Close to You is a Netflix film about a trans man going home for his dad’s birthday and how they all grapple with his absence for five years. I wasn’t particularly interested in this film until I noticed Elliot Page … Continue reading
Look Back is an anime I wasn’t much familiar with when I saw it trending on Prime Video… and even less familiar with the manga it’s based on. But I gave it a shot since I’m always on the lookout … Continue reading
As a fairly secular kid who loved Christmas as much as anyone else, I read the book this film is based on a few times. It was fun, funny, and had a nice Christmas feel. The 2024 adaptation’s trailer though … Continue reading
Of course the music of John Williams is the soundtrack of my life… if you’re reading this, it’s probably made a huge impact on you too. Jaws, Star Wars, Superman, Close Encounters, ET, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, and onwards to … Continue reading
Apocalypse Z (The Beginning of the End) is a Prime Video zombie flick from Spain. It’s a pretty standard zombie outbreak film that offers very little new… but what it does, it does well enough to get a solid recommendation. … Continue reading
Succubus is a weird mixture of trashy, sexy, sensual, surreal, icky, campy, and wired. I didn’t expect much going in… mainly maybe a little trashy fun, but honestly not a lot of hope for a good film. But I was … Continue reading
You wouldn’t think a movie starring Anna Kendrick being cast as the bachelorette on The Dating Game would fit so well into an October horror movie watchlist… but here we are. This basic premise hides the fact that bachelor #3 … Continue reading
So Donald Trump threatened to sue this movie because he says it’s election interference? But he didn’t threaten to sue a movie literally called Vindicating Trump? It’s almost like he attacks, attacks, attacks anything and lies about the reasons. So … Continue reading
Don’t believe the lies… I’m gonna try to be vague in this review, but the main take-away is that this isn’t horror, it’s science fiction. A particular brand of sci-fi that includes being a mystery thriller… but only tangentially/vaguely/conceptually horror. … Continue reading
Rez Ball opens with a first act so powerful I guess the only way to go was down. And while it’s a perfectly good sportsball movie, it never rises above that into a great one. But it’s good… a perfectly … Continue reading