine back to the past to save it. She crashes and is rescued … Continue reading
The post credit scene in this Netflix original is a microcosm of what’s wrong with this film. It’s Fred Armisen as the movie-with-a-movie’s director wearing a face shield. The joke line is “It’s really hard to direct in this thing.” … Continue reading
You know the feeling… you finish a movie you either hated or loved and then check the reviews and get a sucker punch. What movie was I watching? Hell, what movie were you all watching? Because I didn’t like X … Continue reading