I’ll admit to grading this one on a curve, giving allowance for its novice cast and low budget. But it gets extra credit for being a spunky little film with a cool vibe. Plus points for filming in such a … Continue reading
Vesper is a lovely little fungal science fiction film with confidence, sensitivity, and intelligence. I appreciate its ability to just let your live in its mycelia dreamscape/nightmare without over-explanation or over-exposition. There is a text crawl at the start of … Continue reading
Significant Others is a sci-fi/thriller/horror flick about a couple who go on a hiking trip in the Pacific Northwest. Only something isn’t quite right with the woods. Something eerie, something out-of-place. The first half of this movie is a very … Continue reading
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon is about a young woman who comes to her senses in a strait jacket in a psychiatric ward. She uses psychic powers to escape into the wilds of downtown New Orleans where she gets … Continue reading
Control is a tedious, repetitive, unoriginal slog of a single location film that, when it’s not reminding you of better restrained films, reminds me how tired I am Covid-influenced films. It’s not like Covid invented the the single location low-budget … 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
WifeLike is a flick that starts out like a teenager’s sex fantasy complete with all the boobs and butts you could leer at. And then it struggles to become something more, treading in overly familiar ground, reminding me of After … Continue reading
Lego Star Wars Summer Vacation barely hangs together as a short bit of fuzzy-headed comedy. I was marginally amused at times but most of the jokes were predictable and done before. The flick is marginally about the cast of the … Continue reading
It’s a damn shame that the Predator franchise got ran into the ground with middling theatrical releases while this excellent sequel gets relegated to streaming. But that’s where we are… Prey released on Hulu and manages to easily be the … Continue reading
Nope is the latest sci-fi/horror film from Jordan Peele after his knock-out hit of Get Out and less successful (but interesting) Us. It takes his encyclopedia of film tropes to a new frontier… sci-fi/horror with nods and winks to the … Continue reading