Not only does It Live Inside, It also Makes Generic Movies. You’ve seen this one before… like… all the damn time. But at least this one has the hook of a different cultural identity even though it feels like a … Continue reading
Oof… I’ve seen a handful of Indian pictures imported to the US over the past few years and this one didn’t work for me at all… though perhaps more exposure to these actors and this director would have had made … Continue reading
So… a Japanese Netflix Cinderella retelling set in Europe by way of a whodunit mystery where Little Red Riding Hood is the detective? I mean… sure, I guess. It’s no Hercule Poirot, but it’s definitely a mystery. A weird campy … Continue reading
King of Killers is a bad film… but there’s a chance it’s bad in a way that could entertain. It’s a tough guy pulp actioner that made my eyes roll… but I have a low tolerance for unironic tough guy … Continue reading
The Equalizer franchise has its highs and lows for me. I thought the first one was pretty good but I hated, hated, hated the second. So this time around? Closer to the first… but not quite there. After equalizing some … Continue reading
There are moments in this low budget, hard scrabble werewolf horror/comedy when I was having a lot of fun. And there were moments where I was impressed by the incompetence. And there wAll Postsere moments where I was just bored. … Continue reading
Hidden Strike is a new Netflix action/comedy starring two human cartoons with very very different comic stylings. I was rooting for this flick… it really wants to entertain and certainly Jackie Chan and Joh Cena are trying. But the script … Continue reading
When I saw River Wild on Netflix, my immediate thought was “A remake of The River Wild from 1994?!?”… did anyone remember that movie? And, more importantly, would I remember anything about it? (spoiler alert: nope). Also had to wonder … Continue reading
The concept of Paradise is an old sci-fi trope… the rich (sometimes literally) feeding on the poor to gain youth or everlasting life. And I guess what matters is if they find something interesting to do with the premise. This … Continue reading
To suggest The Slumber Party is a tween remake of The Hangover would be completely accurate. The similarities were so strong that I had to look it up… and the book its based on (The Sleepover by Jen Malone) not … Continue reading