Evil Dead Rise starts with one of the coolest title reveals in film before bouncing from the typical cabin (A-Frame) in the woods to a high rise apartment building. I guess that’s why it’s called Evil Dead (High) Rise… or … Continue reading
It’d be unfair to this lovely, creative movie to call it a rom-com since that implies, shall we say, a lesser creative and artistic eye. Instead we’ll go with hang-out romance that just so happens to be very funny. That’s … Continue reading
I had a blast with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (maybe not the most popular take out there considering the reviews). The Ant-Man movies have been pretty small scale superhero comedies and never really mattered to the bigger picture. So … Continue reading
Knock at the Cabin is one of M. Night Shyamalans better pictures, often encroaching on the top tier of his career. Doesn’t quite get there, but it’s sometimes a squeaker. If the script had been a little tighter, a little … Continue reading
I started watching Aftersun after getting up super early… too early… I wound up dozing off within the first five minutes, waking up with dream memories that I wasn’t sure were part of the movie or not. I restarted the … Continue reading
Darren Aronofsky is a writer/director I admire. I like his instinct to go big, transcendental, and weird with movies like The Fountain and even Noah (which I didn’t particularly like but found fascinating). But he also give us more down-to-earth … Continue reading
The spoiler alert of Spoiler Alert is that the hero dies… which is the full title of the memoir this movie is based on. Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies by journalist Michael Ausiello. I haven’t read this book and I’m … Continue reading
For a four star movie, saying Avatar: The Way of Water was a bit of a disappointment is a head scratcher. But given its pedigree and how many years since the last James Cameron film, I was hoping for something … Continue reading
To screw up a metaphor, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special melted my Grinch heart. I was just telling a friend I really don’t watch Christmas movies on a loop. I’ll watch ’em and the schmaltz might make me … Continue reading
She Said tells the true story of how the New York Times investigated and ran an article about human garbage Harvey Weinstein. It follows the lead reporters as they try to interview woman after frightened woman about their experiences working … Continue reading