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When Till was in theaters, I had the chance to see it but I wasn’t in the mood for two hours of depression. So I went to see Triangle of Sadness instead… which suggests maybe just how depressing I figured … Continue reading
When Till was in theaters, I had the chance to see it but I wasn’t in the mood for two hours of depression. So I went to see Triangle of Sadness instead… which suggests maybe just how depressing I figured … Continue reading
Laal Singh Chaddha is an Indian remake of Forrest Gump… an official “it’s in the credits” remake with a wall of legalese before the movie even begins (serious pause required to read). This film played in my local (US) theater … Continue reading
On an academic and thriller level, I rather like what Decision to Leave presents. But, for me, it has a central hole that it fails to fill that ultimately left me cold. The film is about a detective investigating the … Continue reading
The Volcano: Rescue for Whakaari is a surprisingly foreboding and frightening Netflix documentary about a recent event I hadn’t heard about. In 2019, a tourist island volcano off the coast of New Zealand pops while two boat-fulls of tourists are … Continue reading
Something from Tiffany’s oozes so much charisma and chemistry that it blew past my cynicism and squirreled its way into my brain (or maybe my heart). This is an enormously charming and cute Christmas-based romantic comedy with great leads and … Continue reading
Your Christmas or Mine gave me a brief existential crisis when I realized Asa Butterfield is now old enough to play the boyfriend in a silly Christmas rom-com. When did that happen? And will it ever stop happening? I mull … Continue reading
Blood Relatives is a vampire comedy available now on Shudder. You’d think I’d say horror comedy since, you know, vampires and Shudder, but there’s nothing even approaching an attempt at horror in this flick. And that’s intentional and perfectly fine … Continue reading
I enjoyed the first Knives Out mystery perhaps a little less than some. It was a fun film full of great actors and a twisty plot, but it didn’t quite feel like the classic locked room whodunnit I was hoping … Continue reading
The Fabelman’s is a fairly unique film in Stephen Spielberg’s filmography. It’s a very small, very grounded film… not at all like his blockbusters or even his more down-to-earth Big Idea films. Indeed, it’s basically his biography only slightly veiled … Continue reading
Good Night Oppy is a documentary about the two Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. It exists on the borderline between hard science and fluffy science communication. It’s a flick that my jaded, hard science loving brain was enjoying but also … Continue reading