VOD Review: Luca.
Disney/Pixar really nail childhood’s sense of wonder in their latest “fish-man out of water” tale. Luca came out of left field for me. I figured a new Pixar movie would [more]
Movie Review
Movie Review: In the Heights.
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s screen adaptation of his Broadway play hits highs and lows. In the Heights is more difficult to review than I anticipated. The first half hour is such a [more]
Existential Review: The Conjuring 3.
I can believe this movie is of diabolical origin, as it is devilishly unoriginal and dull. The third film in the Conjuring main series, and the 8th film in the [more]
VOD Review: Oxygen.
Oxygen’s twists and turns keep you guessing, but don’t add up to a coherent story. How to rate Netflix’s latest entry into the science fiction genre, Oxygen? The films visual [more]
VOD Review: Willy’s Wonderland.
Nicolas Cage goes for the strong, silent type as he battles devilish animatronics, to mixed effect. Well. This is certainly a movie that exists. Much like with the Banana Splits [more]
Movie Review: Judas and the Black Messiah.
Brutal. Devastating. Damning. Shaka King delivers the best movie of the year. Well. I can go ahead and save time writing up my Oscar predictions this year. If Judas and [more]
VOD Review: Bliss.
Well, Amazon Prime sure gave us a hard nut to crack this time. You know you’re in for trouble when your movie review starts with “so after staring at a [more]
Movie Review: The Night.
The directorial debut of Kourosh Ahari pays off a slow-burn start to craft a visually engaging and complex ghost story. As much as the movie business loves to spotlight a [more]
Movie Review: Bloody Hell.
Bloody Hell is a slick, stylish, violent indie film that actually works…and that’s bloody rare! I can’t really stress how pleased I am that Bloody Hell is so much fun. [more]
Existential Review: Unhinged.
Unhinged may not be a very good movie, but it sure gives us a jumping-off point to talk about white, male violence. I’d say the last 48 hours has shone [more]
Movie Review: Wonder Woman 1984.
Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins team back up to deliver a polished second outing for Wonder Woman. Tension was high for the return of Wonder Woman. I ultimately enjoyed her [more]
How Bad Is…The New Mutants?
Do these troubled teens make it out of the haunted house alive, or is Fox’s final X-Men film a cinematic horror? After years in production hell, a change in studios, [more]