The Valet has a big gaping hole in the middle of it that I just couldn’t get past. But I still think it was a decent movie with some charming performances. Unfortunately, I was far more engaged with the subplots … Continue reading
As the literal (literal!) 811th Cinderella adaptation (and Disney’s 85th), Sneakerella makes a valiant effort at being relevant. It isn’t always successful due mainly to familiarity and a grueling run-time, but its cast is appealing and its colorful musical numbers … Continue reading
I hadn’t seen a trailer for this and I went in with some discordant ideas. I knew it was a faith-based film that stars Mark Wahlberg. And this does not compute. It co-star Mel Gibson which does compute a bit … Continue reading
Catwoman: Hunted is the latest DC animated superhero flicks that takes a slight left by having an anime (or anime-inspired) style. That doesn’t mean it’s not fairly cheap animation, but at least its got its own style (though I think … Continue reading
Dual is set in the near future where human cloning is possible but mostly outlawed. Karen Gillan plays a woman who is diagnosed with something that might as well be a brain cloud… she’ll die soon enough, but she’ll feel … Continue reading
My love/mostly hate war with Michael Bay continues… though at least we have settled on a little cease fire. I didn’t hate Ambulance… though Mr. Bay made concerted efforts to make me do so. Just not a fan of his … Continue reading
A young teen wants to discover himself through music? Yeah, I just watched Better Nate Than Ever… and Metal Lords. Pretty wide gulf between the musical stylings though… but not so wide in terms of following your dreams storylines. Though … Continue reading
Alice is a film with a very similar premise to the 2020 film Antebellum but Alice takes the earlier film’s concept further. Indeed, it takes the more interesting route. Where Antebellum ends and I asked the question “OK… now what?”, … Continue reading
Master is about the lives of a handful of black women on a traditionally all-white prestigious university. The ladies not only have to deal with subtle microaggressions but also some pretty big macro ones too. Oh, and there’s a witch … Continue reading
Unpopular take and also a moment of self-reflection for my apparent monstrosity. Flee is a tragic life story but not one told very well. Yeah, I know… how wrong a take can a guy have? The documentary / animated film … Continue reading