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
Nimona had some development woes but finally landed on Netflix… and good on them for saving it. I hit play without any expectations having not really paid much attention to the backstage drama. I’m happy to report that it was … Continue reading
Reality is almost a more fascinating experiment in filmmaking as it a taut and suspenseful drama. But happily it’s both. I’ve never seen anything quite like it except maybe in a documentary that uses too many reenactments. But this is … Continue reading
I’ve always been a fan of Michael J. Fox since his early days on Family Ties. Back to the Future, Teen Wolf, Doc Hollywood, and even Spin City which I only watched a little (my sitcom watching days were fading). … Continue reading
How to Blow Up a Pipeline is a film about a group of young activists who gather together to rescue puppies and kittens… Ummm… hang on… <flips through notes> Oops… It’s about a bunch of young activists who gather together … Continue reading