Watched the horror (maybe horror comedy) film We Summon the Darkness which is new to Netflix this week. I say maybe comedy because there’s a chance it’s meant to be a dark comedy… but I’m not sure if any of … Continue reading
Heard some praise for a new documentary about the early work of Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda called We Are Freestyle Love Supreme (it’s a Hulu film). Apparently he was/is part of a comedy rap improv group… and since his lyrics are … Continue reading
The new Disney movie Artemis Fowl was released this weekend on Disney+. It was scheduled to be a big(ish) theatrical release but, due to COVID, went streaming… but not even a paid rental or purchase. The flick is based on … Continue reading
Also rented (on iTunes) a heartbreaking work of staggering genius called Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge. Half of the last sentence is as exaggerated as this absent-minded video game tie-in movie. So this animated film is based on the … Continue reading
Gave the new Netflix movie Spenser Confidential a try. This is a movie based on the Spenser detective novels (which I’ve never read) which were also the basis of the 80s show Spenser For Hire (which I never watched). But … Continue reading
Went inadvertently blind to a new movie called Impractical Jokes: The Movie. I say inadvertently since I thought it was a different movie I’d seen a trailer for… one that was about practical jokes or candid camera type stuff. But … Continue reading
And, finally, caught up with the movie Downhill. Haven’t heard of it? It’s barely being advertised and I’m surprised it was theatrically released at all. It has a good cast though and it’s a remake of a French film called … Continue reading
Also watched the new film remake of the old tv series Fantasy Island. Or Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island as the movie calls itself… maybe in a fit of copyright legality or because they want to assure us this is a horror … Continue reading
Indie film-maker/podcaster/stoner Kevin Smith released a new movie via roadshow last year that finally came to streaming this week. So I rented Jay and Silent Bob Reboot on iTunes, hoping (again) this would be a return to quality. Something I … Continue reading
After three days of trying to get into a screening, I finally saw the new Will Smith animated film Spies in Disguise. Why three days? Well, kids are out of school and they only have two regular showings of the … Continue reading