Mar
30
Wasp, The
The Wasp is a crime thriller that had me thinking one of these ladies should have opted to find a stranger on a train instead of an old friend. But that was before we learn a lot more about the … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Mid 80s
Mar
20
O’Dessa
O’Dessa is a Hulu movie apparently directed by two people in one body. The one who made the joyful, transfixing musical loved what he was making and poured his imaginative soul into it. The other one just slapped together a … Continue reading
Mar
13
Black Bag
Steven Soderbergh rolled the dice and this time it came up spy thriller on a nat 20… so he added a bonus mystery whodunit to the mix. He just got done with his unconventional ghost movie and just decides to … Continue reading
Feb
28
My Dead Friend Zoe
My Dead Friend Zoe is a good movie that makes a number of slight but important errors on its way to being a great movie. I think I understood the choices from a ticket sales standpoint, but not from an … Continue reading
Feb
27
Last Breath (2024)
Based on a documentary based on a true story… this is level 3 of the Last Breath drama. I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen a movie credited as being based on a documentary but that’s ok since its an … Continue reading
Feb
14
Gorge, The
The Gorge on Apple TV+ is a film of two distinct halves that will appeal to different camps. Me? I liked the unique first half a lot more than the second, more derivative half. The movie’s good though and perhaps … Continue reading
Feb
12
Monkey, The
The Monkey is an adaptation of an early Stephen King short story that, perhaps, would be a little silly to produce today. So they didn’t take it seriously… and I’m not sure how obvious that is from the trailer. But … Continue reading
Feb
11
Witcher: Sirens of the Deep
This Netflix animated feature length Witcher film is so much better than their lazy, boring first effort in 2021 (Nightmare of the Wolf). It’s better animated, has a better, more complex story, and some pretty terrific action scenes to boot. … Continue reading
Feb
07
I’m Still Here (2024)
Powerful, concerning, long, and justified in its length. I’m Still Here worked on waves of tension and sedation… especially when we get to the powerful ending that reminds us of the impermanence of memory and life. It’s set in 1970 … Continue reading
Feb
06
Heart Eyes
Heart Eyes rather surprised me. For a movie that sounded like the grimdark sequel to the Emoji Movie, I wound up really enjoying it. Partly because it’s a rom-com slasher that takes its romantic comedy angle just as seriously as … Continue reading