Mea Culpa is a Tyler Perry flick about a defense attorney who takes on the case of an artist accused of murder most foul. She takes the gig because her husband, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law subtly suggest she not (and by … Continue reading
Well, here’s another one I think I’m obligated to hate but didn’t. Miller’s Girl is a southern gothic starring a mismatched pair of actors who don’t get to slink as much as they do. I hope they had a good … Continue reading
I spent an inordinate amount of time staring at the pants of the Stone Age hunter/gatherers in this film. Their white cloth pants, wondering when they had the time to cut and stitch them so tight. Their stone knives and … Continue reading
When is a vampire movie not a vampire movie? When it’s set in the American Pacific Northwest but filmed in Ireland and it’s about a local monster myth called The Red Coat. But when you likely have to rename the … Continue reading
Egads. I gave this flick a try since it had some decent, if not exactly remarkable, cast members… but it was a dud on an impressive scale. The film is about a trio of brothers who get a girl hooked … Continue reading
I.S.S. sounds like a movie designed for me… a total Gravity aficionado. Give me more realistic Low Earth Orbit (or high, or on Mars… I’m easy) movies and I would be a happy camper. But a (Russian) bear came along … Continue reading
I sat on Candy Land all last year… thinking, yeah, maybe it’s a bit of sleazy fun but it also came out in 2022 and I want to watch 2023 films (or some such goony logic). But it’s 2024 now … Continue reading
I admit I rented Roadkill because it was a chance to get in on another early 2024 release. But also because it has the plot of an updated version of The Hitcher… a young woman on a road trip picks … Continue reading
Cat Person opens with a quote from Margaret Atwood “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” It’s a thesis statement that this film plays with in interesting ways… made more … Continue reading
Eileen is a slow, ponderous film that can’t seem to nail down what it is… until it takes a sudden left turn and becomes very much a different thing. Whether it earns that head-scratcher of a turn, I’m not sure… … Continue reading