Apr
04
Monkey Man
Monkey Man is a tale of two halves… if you can bear the shitshow shambles of the first half, you might find a good movie in the second. But what do I know? Everyone seems to be loving this flick … Continue reading
Tag Archives: High 60s
Mar
29
Wages of Fear, The (2024)
The Wages of Fear (2024) on Netflix is the latest adaptation of the book… or a remake of either the 1953 film or Sorcerer from 1977. And what does a modern French remake of two classic white-knuckle adventures that were … Continue reading
Mar
09
Ricky Stanicky
Ricky Stanicky (as played by Monsieur John Cena) might be a fun weirdo who dresses like Britney, but even his mighty arms and plastic face can’t save this trudge of a comedy. The flick is about three childhood friends who … Continue reading
Feb
21
Monolith
Monolith is a slow-burn minimalist cryptic sci-fi thriller/horror amalgam that doesn’t go anywhere… slowly. It’s about a woman creating her own creepypaste podcast through interviews and dialog with off-screen characters. In other words, it might as well have been a … Continue reading
Feb
14
Madame Web
While Madame Web is a certifiably bad movie, there’s part of me that kinda sorta liked parts of it. Certainly not the editing, choppy action, lack of motivation, blundering dialog, and the sense the whole thing should have been act … Continue reading
Jan
28
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is a German Netflix film with a premise that promised crackling, bare-knuckle, fast-paced brawling in 60 real-time minutes. In practice, it falls way short. The film is about MMA fighter who bails on his bout in order to … Continue reading
Jan
18
I.S.S.
I.S.S. sounds like a movie designed for me… a total Gravity aficionado. Give me more realistic Low Earth Orbit (or high, or on Mars… I’m easy) movies and I would be a happy camper. But a (Russian) bear came along … Continue reading
Jan
12
Role Play
I think this movie came out last month and was called The Family Plan… aa happily married couple’s routine is disrupted when one of them turns out to be a secret international kille. How many times will this Mr. and … Continue reading
Dec
04
Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday
I wasn’t a huge fan of the original Bad Guys film when it came out, but everyone else was so I figured I’d give this holiday special a whirl. Which was my first mistake. The second was hum-drumming my way … Continue reading
Dec
03
Shift, The
The Shift if a faith-based sci-fi multiverse movie and that’s not a combination of words that usually go together. But this flick is indeed equal parts big idea sci-fi and Christian messaging… though, even then, it’s more about being a … Continue reading