Jun
19
Black Barbie
As a white boy growing up in the 70s and 80s, I was aware there was a Black Barbie but I never owned a Barbie, much less a Black Barbie. Now that I’ve seen the doc, I think I was … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Low 80s
Jun
14
Exhuma
Exhuma is an interesting take on a ghost story from South Korea. It involves shamanistic practices that I’m highly unfamiliar with… enough so that I’m not even sure if they are based on actual Korean beliefs or just made up … Continue reading
Jun
05
Under Paris
Pretty telling about the quality of shark movies as a whole when this pretty good Netflix one hits my top 5. It’s not that great a film so much as the flotsam and jetsam of this terrible sub-genre is populated … Continue reading
May
30
In a Violent Nature
Art House Friday the 13th probably deserves extra credit just for the vision and audacity. And here I am having just rewatched all the Friday the 13ths without realizing how much it would speak to this Jason-like slasher’s murder spree. … Continue reading
May
11
New Life
New Life is a stark, barren, cold thriller/horror film about a woman on the run and an agent sent to capture her before its too late. It hides what’s “really going on” so I’ll be vague too… though it has … Continue reading
Apr
13
Wicket Little Letters
Wicked Little Letters tells the tale of a cranky J, a nefarious B, and particularly pernicious Z who… wait… no that’s not right. It’s about a small town in 1920s England where a stuffy British woman is receiving profanity-laden letters … Continue reading
Apr
05
Musica
Música on Amazon Prime gets by on an upbeat, bright vibe and a winning performance from Camila Mendez… who isn’t the star of the show. It stumbles and flails with its actual lead as played by Rudy Mancuso. He almost … Continue reading
Mar
03
Zone of Interest, The
As a movie I think is good, Zone of Interest is nigh on impossible to rate. Is it a “good” movie? Yes. Is it a movie I’d ever want to watch again? No. Did it maintain my rapt attention for … Continue reading
Feb
24
Float
Float is a romance starring Andrea Bang as a Chinese-American good daughter who decides not to spend her summer at the residency her traditional parents set up for her. Instead, she runs away to spend time with her artsy auntie… … Continue reading
Feb
22
Drive-Away Dolls
Drive-Away Dolls is a Coen Brother – but not a Coen Brothers – film and maybe that’s why it’s not at the top of their game. But it is good… if a bit much and a bit all over the … Continue reading