The only thing I knew about this flick was the poster at the theater… didn’t know the plot nor the actors. Figured it was probably a comedy based on the title and poster… though for the first ten minutes of … Continue reading
Ooooh… Latin. Ad Vitam makes this French Netflix movie sound fancy, or introspective, or deep… or if not those, able to summon Deadites. But, no, it’s just a too-lah-de-da title for a pretty generic but entertaining action flick. It’s about … Continue reading
The Last Showgirl tries maybe a little too hard to be the showcase for Pamela Anderson that it very clearly is. And, to be fair, she’s not the first actor to get a role that speaks to their career and … Continue reading
Chasing Amy is Kevin Smith’s third film and is known as an important milestone in ’90s queer cinema… as told by a straight white dude. And while it’s a good film, everyone these days seems to agree that it hasn’t … Continue reading
The Return is kind of a big ask for a mass audience. It’s slow, it has issues with motivation and pacing, and an entire scene devoted to stringing a bow. But it’s unique devotion to its source material is impressive… … Continue reading
Knox Goes Away is an interesting film that’s maybe a little too long and doesn’t really present its central disease very well. But it does turn around a rather unique twist/mystery that made me respect the movie a lot more … Continue reading
I didn’t expect the nominal sequel to the 2017 film Wonder to be about a girl being hidden from the Nazis during WW2. Wonder was a joyful and sad modern day film about a kid with a physical deformity so … Continue reading
In my review of Watchmen: Chapter I, I said its adaptation and filmmaking choices sabotaged the film. Nothing has changed with the second half of the story and it even gets a little wobblier than before. Still a pretty good, … Continue reading
Lee is the true story of a WWII war correspondent from Vogue Magazine. I sat on this film for a bit knowing only that it stars Kate Winslet as a photojournalist; I had no idea it was set in the … Continue reading
Well, see you on the FBI watchlist. Decided to watch Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts World Tour concert film on Netflix. As I’ve said in the past, I’m not a big fan of concert films but figured she only has two albums … Continue reading