Dune Part Two is a different type of epic sci-fi than part 1. Part 1 ends at the exact right moment, right before Part 2’s broader scope and slower pacing This is kind of evidenced by the 1984 Dune which … Continue reading
Stopmotion is really messed up. That’s an easy descriptor for weird cinema but when it’s applicable, it’s applicable. This is one seriously messed up movie that starts pretty sane and goes bugnuts by the end. It’s about a woman trying … Continue reading
I avoided Beyond Utopia last year because I was suspicious of the movie. It’s a documentary about escaping North Korea and I figured it’d be pretty one-sided, maybe even faked… so watching a 2 hour anti-Korean propaganda piece was concerning. … Continue reading
I’m thrilled I didn’t have the slightest clue what this movie was going in. I just knew it had buzz. When it begins at Oxford with a golden boy and an average guy, I wondered if it was going to … Continue reading
I saw the original Caine Mutiny starring Humphry Bogart so long ago I can’t remember the details so watching this remake was a pleasure. I love this kind of stage-play passion… a fiery, dramatic actors’ movie. The film is about … Continue reading
After one too many horrorshows this spooky season, I put on this Netflix movie to give myself some downtime. And it turned out to be every bit a horrorshow as anything on Shudder… only I can’t tell who the real … Continue reading
Unlike many, I actually thought The Exorcist: Believer was a pretty ok movie. But here comes When Evil Lurks to show it how to update the possession formula… and push the limits. It reminded me of No One Will Save … Continue reading
It’s amazing we can’t get more films like this… a great movie playing in a familiar sandbox. There are so many cheapo horror flicks with rinse and repeat ideas that accomplish nothing. This flick shows you can do it all … Continue reading
Love at First Sight is a Netflix rom-com with a trite title for such a lovely and charming film. As a rom-com skeptic, I was instantly suspicious. Two abnormally attractive people in a seemingly standard-issue rom-com that would surely lead … Continue reading
Birth/Rebirth is a morally corrupt film and I love it. Every single person in the movie has a vague if not non-existent grasp of medical ethics and we’re asked to go along with it. It’s dark, it’s meaty, it’s unsettling, … Continue reading