This low stakes, high concept film was cruising for a super average review until, out of nowhere, I realized I was not only kind of enjoying it, but I was liking (some of) the characters. That’s hardly fair. Multiverse takes … Continue reading
Spin is not only a Disney+ movie, the opening credits say it’s a Disney Channel movie. That should be a red flag (says the guy who did not grow up on the Disney Channel). But I grit my teeth, pushed … Continue reading
So Eternals is a really weird one. It’s somehow both better and worse than I hoped/expected. It’s an uneven movie that has problems… but those problems are more due to it not being longer… and it’s already 2.5 hours long! … Continue reading
13 Minutes is a fairly low budget disaster/tornado film that focuses on an average town somewhere in the midwest, USA. It’s characters are mostly regular lower-to-middle class folk – ranchers, motel staff, salon workers – with one couple being a … Continue reading
No One Gets Out Alive has a terrible title and an interesting mood. It’s also wildly unfocused, spins its wheels to reach movie-length (before the requisite 10 minutes of Netflix credits), and then had the audacity to sneak up on … Continue reading
Copshop opens with a snappy, energetic feel with cool music and visuals. I thought this was going to be a fun time at the movies within the first minute. And, hey, for the most part it was. But it was … Continue reading
This was kind of a random Netflix watch but it came out today and I was awake so I gave it a shot. This is a Portuguese-language Brazilian teen comedy with all the awkward teen romance/drama you’d expect. I wonder … Continue reading
JJ+E is a sweet, non-cloying, earnest, non-cutesy, mostly non-melodramatic down-to-earth teen romance set in Sweden. He’s from the wrong side of the tracks (or bay, to be specific) and she’s a rich girl. He saves her sister after a cliff-diving … Continue reading
I was under the impression that The Mortuary Collection was going to be a kid-friendly / YA anthology of horror shorts. Like Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark or Goosebumps. I got that from the cover art and the … Continue reading
Long Weekend is a good, sweet romance… a romantic film that’s occasionally funny but not a romantic comedy. A simple romance seems pretty rare so was curious enough to give it a shot. But it does have a twist that … Continue reading