Sep
16
Nightbooks
I was constantly up and down and down and up on this movie… I couldn’t decide if I low-key enjoyed it or if I was actively bored. Seemed to shift every ten minutes. So it’s a real mixed bag but … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Mid 70s
Sep
12
Joe Bell
Well, I give Joe Bell all the credit for being earnest. I feel like the filmmakers weren’t playing this cynic in the least. But I also think they confused earnest with interesting. The film stars Mark Wahlberg as a (real-life) … Continue reading
Sep
11
Kate
Kate is an action film with some decent to very good action set pieces and choreography wrapped in a humdrum story with humdrum characters. I only saw life out of one character and most people will probably find her annoying. … Continue reading
Sep
04
Colony, The
If this flick was made with the same premise in the ’80s, it’d be a no-budget Z grade Mad Max knock-off… but thankfully instead this is a serious take. A serious, gloomy, grimy, muddy, ugly, rusty take. And that’s not … Continue reading
Sep
03
Cinderella (2021)
The new Amazon Prime Cinderella follows the basic bones of the old story but updates it massively. It’s now very, madly, deeply socially aware and it makes me think back to Ever After with Drew Barrymore and smile wistfully. It … Continue reading
Sep
01
We Broke Up
What do you do with a romantic comedy that isn’t funny but does a pretty good job of talking about romance? Is it a failure if 50% of the movie fails to do what the genre dictates but the other … Continue reading
Aug
25
Habit (2021)
This film is advertised with a reference to early Tarantino. Don’t you believe it. It’s more similar to 70s era bad girl exploitation… maybe a little Russ Meyers. But it’s not as hyper literate or as violent as Tarantino. So … Continue reading
Aug
24
Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf is an anime-style story set in the Witcher book, tv series, and video game universe. If you aren’t familiar with The Witcher, I’m not sure this is a great entry point. The animation It … Continue reading
Aug
22
Out of My League
I thought this Italian flick started decently in its quirky way… then it just kind of dragged a bit during it’s deepest romantic comedy bits, but it pulled out of the nose dive with a surprisingly sweet finale. The flick … Continue reading
Aug
20
Reminiscence
A dame walked into a hard-boiled voice over… and just like that, I realized I was watching a sci-fi detective noire. And my heart kind of sank a little as the narration continued to try too hard. This movie isn’t … Continue reading