Reviews of films
Happy after-Valentine’s Day, everyone! In an unfortunate turn for Hallmark, Valentine’s Day landed on a Thursday which made the last film in their #CountdowntoValentinesDay air on the Saturday after said holiday. A bit strange considering it was filmed out of … Continue reading Hallmark Bonus: Love, Romance & Chocolate Recap/Review
Ever thought about putting your house up for and AirBnB? If so, did you ever give a thought to the judgment potential renters might give you from your DVD collection? You don’t know how it got there. Maybe it was … Continue reading BnB Shame #9: Transformers: The Movie (1986)
As steaming services play a bigger and bigger role in the film and television industry, a lot of attention is going to their original content–but mainly streaming television shows. What about streaming movies? What hidden gems or washed up flops … Continue reading Awash In The Stream – The Breaker Upperers (Netflix 2018)
Six months have passed since Superman died in battle against Doomsday. The movie opens with a montage of the four men claiming to be the Man of Steel protecting Metropolis and the world. A young Superman saves a couple from … Continue reading Movie Review – Reign Of The Supermen
It’s been eight long years since the release of Attack the Block. It was a great little sci-fi/horror-comedy that would wind up launching the career of star John Boyega and was the role I first noticed Jodie Whittaker in (having … Continue reading Movie Reviews: The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
Way back in 2003 I was reading an article in Animerica about all the anime/manga titles being looked at by Hollywood, with options already out on Akira, Dragonball, Evangelion, Speed Racer, Kite, Ghost in the Shell, and Alita. Since then … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Alita: Battle Angel
It’s not often I get giddy at the prospect of seeing a movie. It certainly hasn’t been that way for a while as I sigh a weary sigh at the films I need to see out of a feeling of … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
In Which We’re California Dreaming As a place and cultural entity Hong Kong serves as a kind of inflection point for the other aspects of 90’s culture that we have yet to cover. The ideas of urban isolationism, receding colonialism, … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 06: Chungking Express
Once again, as we approach the Oscar ceremony, the Best Foreign Language Film category remains one of categories I have the least exposure to (aside from the shorts whose compilation releases are still to come). It’s also the one that … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Cold War (Zimna wojna) (2018)
We’re trying to bring joy and just lift everyone up on Valentine’s Day. ~ Rebel Wilson The trailer for Isn’t It Romantic explains the premise. A woman who hates romantic comedies gets hit in the head and awakes in a … Continue reading Movie Review: Isn’t It Romantic (2019)
Married life stinks. Happy Valentine’s Day. Available on Vimeo. Approximately 92 minutes. Geum-Soon had always been a sporty person, and she had become a pretty successful volleyball player until she got an arm injury. One of her biggest fans, … Continue reading WTF ASIA 43: Saving My Hubby (2002)
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. So Dear To My Heart
It’s Valentine’s Week. Have you bought the perfect gift for your sweetheart yet? If you haven’t, have I got the gift for you! It’s called The Story of Us Card Keeper Box! You too can keep love letters, greeting cards … Continue reading Hallmark Bonus: The Story of Us Recap/Review
The 2019 film Isn’t It Romantic follows Rebel Wilson as she attempts to escape a cliched romantic comedy. One of those clichés is a gay best friend “who’s setting gay rights back, like, 100 years.” The gay best friend rose … Continue reading LGBT Movies: More Romcoms
When it premiered five years ago, The Lego Movie was almost startlingly great. Early February is and was a graveyard for movies. It absolutely made sense that something superficial-looking enough to be called “The Lego Movie” would be left there for … Continue reading The Lego Movie 2 Plays the Hits
In Which Hawke’s the Last Real Thing You Got The culture of the United States in the 90s was one based around the inability to properly define conflict. For the past 80 years of American history there had always been … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 05: Reality Bites
Made Overseas is back for a special Lunar New Year engagement! Because who doesn’t like pigs? Demon hunters Shu Qi and Wen Zhang, that’s who. The 16th Century novel Journey to the West seems to be the gift that gives … Continue reading Made Overseas: Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons (2013)
WTF ASIA celebrates the new year with Goons. Hired Goons. Available online. Approximately 84 minutes. In a busy district of Hong Kong, five men are going about their lives. James or Fats…erm…plays Dance Dance Revolution in an arcade and then … Continue reading WTF ASIA 42: The Mission (1999)
Last week I started to play catch up with a bunch of reviews I missed (no new reviews as I was sick and it was cold as hell outside) and though I promised to keep them short, I still found … Continue reading The Weekly Movie Thread Finishes Playing Catch up with Missed Reviews
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Victory Through Air Power
Hi, friends. It’s that time of year where we apparently start falling in love: the Valentine season. Hallmark decided to capitalize on it with a small burst of films dubbed the Countdown to Valentine’s Day. Trying to capture lightning in … Continue reading Hallmark Bonus: Valentine in the Vineyard Recap/Review
