Reviews of films
Are you ready for some FOOTBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAetc Available in Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 94 minutes. In the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh is Bir, a village for Tibetans in exile along … Continue reading WTF ASIA 189: The Cup (1998)
“He taught me to use my eyes to see.” The Power of the Dog is the eighth feature film from New Zealand writer/director Jane Campion, and her first since 2009’s Bright Star. An adaptation of Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel, she … Continue reading Movie Review: The Power of the Dog (2021)
Haley (Laur Allen) is a San Francisco power broker. Kate (Amanda Righetti) is a Nashville cowgirl. Can they overcome their differences to save Meemaw’s ranch? Christmas at the Ranch joins a growing list of holiday romcoms with queer protagonists. Writers … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Christmas at the Ranch (2021)
I know what you are thinking. And, no, this movie has nothing to do with the 2007 song “Stand by Me” by The Brilliant Green. Instead, just in time for Thanksgiving in the USA, this is about how to deal … Continue reading WTF ASIA 188: Stand By Me (2018)
Gather round my babies because I have some important info to share with you. Hallmark, home of bland Christmas movies and sometimes greeting cards, has gifted us a festive film starring none other than Bruce Campbell himself! So, this isn’t … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: One December Night Recap/Review
This one’s rough. A gay man marries a lesbian for a green card. They soon realize they are attracted to each other. Bisexuality is not discussed in A Different Story. Neither is pansexuality or sexual fluidity. Stella (Meg Foster) and … Continue reading LGBT Movies: A Different Story (1978)
When they say to kill someone and make it look like an accident, they probably don’t expect people to go through this much work. Available in Australia, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 87 minutes. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 187: Accident (2009)
So seeing as I’m released from recapping EVERY Hallmark this year, I get to pick the ones that either interest me or you, the people. Here by popular demand is The Santa Stakeout! Tanya is a police detective who is … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: The Santa Stakeout Recap/Review
During Brendan Behan’s short life, he joined the Irish Republican Army, served multiple prison sentences and became a celebrated writer. Then he drank himself to death at 41. His 1958 novel Borstal Boy recounts the years he spent in borstal … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Borstal Boy (2000)
I have been doing this for around three and a half years and some of you may have noticed that I have never discussed an anime film. It just seemed that plenty of others have spilled plenty of internet ink … Continue reading WTF ASIA 186: The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013)
In 1871 the poet Paul Verlaine left his wife and baby to live with an unstable boy named Arthur Rimbaud. Total Eclipse charts their abusive relationship. Leonardo DiCaprio and David Thewlis ham it up as the drunken French poets. They … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Total Eclipse (1995)
Kristen Stewart stars in a hallucinatory horror film about the dehumanizing effects of tradition. For many of us, the upcoming holiday season is tinged with a sense of dread. As much as the holidays are a time of joy and … Continue reading Spencer Review: Ghosts of Christmas Past
You thought you were rid of me, eh? I rise from the dead to provide you with Christmas content by way of Hallmark. That’s right. Countdown to Christmas returns! Last year was a little spotty for me on these recaps … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: You, Me & The Christmas Trees Recap/Review
I have seen every single Marvel Cinematic Release in a theater. I own every single previous MCU movie, with the exception of Black Widow (haven’t been to a store that sells DVDs since it came out) and Shang-Chi (not out … Continue reading Eternals review: Eternally Boring (Spoilers)
Halloween may be over, but that does not mean that I am done with movies about motherhood and kids in mortal danger. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Also on Einthusan in Tamil and Telugu, … Continue reading WTF ASIA 185: Penguin (2020)
In 1890 Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde published the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. His star would rise quickly. In February of 1895 his play The Importance of Being Earnest opened in London. In May of that year, he … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
The past…several episodes have had storylines featuring kids and kids in danger and…well, here is another movie. I am not sure if this supernatural film is spooky enough to watch Halloween, but it may be creepy enough to ruin your … Continue reading WTF ASIA 184: The Uninvited (2003)
Countess Marya Zaleska seeks a cure for her vampirism. Her queer-coded tragedy is off-set by the comical mortals in her path. The 70-minute film ends just when the story’s gaining steam. But Gloria Holden gives a compelling performance in the … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Dracula’s Daughter (1936)
The first half of the sci-fi epic is beautifully realized but frustratingly lopsided. Update: Warner Bros. has officially greenlit Dune: Part Two The more new films I see that serve as individual entries in a multi-film saga, the more awed … Continue reading Dune: Part One Review: Spice Spice Baby
A movie’s runtime may be indicative of many things. Sometimes a story may be difficult to fit into ninety minutes, or two hours; sometimes a director may die in the chair for want of an editor. The opposite is also … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Slice (2018)
Finally! I think? After almost 60 years, we have a not-terrible adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune. With it comes all the baggage of the source being stripped for parts over the years by other more profitable franchises that don’t warrant … Continue reading Dune: Part 1 (2021) Review: Know then, a whole lot of table-setting
