Hmmm. This doesn’t sound much like an Aaron Sorkin script. Just as Nicole Kidman doesn’t remind me of Lucille Ball and Javier Bardem doesn’t remind me of Desi Arnaz (or JK Simmons the person he’s playing). The movie didn’t make … Continue reading
I have a love/hate relationship with Del Toro movies. I wind up not liking them nearly as much as everyone else. A few I love, more I don’t. So I didn’t go into Nightmare Alley with high expectations. I wasn’t … Continue reading
Well, I guess this is an obscure one. Rented it on iTunes and I wonder how some of these movies wind up on that marketplace. Not that it doesn’t deserve to be there or whatever. I only rented it because … Continue reading
Well, I figured to myself, they went and made three of these movies and I haven’t even seen one. I’m late to the party, I guess. Might as well see what all the fuss is about, right? Right?!?! Eh. Probably … Continue reading
I’ve watched the various live action Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies and I kind of dig their askew view of middle school. And I even “read” one of the books with the same reaction. When I saw that Disney … 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