Absolution is yet another film in the category of “these actors from my youth are now old enough to play geezers with dementia and I’m not happy about it”. Between this one (Liam Neeson), Knox Goes Away (Michael Keaton), and … Continue reading
Another one of these… and I keep doing it to myself. Sigh. But if even one of these Christmas flops is good, then I haven’t wasted ALL of my free time. But this wasn’t quite it. So this time a … Continue reading
Dear Santa would get bonus points if it had the guts to actually give itself the title it deserves… and post that all over Paramount+, social media, and the internet as a whole. But it doesn’t and it doesn’t even … Continue reading
Red One builds a concept and variations on Christmas lore that’s so much better than the movie they stuffed into it. It’s not the first or most unique take on a modernized North Pole, but I like the angle it … Continue reading
Levels is a big idea / low budget sci-fi film that plays in familiar sandboxes while trying to elevate them with high-falutin’ tech philosophy. And that’s a sentence that says nothing about a plot that’s hard to synopsize without spoiling. … Continue reading
The Shadow Strays is the kind of mindless, repetitive action film that can fill the screen with so many clashing swords and yet leave me deeply, deeply bored. But that’s largely a me thing… action junkies will probably love it. It’s … Continue reading
Your Monster is a weird one. For one thing, it should be called My Monster <shakes tiny fist at uncaring universe>. But it’s also a horror/comedy… but no, it’s actually a horror/rom-com… even if I think the horror bit was … Continue reading
Bagman is a thread-bare premise draped lazily over alleged folklore from across time and cultures. Which was a bit of hubbaloo in the middle of a film that barely has a plot to begin with. It’s about a couple with … Continue reading
The Devil’s Bath is a long way around to tell an interesting bit of historical trivia. Could have gotten there quicker with a glance at a Wikipedia article… or thirty minute documentary. Or forty minutes less mopey wandering around in … Continue reading
V/H/S/Beyond is like all of the other V/H/S films… a mixed bag. Some good shorts, some bad… too many in the bad camp this late in the franchise’s life, honestly. In this case, the theme of the shorts is UFOs … Continue reading