If the purpose of a biopic is to tell an understandable, possibly relatable, version of a famous person’s life so you come away understanding that person better, then Blonde is an abject failure. But if you come to see a … Continue reading
Don’t believe the lies… this is listed as a comedy, but it’s really just a sweet and charming (if predictable) little family/musical drama. If it was meant to make you laugh, it fails miserably. But if it’s just meant to … Continue reading
The Woman King is a very well produced film in two halves with maybe a little extra shaggy character drama added in. I don’t think the multiple personalities of the film gel super well, unfortunately. I was very engaged in … Continue reading
I’d heard Ti West was working on a sequel to his movie X (which I wasn’t a huge fan of). I went to see this one in total ignorance, not even realizing it was a Ti West film. And then … Continue reading
I was pretty into this documentary about the anthrax investigation post 9/11. Like many of us, the anthrax scare was just more nightmare fuel to stare at on tv in those late days of 2001. I didn’t think it was … Continue reading
I was on the fence about Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva because it was yet another nearly three hour long Indian film of unknown quality, origin, and actors. But it showed up on IMAX 3D so I figured there must be … Continue reading
Samaritan is an Amazon Prime original film starring Sylvester Stallone. I didn’t have high expectations and had, in fact, heard it dismissed as Stallone’s version of Hancock (i.e. a superhero flick about a washed-up superhero). And certainly the early review … Continue reading
Have you ever watched Back to the Future and thought, “Yeah, the whole mother has the hots for her son thing is creepy and weird for this otherwise delightful sci-fi romp… but I’d just love to see some incest that’s … Continue reading
If you thought the idea of Liam Neeson punching wolves in the face was cool, imagine Idris Elba punching a lion. And bonus: we actually get to see our movie star land those punches which makes this flick automatically better … Continue reading
Day Shift is a new Netflix original that was all over the map. It started strong but then threatened to become a goofy buddy cop movie… and then exploded with exploding vampire gore and inventive kills, and then slowed down, … Continue reading