Reviews of films
In Which Keanu Needs to Get Online! Why is Johnny Mnemonic primarily set in Newark, New Jersey? Yes America’s 70th largest city is the hub of all cyber shenanigans in the far off future of 2021. Newark (or the Free … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 09: Johnny Mnemonic
Story time! Last spring, I worked the graveyard shift at the Yes Planet Ayalon, home to the two largest movie screens in all of Israel. It was a nightmare– we had a window of just 15-minutes to clean up each … Continue reading In Captain Marvel, the Struggle (to Embrace ’90s Cheese) Is Real
This movie is about a little girl who just sits around, but at least she sits around outside a lot. Available on Amazon. Approximately 99 minutes. A husband and wife have taken a rather long journey from the countryside to … Continue reading WTF ASIA 46: Little Moth (2007)
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 -Tu Hijo (Netflix 2019)
After last week’s weird gem Longshot (highly recommend you don’t watch), I’ve come back to the safe embrace of Netflix to watch something called Christian Mingle. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Christian Mingle, it’s a website for … Continue reading Netflix Garage: Christian Mingle Recap/Review
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. Song of the South
A homophobic professor sabotages an LGBT groups’ attempts to open a homeless youth shelter. His smug boss wants the building for their Christian college campus. Once he spends some time with the underwritten minorities he decides to join their cause. … Continue reading Movie Review: At the End of the Day (2019)
Greta is one of those rare movies that benefits from how bad it is. What’s odd, though, is that the film, helmed by director Neil Jordan (who is no slouch, having made both The Crying Game and Interview With the Vampire), has moments … Continue reading Movie Review: Greta (2019)
Welcome to the latest of Netflix Garage! I’m breaking the rules with this review because you can’t actually find this flick on Netflix. While listening to Rick Dees’s 2000s playlist (basically every week they play exactly what they played in … Continue reading Netflix Garage: Longshot (2001) Recap/Review
In Which We’ve Met Before There was a period in the late 90’s where the Internet seemed like it could be anything. The moment between the release of the first hypertext web browsers and the dot-com bubble bursting was a … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 08: You’ve Got Mail
Uh… Available on Amazon and Youtube. Google says that it is on Google Play, but the link leads nowhere. Approximately 97 minutes. A teenage boy is getting bullied by a group of other teenage boys. And by “bullied”, I mean that … Continue reading WTF ASIA 45: The Machine Girl (2008)
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. Live-Action Edition. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Fighting with My Family Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Lena Headey, Vince Vaughn, Nick Frost, and Florence Pugh The film opens on brother and sister Zac and Saraya fighting over the remote control and what they want to watch on T.V. Zac … Continue reading Movie Review- Fighting With My Family
While I know the majority of the reviews on this site are for films that have been long out of the theater (if they were ever even in the theater), I don’t typically do reviews for films that I watch at … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Here’s the final batch of Oscar Nominated Short Films after the documentary and live action batches earlier this week. Sure, the live action nominees were an embarrassing lot, but the animated films are always a better and more enjoyable collection. There’s more … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Oscar Nominated Shorts – Animated (2019)
In Which We’re On TV Deep in the recesses on 90s culture a monster was born. A cruel demander, who we all noticed, but refused to take seriously. A beast of unfathomable hunger and power, which could alter and shift … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 07: Natural Born Killers
A story about how terrible practices and a willful refusal to change sends a generation to its doom? Be warned: this will be a rough sit. Available online. Approximately 93 minutes. A village woman is about to give birth while … Continue reading WTF ASIA 44: Matrubhoomi (2003)
It’s time for the next batch of Oscar Nominated Short Films after yesterday’s lot of documentary titles. The live action shorts are always my least favorite of the three by a considerable margin. The films are always such a dour … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Oscar Nominated Shorts – Live Action (2019)
Turn back the clock to revisit the FIRST truly bad superhero movie– and the worst Superman film that doesn’t have the name “Martha” in it! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: SUPERMAN III (1983)
Welcome back to another year of coverage of the Oscar Nominated Short Films. Unlike last year, I was actually able to see the documentary package in theaters and it will serve as our lead off (the other two will come … Continue reading Movie Reviews: Oscar Nominated Shorts – Documentary (2019)
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. Live-Action Edition. Treasure Island
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