I knew who starred in A Real Pain going into the theater but I didn’t realize Jesse Eisenberg both wrote and directed it. And while he gave Kieran Culkin the showier role, he sure wrote himself something to gnaw on … Continue reading
I had actually gone to see Conclave on November 5 – the day of the US presidential election – but circumstances got in the way and I had to leave early. So I went again the day after… and, yeah, … Continue reading
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin is a Netflix documentary about a young man with degenerative muscular disease who lived out a deep and meaningful life in World of Warcraft. The doc is clever in how it shows off his real … Continue reading
I fully expected to hate this film… because I haven’t liked ANY of the previous Hellboy movies. Yes, even Del Toro’s two and the much maligned 2019 David Harbour one. I thought I’d watch it half-jokingly for Halloween even though … Continue reading
Well, I doubt anyone is gonna be watching this one who didn’t know what they were signing up for. If the axe-wielding killer clown without a dental plan doesn’t rat them out, the title Terrifier aught to get the point … Continue reading
There’s absolutely no reason for me to find this meditative Japanese film so compelling… and yet I do. It disobeys most rules of drama and simply chooses to let nothing happen of dramatic merit for almost the entire runtime. And … Continue reading
Didi is an earnest, truthful, and gently painful coming-of-age film about being 13 years old. Specifically a Taiwanese-American boy growing up in the late 2000s. And I’m still getting over nostalgic coming-of-age movies set in the 90s and now I … Continue reading
When I bought my ticket to Kneecap, the ticker seller asked what the movie was. I shrugged and explained what I knew… it was about an Irish musical duo who insist on rapping in Irish. I shrugged and said, “If … Continue reading
If Rachel Sennott wasn’t already my secret Canadian girlfriend (who clearly lives in Niagara) after Shiva Baby and Bottoms, she is now. I loved Shiva Baby (and Bodies, Bodies, Bodies) and thought she was funny in Bottoms, but I don’t … Continue reading
The Last Stop in Yuma County has been getting good worth of mouth… and I think it’s even better than advertised. It’s a surprisingly energetic and fun little crime thriller that had twists and turns I wasn’t expecting. The flick … Continue reading