Checked out the Netflix original horror film The Ritual the other day and, well, if you like the kind of movie where unlikable idiots wander into the woods and get what’s coming to them, you’ll probably like this flick. I’d … Continue reading
Also rented on iTunes (apparently available on YouTubeRed) a documentary called Kedi… it’s about cats… street cats… and the people who take care of them… in Istanbul. Seventy minutes of cute cats living on the streets of an ancient city, … Continue reading
Checked out the creatively titled Netflix original The Babysitter last night. To my surprise after watching it, I saw that it was directed by McG… oh how the marginal have fallen? Maybe… this isn’t his best film but it’s hardly … Continue reading
Checked out the movie A Ghost Story which is an experimental, art-house film that takes some patience and willingness to accept long quiet scenes of nothing happening. I was impatient with it, then it began to build on me, and … Continue reading
Caught another obscure indie flick at the theater today – Ingrid Goes West, starring Aubrey Plaza and that’s all I knew going in. I dig Aubrey Plaza so figured it was worth the risk for whatever the flick was. … Continue reading
Rented Shin Godzilla (aka Godzilla Resurgence), Japan’s latest reboot of the giant monster, released in 2016. In this flick, Godzilla / Gojira is back to being the destructive force of nature. No saving the earth, just stomping on Tokyo and … Continue reading
Also, seven weeks in, got around to having the interest and the correct timing to see Despicable Me 3. And, you know, I should have gone sooner. Not that it’s a great movie but it’s not a terrible one and … Continue reading
Also caught the new Halle Berry suspense film Kidnap. That’s an apt title – the movie is basically about a kidnapping and absolutely nothing else. Truth in advertising. This is not a criticism – the movie knows it’s a B … Continue reading
So, there’s this French indie horror film called Raw that made the festival circuit rounds that was so horrific, so gory, that people were fainting in the audience. Don’t believe the lies – this is a kind of unsettling horror … Continue reading
Went to see the new teen romance flick Everything, Everything. It’s not a bad time at the movies… it could have picked up the pace in the middle as I thought it got a bit draggy at times. Premise … Continue reading