Smile is a mash-up of at least a half dozen other horror movies you’ve already seen. And it sadly seems to think it invented the genre all by itself. What else can explain the ridiculous almost two hour runtime when … Continue reading
On the upcoming season of So You Think You Can Action Star, watch luminaries such as Joey King, Bob Odenkirk, and our latest contender Allison Janney trade in their usual Hollywood stardom for a life of kicking butt and taking … Continue reading
Three Thousand Years of Longing has a lot of interesting and fascinating ideas but it really isn’t about those ideas. Instead, it’s more about a handful of short stories circulating about a relationship that isn’t half as interesting as those … Continue reading
Technically, The Invitation is a little hard to talk about without spoilers… the movie’s structure is obviously hiding something. But the trailers already spoil everything… so thanks advertising department. So I’ll go ahead and spoil it too, I guess (starting … Continue reading
That’s Amor is a new Netflix romantic comedy about a recently single (and unemployed) woman who takes a cooking class and catches the idea of the Spanish cooking instructor. That’s kind of literally it. There isn’t a gimmick, nobody is … Continue reading
Glorious is a Shudder original movie I was rooting for. A wonderfully creative and down-‘n-dirty use of a low budget single location that saves them the money to hire the voice of JK Simmons. That’s smart… and I dig the … Continue reading
Orphan: First Kill is a prequel to the 2009 creepy kid horror/thriller Orphan. That first movie is one I pretty much enjoyed as a movie of its sub-genre but it got a real kick from a bonkers (if not totally … Continue reading
I think the Inside of the Mind of a Cat is a scattering of loose change, a couple of raggedy mice toys, a stray laser pointer, and a cow bell that clangs randomly. But this Netflix documentary wants to explore … Continue reading
Bullet Train is a very slick film that fell out of the Tarantino 90s Clone tree and hit all the branches on the way down. It thinks its the most clever thing to quip and all I could think of … Continue reading
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is about Mrs. Harris who goes to Paris… to buy a Christian Dior gown (frock) in 1957. She has no practical idea how the House of Dior works, but she’s got gumption and the respect … Continue reading