JUNG_E is a Korean science fiction flick (on Netflix) that borrows heavily from better movies. It is, itself, a decent enough movie with a promising emotional core but with dodgy visual effects and only ok action. Nothing particularly remarkable about … Continue reading
Ultraman was a very cheesy imported Japanese 60s tv series that I must have seen in rerun syndication a decade or two later. I didn’t like him as much as Johnny Sokko and his Giant Robot (or maybe Flying Robot)… … Continue reading
I didn’t plan it, but I’m in the middle of a Child’s Play/Chucky rewatch and suddenly here’s a brand new killer doll movie. Between Chucky, Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toymaker AND an inordinate number of Pinocchio movies last … Continue reading
For a four star movie, saying Avatar: The Way of Water was a bit of a disappointment is a head scratcher. But given its pedigree and how many years since the last James Cameron film, I was hoping for something … Continue reading
When I heard this movie was about a murderous robotic mall Santa, my mind immediately went to a killbot from Chopping Mall with a Santy hat and beard. I mean, why wouldn’t it? But no, this robot Santa just looks … Continue reading
I’m (condescendingly) proud of Norway for making a giant monster movie that looks this good. One with a big enough budget to have some great visual effects that honors their folklore. These aren’t the trolls I’m familiar with from fantasy … Continue reading
Something in the Dirt is by the same pair of nerds who brought us the cryptic The Endless and the somewhat-less-cryptic Synchronic. It’s another lo-fi sci-fi from this pair of knuckleheads designed to make you ponder reality while probably not … Continue reading
Strange World is an alright film. It’s got a sci-fi/adventure feel to it which is fun on the surface. It looks amazing. And it has a plot that’s… alright. Plus it’s chock-a-block full of family drama llama (to its detriment). … Continue reading
RIPD 2 is what you get when you complain about Ryan Reynolds doing the same old schtick in all his movies and then they release an unexpected and unwanted sequel to one of his most forgettable movies that really needed … Continue reading
Next Exit is a genre-bender… a romance, a romantic comedy, a comedy sci-fi road trip that never really coalesces into something great. But I think they put in the effort to focus on the emotional life of two characters and … Continue reading