Black Friday
Black Friday is somewhat mediocre but not a total loss as a horror comedy. It almost gets over the hump into good territory but is held back by clumsy and sluggish editing that kills the pace when it needs be … Continue reading
Black Friday is somewhat mediocre but not a total loss as a horror comedy. It almost gets over the hump into good territory but is held back by clumsy and sluggish editing that kills the pace when it needs be … Continue reading
The Guilty is a single-location suspense thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal and the voices of other actors (surprise! It’s certainly a Covid production). Jake takes a 911 call and spends the majority of the movie using his particular set of skills … Continue reading
Needle in a Timestack is a melancholy romance with a sci-fi high concept. In the near future, time travel is possible. It’s expensive but you can contract with a company to send you back… but making changes is illegal. That … Continue reading
I had a bit of an issue going into this prequel to the zombie heist film Army of the Dead… specifically that this centers on the most annoying character from that big budget zombie film. The one I liked the … Continue reading
Pretty sure I saw a trailer for this movie in the Before Times and then it got the usual Covid delay. But I feel like it got another delay or two even before the shutdown. I don’t know – it … Continue reading
I wanted to enjoy this more… and the sick, sad thing is I often say that about The Muppets. They are always a better idea than execution and that hurts me to say since I loved, loved, loved them as … Continue reading
I’m being very charitable giving this movie a decent review. I was bored – deeply bored – with well over half of it. But there’s enough good there that is excuses some of my issues… but it’s a squeaker. The … Continue reading
Halloween Kills is kind of a mess. It’s ambitious and I appreciate the decision to try to take the franchise in a different direction. To not make the same movie or the standard slasher film all over again. And I … Continue reading
It’s hard to like a movie when it pulls a complete genre rope-a-dope on you. When it has to lie to tell its story, regardless of how important that story is. But I’m sure they used this horror movie Trojan … Continue reading
I was surprised – given it’s reputation so far – how much I enjoyed Bingo Hell. In fact, I thought the comedic tone with serious social issues in the first half was very good. But when it gets down to … Continue reading