To Catch a Killer is an interesting, thoughtful, moody procedural that maybe emulates being bogged down in a case a little too well. It’s a good movie, but could have been better served with a more propulsive middle act. The … Continue reading
I struggled to stay focused while watching this drab monotone film. I mucked my way through it wondering what would have happened if someone turned on a light or a tie-dyed hippie wandered on set. The flick is about the … Continue reading
Marlowe is a new theatrical Liam Neeson gunmshoe movie where he plays the classic film noir detective Philip Marlowe. When the opening credits played, we get Diane Kruger and Jessica Lang’s names and I immediately wondered which one of those … Continue reading
Missing is an in-universe sequel to the John Cho-starring Searching from 2018. Both are “screen life” films – both told through the use of various screens the main character uses. I thought Searching was good… I think Missing is better. … Continue reading
Ugh. The Pale Blue Eye was a job of work to trudge through. An interesting story told in the most uninteresting of ways… a sludge, a cludge. Starkly beautiful to look at but a sucking mire of pacing and revelations. … 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 Wonder is, at first, a very strange title for such a grim, austere, borderline brutal looking and feeling film. It’s a film that slowly feasts on your soul and belief in human kindness. It’s a cruel, frustrating film that … Continue reading
Amsterdam is a movie that had me confused what it was about for ninety minutes… and then it became ABDUNDANTLY clear what it was about. And then it speechified and orated and made meaningful, ponderous connections to modern day. And … Continue reading
See How They Run is a modern whodunit set in a world where people are familiar with whodunits. It’s a whodunit film about a murder that occurs at a whodunit play that is being adapted as a whodunit film. It’s … Continue reading
Don’t Worry Darling is a fine idea for a episode of mystery suspense sci-fi tv show… but it’s stretched to two hours of often uneventful, static storytelling. Cut this back by a good hour or insert more breadcrumbs and they … Continue reading