So Woody Allen’s newest uninspiration is A Rainy Day in New York (which I rented on Amazon Prime)… and if that title seems a little non-specific, I guess that suits. It does have a plot… two fingers-on-chalkboards go to NYC … Continue reading
Superintelligence is trying to be too many things it just continuously fails be. It’s a bog standard AI Becomes Intelligent film, it’s a romantic comedy without a lot of convincing romance, and it tries – and I do mean tries … Continue reading
Operation Christmas drop is about a congressional aide who flies to Guam to see about shutting down an air base and how the airmen and women try to sell her on keeping it open. It also feels exactly like a … Continue reading
Possessor is a new film from Brandon Cronenberg, son of David Cronenberg and the apple hasn’t fallen far from the bloody tree. The version I saw was Possessor Uncut… apparently the MPAA rated it NC-17 so it’s been released on … Continue reading
Over the Moon is a new Netflix original CGI animated film that wasn’t on my radar. But when I saw some positive reviews that described it as a professionally made, inspirational film, I decided to give it a shot. I … Continue reading
Rebecca is a new Netflix original that is an adaptation of the original novel which itself had already been made into a Best Picture winner by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940. I really enjoyed that previous film (except for the Hayes … Continue reading
I blame Spooky Season for giving A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting a shot. Saw it pop up as a Netflix Original and thought the title curious, potentially interesting, so I gave it a shot. It was decent for awhile … Continue reading
Save Yourselves! (with exclamation point) is an amusing idea for a movie… but, unfortunately, that’s about it. It’s a better idea than an actual movie. I rented this comedy on streaming (it’s also in limited theatrical release… amusingly). The film … Continue reading
The new movie Ava is available for streaming rental at a reasonable price. It’s not getting particularly good reviews but I decided to give it a shot (on iTunes) due to the quality of the cast. Jessica Chastain, John Malkovich, … Continue reading
Rented (on iTunes) a new Russian science fiction/horror flick called Sputnik. I haven’t seen too many Russian-made films but the ones I’ve seen are pretty much the rare imports that some American studio thought we’d enjoy. Which usually means a … Continue reading