Just what we need… the gritty, morose reboot of both Peter Pan AND Alice in Wonderland. Any such reboot of one of these materials is sometimes too much… but add both characters in and I think I want to watch … Continue reading
Disney+ dropped a new flick called Godmothered which is remarkably similar to their own film Enchanted. Enchanted was a better, funnier, and more romantic film. And putting on my overthinker hat, much better at the very similar high concept. … Continue reading
Oh boy. Just… wow. I haven’t laughed this much at a movie that was trying to be serious since Keanu Reeves gifted us the cinematic masterpiece that was Replicas. The 2nd is a comically self-serious, macho-action-guy piece of hokum… and … Continue reading
The Rental is in a long-existing but suddenly bourgeoning sub-genre of thriller/suspense/horror that basically suggests staycations are for the best. The kind of movie that says, “hey, you know that cute B&B / house on the beach / rental in … Continue reading
Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight is a new Netflix Original / Polish horror film about a bunch of tech-addicted teens who are forced to spend time in the great outdoors. And, by great outdoors, we mean the mutant-Bubba-infested woods. … Continue reading
After We Collided snuck up on me like a pernicious weed… I saw (and was moderately ok with) the first film (After from 2019) in this unlikely series but didn’t expect a sequel. For sure, I can believe the book … Continue reading
In the next episode of Bad Decisions Playhouse: An Amazon presentation of a Blumhouse production of The Lie. This is one of a number of new (though originally a 2018 film) Blumhouse productions that Amazon has put their name on. … Continue reading
Spree is a found footage movie starring Joe Keery (aka Steve from Stranger Things) as a social media influencer / ride-share driver. He’s not a successful influencer as he’s been live streaming his life for a few years and has … Continue reading
Peninsula (or the US release title Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula) is a largely in-name-only sequel to the excellent Train to Busan. Train was a zombie film that somehow made the zombie film fresh again. Not so this loud, bombastic … Continue reading
I am… perplexed and befuddled by Hubie Halloween. On the one hand, I shouldn’t be… it’s yet another low effort Adam Sandler comedy on Netflix. Yet… there’s something just… weird about this one. Just… weird. And, of course, there’s the … Continue reading