Feb
09
80 for Brady
I walked into 80 for Brady the least enthused I’ve been for a movie in a long time… as evidenced by, if nothing else, it taking me about a week to get around to it. I like the four leading … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Low 70s
Feb
01
Shotgun Wedding
Shotgun Wedding stars Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel as a couple about to get married when pirates attack the venue and take the wedding party hostage. The happy bickering bride and groom have to yell at each… I mean work … Continue reading
Jan
30
Wandering Earth, The
I was recently surprised to see The Wandering Earth 2 show up at my local cinema. I’m not sure I want to spend three hours in the cinema to watch it but certainly won’t if I havn’t seen the original. … Continue reading
Jan
21
JUNG_E
JUNG_E is a Korean science fiction flick (on Netflix) that borrows heavily from better movies. It is, itself, a decent enough movie with a promising emotional core but with dodgy visual effects and only ok action. Nothing particularly remarkable about … Continue reading
Dec
21
About Fate
The only thing About Fate has going for it is the sheer magnetism of Emma Roberts. Is it possible for a romantic comedy to have one-sided chemistry? Emma Roberts proves it’s possible since only half the romantic couple in this … Continue reading
Dec
18
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Bardo is a head-scratcher of an annoyance of a personal film that I didn’t get for long swaths and resented having to sit through that somehow, some way, comes together in the final thirty minutes of understanding so that I … Continue reading
Dec
01
Girl at the Window
Girl at the Window is yet another version of the nosy neighbor flick. In this case, a teenage girl living in an Australian town hunted by a serial killer thinks the new neighbor is that killer. Of course, nobody believes … Continue reading
Nov
24
Manifest West
Manifest West is a film in the subgenre of families who move off the grid. Better movies in this category include Captain Fantastic and Leave No Trace. Watch both of them first, maybe shop around a bit, and then circle … Continue reading
Nov
20
Disenchanted
What a wild disappointment. I enjoyed the original Enchanted quite a bit and this sequel, while well-cast and with some good ideas, falls flat in so many ways. The film reunites us with Giselle, former fairy tale princess (Amy Adams) … Continue reading
Nov
04
Armageddon Time
Armageddon Time is about a young Jewish boy living in 1980 New York in which we navigates his family, his friends, and his school. He makes friends with a young black boy in his class and he learns lessons about … Continue reading