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
Rented (via iTunes) a flick with either great or terrible timing called Body Cam. It’s about police violence during a time of social unrest… only with a little supernatural peppered in. The flick follows a recently reinstated cop played … Continue reading
Checked out the (overpriced) release of Trolls World Tour. This one was the first flick to not get delayed due to Covid-19 but, instead, rescheduled for streaming (other movies have shown up early on streaming). Rented this on on iTunes … Continue reading