Unlike the eye-rolling that I experienced when I heard they were making a Tetris movie, they didn’t wind up making a fictional story about geometric shapes who live and learn and love. No, this film is about the international licensing … Continue reading
It’s been years since I’ve actually sat down to play D&D but I am a fantasy nerd at heart. A new D&D movie had me hopeful and early buzz had me intrigued. But I guess I’m the guy who showed … Continue reading
Huesera: The Bone Woman is a slow burn body horror/pregnancy horror show based on Mexican folklore. Basically it’s a analogy for pregnancy panic and post-partem depression/anxiety dressed up as a bit of a spook show. As a depiction of anxiety … Continue reading
Unwelcome is basically Straw Dogs with leprechauns (or their more unruly cousins: Red Hats). Or it could even be Leprechaun X: Leprechauns In Da Ireland. Or a throwback to ’80s movies like Ghoulies, Critters, The Gate, or even Gremlins. It’s … Continue reading
At various times, this very adult animated fable wore on my patience and I almost shut it off. But the finale… oh the final twenty minutes are so small-scale apocalyptically cruel and misanthropic that it turned me around. It’s a … Continue reading
A faith-based film that doesn’t have problems because of a low budget, amateur direction, cheap production values, disingenuous argument, or a misplaced persecution complex? No, this is a well-produced film that suffers from the usual problems a lot of films … Continue reading
Personally, I’m more of a Charlotte. More of a Jane Eyre than a Wuthering Heights… but that’s neither here nor there in this tale of Emily Bronte and how she eventually got around to writing Wuthering Heights. I probably should … Continue reading
While a pretty decent Norwegian werewolf movie, there’s still a meaty chunk of this film that’s a little too plodding. It’s a little too cold, a little too bleak, and not scary enough. But, hey, a Scandinavian film that’s cold … Continue reading
I’m being a little charitable giving Cocaine Bear a decent review. It starts very wobbly with an over-abundance of wacky characters and pretty mediocre jokes… but by the end, the fun and crazy moments ramped up just enough for me … Continue reading
Legion of Super-Heroes is a Supergirl origin story of sorts… Supergirl landed on Earth a few months earlier but is having a hard time adjusting to Earth’s primitive culture. So Superman sends her to the 31st century to attend a … Continue reading