I went into The Outfit having not only not seen a trailer, but being totally ignorant of even a synopsis or genre. I sat down making a mental joke this might be the sequel to The Tuxedo, but figuring it … Continue reading
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes is a sci-fi / time travel / time loop / time paradox Japanese comedy. There’s plenty of sci-fi time related films out there and some do things differently and some walk familiar paths. But this … Continue reading
The Adam Project was a chore to watch… not because it’s terrible but because my internet connectivity is randomly flickering on and off. But, in between drops, I was able to watch this film and found it… well, maybe not … Continue reading
A House on the Bayou is an Epix original that recently showed up on Hulu so I gave it a try. And I must be a crazy person, but I really enjoyed it. I wouldn’t expect that from a direct-to-streaming … Continue reading
Hellbender speaks directly to my non-existent teenage goth self. Which makes the movie a real mood with some very cool dark tunes… witches who rock, basically. But all this walks a tightrope between being a just a little goofy and … Continue reading
Slapface is a weird, unpredictable (Shudder original) horror movie that snuck up on me. At first it seemed odd for odd’s sake and then it slipped into interesting but maybe a mid-70s kind of interesting. But the longer the movie … Continue reading
No Exit is a surprisingly taut (and sometimes viscous) little thriller that came out of nowhere (or, you know, Hulu) and surprised me. I was really all set to give it an even more surprisingly high score until the final … Continue reading
This doc did what it was trying to. It got me mad. This isn’t a doc about some crazy thing that happened half-way around the world or a hundred years ago. I fly. Not a lot, but I fly… and … Continue reading
I put off bothering to see Marry Me… it wasn’t high priority and I’d already watched a few too many romances/romcom over Valentine’s. But I finally broke down and gave it a shot… and would you look at that! I … Continue reading
In my 2017 review of Murder on the Orient Express, I said that its somber, depressing mood is what tipped it into very good territory. Something about the emotional impact feels thoroughly modern for something based on a book from … Continue reading