Come True is kind of beautiful, dreamy, surreal, and a little bit frustrating in how it doesn’t quite hang together. I enjoyed it though and I want to make the pieces fit because I think there is a way to … Continue reading
Pretty sure we need to take the keys away from Bruce Willis after this one. Someone needs an intervention… or maybe he doesn’t? Maybe Willis has found his retirement niche and is happy to take the producers cash money to … Continue reading
Boss Level is kind of a fascinating movie. It’s another time loop film – this time an action flick where the guy has to survive a horde of assassins gunning for him (and figure out why they are tryin to … Continue reading
Synchronic was a bit of a surprise to me… I rented it on somewhat of a whim and discovered (to my surprise) that is stars Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan. This matters only because I thought it was a cryptic … Continue reading
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things is another spin on the ol’ time loop formula. We just had the broad comedy take on the Groundhog Day classic last year with Palm Springs and this new film finds its own niche. … Continue reading
Space Sweepers is an enjoyable outer space romp with a fun, adventurous spirit and a surprising amount of ambition (if also a little over the top and noisy). It’s a South Korean film with a big budget, some pretty snazzy … Continue reading
I could have rented any number of mature, very serious films with intellectual themes and high minds… but instead I rented Psycho Goreman. Not because it looked like the cheapest of sci-fi B movies, but because it starred a couple … Continue reading
Outside the Wire is a serviceable enough action/war movie that, in between firefights, wants to say something about war. Whether it accomplishes that in its overly long runtime is debatable. Set in the near future, America is running peacekeeper operations … Continue reading
In that there’s an actual Skyline film franchise is a bit of a surprise. I saw the original Skyline and thought it had some interesting visuals and ideas but was ultimately not a very good flick. To my surprise, seven … Continue reading
The Midnight Sky is an ambitious failure of a movie. I really wanted to like it; it’s the kind of movie that’s built for me. A big idea science fiction film that champions humanity and accomplishment in the face of … Continue reading