Rob Peace is a well-intentioned, good-hearted film about a young black man admitted to Yale while trying to find a way to get his dad out of prison. It’s produced and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor and he does a good … Continue reading
I wasn’t sure what to expect from It Ends With Us as I hadn’t read the book or seen a trailer. I knew it starred Blake Lively and, rumor has it, got a writing punch up from her hubby Ryan … Continue reading
Cuckoo… as the title might imply… is a real head trip. A creepy, bizarre film in the “never trust a health clinic in the middle of nowhere” sub-genre. I was engaged with it… but also skeptical. That is until the … Continue reading
Knives are out for Borderlands… very low critic scores, pretty low (so far) LB ratings, based on a video game, delayed for a long, long time, and a pretty iffy trailer. So color me surprised when I had a blast … Continue reading
This vampire film is almost impossible to classify… is it a romance? a comedy? A Romantic Comedy? A horror movie? Not really any of those… even with all the vampires. It’s also not as quirky as the title suggests… it’s … Continue reading
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a film start out so scattered and be able to pull out just in time to turn in a pretty great film. But make no mistake, I found the first half pretty mediocre. I … Continue reading
After a wobbly first part and a disaster second part, this non-fan-favorite DC animation reset actually surprised me by being pretty good. Easily best of the three… mainly for managing to cohere the big crazy plot into something that made … Continue reading
Longlegs is often a head-scratcher and surely it will reveal all its spooky cards on second viewing… once you know the madness to come and can spot the clues. Or maybe not. I am, however, scratching my head still. The … Continue reading
MaXXXine felt more like a direct sequel to Pearl than X… which is a plus for me since I loved Pearl but am very, very lukewarm on X. But it’s in active communication with both films and ideally you should … Continue reading
If you have a stony, cynical heart, you might hate this schmaltzy film. If you love a doomed romance involving sick and dying teens, you’ll love it. If you are like me, a little more cynical, a little more reserved, … Continue reading