Reviews
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Review – The Big Sick, More Like The Big Cure
The Big Sick, More Like The Big Cure Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon tell their origin story in a comedy that feels like so much more.…
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Fantasia 2017 Review: ‘The Little Hours’ Finds a Comedic Clash Between the Modern and the Medieval
These nuns drop f-bombs for the lord. It’s not all that difficult to find comedy in contrast, so the idea of mixing modern-day comedic sensibilities with…
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‘I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore’ is a Fast, Funny, and Bloody Blast
Melanie Lynskey is mad as hell, and she’s not going to take it anymore. This is good news for people who love great things.
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Review – An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Sundance 2017 A Rather Inconvenient Sequel The follow-up to the 2006 Oscar winner fails to engage in a fully realized discourse on climate change. Al Gore…
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Review – The Ironic Goofiness of xXx: Return of Xander Cage
The Ironic Goofiness of xXx: Return of Xander Cage An enjoyably bad action movie that also gets points for inclusion. When the original xXx opened in…
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Review – Go North Sends Teens Into an Uncertain Apocalypse
Go North Sends Teens Into an Uncertain Apocalypse The meh shall inherit the earth. Post-apocalyptic films have been around almost as long as films themselves have,…
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Hilariously Hokey, The Bye Bye Man Can’t Leave Quickly Enough
Don’t think it, don’t say it, don’t see it. The mantra of “Don’t think it. Don’t say it.” is repeated by all the variously sexy and…
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Review – Underworld: Blood Wars Suggests It’s Time to Put Down the Franchise
Underworld: Blood Wars Isn’t the Howler It Needs to Be Dull action, forgettable characters, and dialogue that feels poorly improvised combine for lifeless film. The first smart…
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Review – ‘The Great Wall’ Proves That Bad Writing and Chinese Mythology Are a Poor Mix
‘The Great Wall’ Proves That Bad Writing and Chinese Mythology Are a Poor Mix Get ready for Matt Damon and magnets to save the day. Movie theaters…