Sinners is a curious movie that wants to be about two different things mashed into a depiction of the dirty south. It isn’t just a movie about the blues (which it is) but it’s also a southern gothic horror. The … Continue reading
Death of a Unicorn is an unconventional genre mashup. It’s a fantasy/horror/magical realism comedy that reminds us the myth of the unicorn was once much darker (as a reminder: the surprise killer unicorn at the end of Cabin in the … Continue reading
While I am not a roboticist or much of a programmer, I adore STEM and movies about smart, driven people. So while Rule Breakers has some filmmaking and screenwriting problems, they aren’t big enough to have wiped the near constant … Continue reading
Watched as part of Monday Mystery movie (early preview). Novocaine is a hoot. I could probably end the review there… it’s just a hilarious action/comedy. But it’s more than that… it’s two leads who have gallons of chemistry together. I … Continue reading
Nosferatu is Robert Eggers’ fourth – and best – full-length film. And it almost wasn’t if its over-familiarity kept getting in my way. I mean, it’s just Bram Stoker’s Dracula as filtered through the original 1929 silent film and a … Continue reading
I sat on Touch for months… always in my “I’m gonna watch that some day” bucket… but I just didn’t pull the trigger. I think because I assumed it would focus more on the present timeline with the older characters … Continue reading
Goodrich is a reminder of the blessing that is Michael Keaton as both a dramatic and comedic actor. The film is a gift to him that reminds us how good he’s been all these years. And its fun to think … Continue reading
All I knew about Anora was the unofficial logline “Pretty Woman only realistic”. I see there they’re coming from but man did this flick go weird places Pretty Woman never went. And I should have seen it sooner… I kept … Continue reading
It’s hardly fair to put Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield on screen together and expect the audience to not feel cross at the genetic misfortune that is the rest of us. Add in the fact they both get to use … Continue reading
I didn’t think much of the first Smile… called it a movie that borrowed from other better – and worse – movies while seeming like they thought they’d hit on something original. It wasn’t bad necessarily but it was so … Continue reading