Y’know, with a title like iHostage, I was expecting something quirkier or funnier than this dour, over-serious hostage crisis film. And then I found out it was based on a true story and that there’s a documentary about these events. … Continue reading
Drop is basically the same premise as Carry-On… which makes for a funny double feature. Carry-On… oops Dropped it. Har-de-har-har. Anyway, both films are about someone being blackmailed by an unknown person via their cell phone… “do what I say … Continue reading
The Wasp is a crime thriller that had me thinking one of these ladies should have opted to find a stranger on a train instead of an old friend. But that was before we learn a lot more about the … Continue reading
Holland is set in Holland. No, not <i>that</i> Holland. Holland, Michigan? Yes and no… that’s the setting of the movie, but it’s really the gimmick they glued onto the film to give it colorful flavor. Yes, tulips and a giant … Continue reading
Twelve production company logos for a movie starring two guys, one of whom is locked in an SUV for 90 minutes? All those logos can’t be be for the production value so are they for the budget? Because, again, two … Continue reading
Little Siberia is a movie that’s trying to say something and be something but what its trying to say or be is too convoluted for me any little brain. A couple points for trying, a couple taken off for failing. … Continue reading
Revelations is a crime thriller from the director of Train to Busan… which isn’t as much of a plus as I’d have liked. It borrows a lot from Prisoners and a few other films to deliver half of a good … Continue reading
I thought I was going to rate this Tyler Perry flick pretty well in its first half hour. It sets up interesting characters and scenario where someone is murdered. I saw the murder mystery / conspiracy structure setup and I … Continue reading
Borderline is a thriller/stalker/comedy that walks a tight-rope of maybe being too creepy and making fun too much of stalkers. But I think it finds the right wobbly balance and charming helter skelter crazy to get away with it. It … Continue reading
If you’re not here for Malkovitch, you might as well stay home. Opus is a VERY familiar film… yet another “we’ve been invited somewhere and it’s a cult!” movie and not a particularly good or bad one. Just one that … Continue reading