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
The biggest sin Brazen commits is being no more scandalous than an awkward teenage boy noticing the lingerie while walking through Target. It <i>thinks</i> it’s being naughty or <clutches pearls> sleazy, but it’s really just a Halloween costume. It’s an … Continue reading
A dame walked into a hard-boiled voice over… and just like that, I realized I was watching a sci-fi detective noire. And my heart kind of sank a little as the narration continued to try too hard. This movie isn’t … Continue reading
I’m usually up and down with the DC animated films. Some have been pretty good, others less so. I know this one is based on a famous comic but I’m not a comic reader so I’m not sure how faithful … Continue reading
I spent random swaths of time in this flick pondering why it’s No Sudden Move and not No Sudden Moves. No Sudden Move doesn’t sound right… nobody says that. “OK you palooka. No sudden move or the dog gets it”… … Continue reading
Werewolves Within starts very strong – including an opening ominous quote that cracked me up – that I’m sad to say it loses so much steam around the halfway mark. It became a chore to finish it. It’s sad too … Continue reading
For a time, The Dry was an apt description of how I felt about this film. A little dry, a little cold, a little detached. I wasn’t feeling the emotional power that I thought it was needing. But slowly the … Continue reading
When I saw Clue in theaters way back in the Jurassic, it was fine. The critical reviews were mixed and I thought it was maybe a little bit better than the consensus. And that was it… a board game movie … Continue reading
The Little Things is one heck of a somber, slow, gloomy, ugly bit of film that reminds me of the end of Burn After Reading: what did we learn here? What was this about? Was it as nihilistic and defeatist … Continue reading
For a movie that sounds like a gimmick, The Kid Detective is surprisingly moving, somber, and dark. It slowly crept up on me and took me by surprise. So much more and so much more moving than I expected. This … Continue reading