What happened? How can this inexplicably two hour horror film be so sluggish and boring? I’ve never been very fond of this franchise, but I cheered when Clive Barker wrestled control of the franchise back so they could stop making … Continue reading
Amsterdam is a movie that had me confused what it was about for ninety minutes… and then it became ABDUNDANTLY clear what it was about. And then it speechified and orated and made meaningful, ponderous connections to modern day. And … Continue reading
The Summoned is about a young couple, he a regular auto mechanic, she an up-and-coming star, who are invited to an exclusive therapy clinic in the middle of nowhere. Other rich and famous folk show up and soon the mechanic … Continue reading
I almost don’t have the energy to really complain about this “live action” remake of Pinocchio. I don’t particularly like Disney’s original animated film and I’m perplexed why there are so many Pinocchio movies coming out (including Del Toro’s and … Continue reading
I went into this Netflix documentary with lowered expectations based on the reviews. Hoping that maybe it was dog-piling… I mean, how can you screw up an informative documentary that bad? Well, you can, as it turns out. The flick … Continue reading
The logline for this film on a rental streaming service promised Nazi Werewolves so I watched it hoping for a mashup of Dog Soldiers and Overlord. But don’t you believe their lies (at least Letterboxd’s description is honest). This is … Continue reading
I’m beginning to think, to paraphrase a fantasy show, that when Kevin Hart releases a movie, the gods flip a coin. Gettin’ pretty annoyed at unfunny Kevin Hart comedies. And this is yet another one… and the gods of Hollywood … Continue reading
WifeLike is a flick that starts out like a teenager’s sex fantasy complete with all the boobs and butts you could leer at. And then it struggles to become something more, treading in overly familiar ground, reminding me of After … Continue reading
Carter is a new single-take action flick from the director of The Villainess… which had a number of great single take action scenes in an otherwise muddled plot. Carter has a plot… something something North and South Korea, a rogue … Continue reading
Luck is a new Apple TV+ animated film from John Lasseter. It’s about an orphan girl who turns 18 and is moved out of the group home she’s been stuck in all her life. Feeling unmoored, she finds and loses … Continue reading