Aug
07
Vivo
Vivo is a Sony Pictures animated flick that premiered on Netflix. I’m not sure if that shows a lack of confidence in the film or if Netflix just threw around THAT much money. But I could have seen this as … Continue reading
Tag Archives: High 70s
Jul
15
Classic Horror Story, A
A Classic Horror Story on Netflix takes wild swings that sometimes connect and sometimes not. If you’re watching it and thinking “this is like a lot of other horror movies” just grit your teeth and remind yourself of the title. … Continue reading
Jul
07
No Sudden Move
I spent random swaths of time in this flick pondering why it’s No Sudden Move and not No Sudden Moves. No Sudden Move doesn’t sound right… nobody says that. “OK you palooka. No sudden move or the dog gets it”… … Continue reading
Jul
05
Gaia
There’s a fungus among us? Yeah, going for the easy one there. But its apt for this flick, a kind of eco-horror movie with similar vibes to the bigger budget Annihilation and the similar budget In the Earth. This flick … Continue reading
Jun
23
Clara
Clara is a very frustrating movie for me… someone who doesn’t need hard sci-fi but appreciates it when its made. And for a decent amount of time, this looked exactly like that. A science-based drama – maybe hovering into the … Continue reading
Jun
20
Wish Dragon
Wish Dragon is a weird movie. In theory, it should be a run-of-the-mill Netflix original with middling animation and a generic plot with generic standard-issue themes. And it kind of is… but it also has some very creative comedic timing, … Continue reading
Jun
09
Fatale
Hey, it was a 99 cent rental on iTunes so I finally gave in. I expected trash, I got trash. But I got fairly entertaining trash. There’s that kind of sleaze that knows its sleazy and this movie, I think, … Continue reading
Jun
06
Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know
An interesting documentary about the scientific team that recently used an array of telescopes across the planet to piece together a picture of a massive black hole. It’s a slightly less complete documentary abut black holes in general, as suggested … Continue reading
May
27
Water Man, The
I really was rooting for this movie. It’s such a well-meaning, good-natured adventure movie featuring children (that adults will like too). But it sadly has pacing issues that make it’s middle act lag to the point of distraction. But, I … Continue reading
May
09
My Salinger Year
I enjoyed a decent amount of this film but feel that, while retaining the themes, it kind of lost the plot half-way through. And that’s a little unfair since the movie has a premise – young woman joins New York … Continue reading