I’m Totally Fine is a film that starts out very very wobbly but grows with emotional strength into a lovely little movie. It really snuck up on me. The film stars Jillian Bell as woman who recently lost her best … Continue reading
I don’t have a strong record of enjoying the past movies in this franchise… I wanted to like the first one but didn’t. And the second just double-down on the skeevy bump ‘n grind… but who am I to complain? … Continue reading
While a lot of this film might strike the wrong cord or be collar-tugging awkward for some folk, but I laughed often enough and I found the two leads sweet together. The analysis of race was often uncomfortable and maybe … Continue reading
Not much plot to this slasher film Sick… it’s a Covid film set in 2020 during the initial wave of lockdowns. Two friends shelter in place in a very ritzy house on a lake… only to have a black-clad killer … Continue reading
The Subtle Art is a documentary based on a book that I haven’t read (if it helps, I did read “On Bullshit” which seems to be in the same ballpark as far as marketing goes). It’s basic philosophy is that … Continue reading
The Wolf of Snow Hollow is a peppy and enjoyable little gory werewolf black comedy. I was often baffled at what tone they were going for… that is, until Jim Cummings starts to unravel and turn into a shouting anxiety-prone … Continue reading
I honestly barely remember the first Puss in Boots film much less his appearances in the later Shrek films. But I went into this sequel with high hopes given the reputation it’s earning from film critics and fans. And I … Continue reading
When I heard this movie was about a murderous robotic mall Santa, my mind immediately went to a killbot from Chopping Mall with a Santy hat and beard. I mean, why wouldn’t it? But no, this robot Santa just looks … Continue reading
A Wounded Fawn is a kind of movie that’s 50/50 with me and my logical brain. There’s a lot of weird, surreal imagery and ponderous meaning that risked my attention and patience. But I think they knew what they were … Continue reading
I had no idea, going in, that Devotion was a film based on the Korean war… looking at the poster, I figured WWII so that was a nice surprise for a fairly nice movie. And if I spent a few … Continue reading