The Gray Man doesn’t start strong and I was all settled into a really mediocre and annoyingly long sit… and then it wormed its way into me until I realized, no, I was actually having fun with this nonsense. And … Continue reading
Where the Crawdads Sing is based on a book I’d forgotten about and certainly hadn’t read. So I went in pretty blind, figuring it might be a swamp-based adventure… having not put any thought into whether or not a crawdad … Continue reading
I wasn’t excited to start The Sea Beast… it looked like another generic Netflix animation. But I was wrong. As soon as the flick starts, it prevents some absolutely stunning visuals. A kid struggling to get onto a piece of … Continue reading
The last time I saw Naomi Watts on screen, she was suffering through a blizzard on top of a mountain in Infinite Storm. Now I get to watch her jog miles on a hurt leg while emotionally suffering over the … Continue reading
Well, Elvis is certainly a Baz Luhrmann movie for all the hopped-up-on-energy-drinks, camera never stops, editing is King of Rock ‘n Roll kind of way. Luhrmann is a hyper-kinetic rabbity thing who never saw an editing deck he didn’t want … Continue reading
There’s a moment near the end of Cha Cha Real Smooth where the heart of this sweet coming-of-age movie grows three sizes in emotional maturity. A young man, not quite fully emotionally mature, facing a romantic and personal crisis, has … Continue reading
I was quite pleased by the latest gentle reboot of Father of the Bride (premiering on HBO Max). This version is a more subdued comedy than the broader Steve Martin film (and I haven’t seen the original Spencer Tracy film … Continue reading
Emergency is a comedy and when it’s being funny, it mostly works. I laughed enough, but not consistently. But when it gets serious, it’s an eye-opener. It stops being this college drinking comedy and becomes a harsh and honest social … Continue reading
Hmmmm…. my take on this one will likely need to be adjusted with time… as smarter people give their analysis on what the hell this movie even means. On the surface… on the surface its a… umm… maybe there isn’t … Continue reading
The Northman is written and directed by Robert Eggers who previously made The Witch and The Lighthouse. This is easily his most accessible movie to a wider audience and yet it still evinces some of his weirder, more artsy vibes. … Continue reading