Ctrl is an Indian screen life film available on Netflix (in the US). It’s in the same vein as films like Searching and Missing mixed with a great big – but also kind of obvious – cyber security thriller. It’s … Continue reading
Bookworm is a film that proves my whole theory: you want Elijah Wood in your movie? Film it in New Zealand. Boom, there goes the dynamite. Bookworm indeed stars Elijah Wood as a street magician and American dad of a … Continue reading
Canary Black is a spy thriller. And… hmm… I can’t think of anything clever or interesting to say about it in my intro paragraph. That’s not a good sign. It stars Kate Beckinsale as one of those super spies whose … Continue reading
Family Pack is a Netflix family-friendly French horror/comedy (with emphasis on comedy) time travel legally distinct Jumanji knock-off. It also borrows amusingly and heavily from Werewolf… and Ultimate Werewolf, One Night Werewolf, and One Week Ultimate Werewolf. And Loup Garou, … Continue reading
I generally liked the first two Venom films which is why I’m disappointed – but not surprised – the third one came out so wonky. It’s in Sony’s nature to push too hard on their borrowed Marvel characters and screw … Continue reading
Mads is a simulated single-take French horror film (on Shudder) and If I were rating it only on its technical prowess, it’d get a much better rating. But rating it on how it fills its time as a one shot … Continue reading
Outside is a Filipino Netflix family drama zombie horror film… and it really needed one of those descriptors removed to make this 2hr 20min flick work. Yes… another 2+ hour horror film… some work, others don’t. Guess which one this … Continue reading
The Forge is a faith-based film that has stuck around for a long time in theaters… and it came out on paid streaming recently. I figured I’d catch up to it at home (when it hits a reasonable price)… but … Continue reading
Last Straw is a home invasion thriller set in a diner… so a diner invasion thriller? Not sure that’s a subgenre… but anyway, it starts out strong and then makes a script blunder and just barely recovers. It’s about a … Continue reading
Mr. Crocket has the smell of an old creepy pasta story… one that was already turned into a tv series called Channel Zero: Candle Cove. The idea of a half-remembered children’s tv show that was just a little off kilter … Continue reading