Come True is kind of beautiful, dreamy, surreal, and a little bit frustrating in how it doesn’t quite hang together. I enjoyed it though and I want to make the pieces fit because I think there is a way to … Continue reading
Boss Level is kind of a fascinating movie. It’s another time loop film – this time an action flick where the guy has to survive a horde of assassins gunning for him (and figure out why they are tryin to … Continue reading
So I rented Wrong Turn, a reboot of a fairly dismal 2003 city-folk-run-afoul-of-backwoods-mutant-cannibals movie that (somehow) has five sequels (none of which I’ve seen). The reason I rented it was odd though… Looking on the AMC Theater app on my … Continue reading
Space Sweepers is an enjoyable outer space romp with a fun, adventurous spirit and a surprising amount of ambition (if also a little over the top and noisy). It’s a South Korean film with a big budget, some pretty snazzy … Continue reading
I was rather surprised and pleased by this horror/suspense film. I didn’t expect much going in, that’s for sure. It’s a film in the “city folk go out into the country and run afoul of the rubes” movie mixed a … Continue reading
In that there’s an actual Skyline film franchise is a bit of a surprise. I saw the original Skyline and thought it had some interesting visuals and ideas but was ultimately not a very good flick. To my surprise, seven … Continue reading
Kajillionaire is a lovely but odd – very odd – little comedy drama about a family of grifters who live not exactly off-the-grid but more off of social norms. They operate out of LA but not within anything approaching normalcy. … Continue reading
The Craft: Legacy finally turned from a $20 rental down to a more reasonable post-release streaming rental (6 bucks or so). I didn’t blow the 20 bucks simply because I’m not a devotee of the original film from 1996. It’s … Continue reading
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds is a new Werner Herzog documentary airing on Apple TV+. It is his latest lyrical scientific film, this time about meteorite impacts across the globe and throughout time. In his usual combination of scientific fascination, … Continue reading
New Mutants, the (actual) final X-Men movie in the Fox run of superhero flicks, is finally (FINALLY) available to a wide audience. After numerous delays even before the pandemic and then a gasping-for-air theatrical when screens opened, it’s hit digital … Continue reading