Summer of 69 pretends to be a super raunchy sex comedy… but it evolves into a gentler, if a little daft, heart-felt buddy comedy. It’s almost like the title is designed to be misleading (also of note: it doesn’t take … Continue reading
Nonnas is a movie that will work better for you if you have big family meals and/or an Italian upbringing. I think to the rest of us – or maybe just me – it loses something in the translation. Which … Continue reading
Another Simple Favor is the sequel to a movie I apparently really enjoyed from seven years ago but have almost no memory of. And reading my review, I can see why I enjoyed it… it sounds like fun! So I … Continue reading
Neighborhood Watch works due to the charismatic performances of its leads… one kind of doing his usual cool guy thing, the other a bit more manic. Pair them together and one cool factor smashes up against another’s mania and makes … Continue reading
The Ugly Stepsister is a Norwegian language retelling of the Cinderella story from the ugly stepsister’s POV. And when the call for actresses to play the ugly stepsister goes out, that must be a tough decision to show up for … Continue reading
Sacramento shares significant DNA with the superior but darker A Real Pain. Except instead of taking place across Europe, it settles for a road trip to Sacramento, California. Maybe that’s a downgrade but also maybe it’s more approachable? The film … Continue reading
My Minecraft bona fides are limited… I’ve played the base game for maybe an hour, Minecraft Dungeons for a few more, and Minecraft: Story Mode not at all. So safe to say I was missing some references in this big … Continue reading
Borderline is a thriller/stalker/comedy that walks a tight-rope of maybe being too creepy and making fun too much of stalkers. But I think it finds the right wobbly balance and charming helter skelter crazy to get away with it. It … Continue reading
The Parenting is a pretty good horror/comedy that gets a boost for its title. It reminds me of The Shining, The Blackening, The Happening, and Highlander II: The Quickening. (<SIDE NOTE>Some of these movies listed are slightly better than others</SIDE … Continue reading
Sometimes Steven Soderbergh’s Prescence tested my patience… and then he’d pull off something that was pretty interesting. Even if half the film is made up of weird relationships and the ghost that still lingers here probably needed to be more … Continue reading