A Quiet Place Part II :: One of the best horror sequels ever
Jump scares serve a purpose and shock the audience to their core…. continue reading
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Judas and the Black Messiah Review
The Oscar winning drama comes home and teaches us a few lessons… continue reading
Here Are the Young Men tells a story of trauma and male toxicity
‘Here Are the Young Men’ is a jumbled tale of two young boys trying to be men… continue reading
Poirot and Marple get the Kino Lorber Blu-ray treatment
Agatha Christie’s top sleuths solve murders on the Nile, under the sun and in Jolly Olde England… continue reading
The World to Come offers a bittersweet, heartbreaking tale of connection
‘The World to Come’ is a story of two 19th century women trying to have a connection that cannot be allowed… continue reading
Minari is a heartfelt movie about trying to achieve the American dream
‘Minari’ tells the story of a Korean family trying to make it 1980’s America with a dream all their own… continue reading
Tintorera (1977) Review :: Tintorera horrifies but for the wrong reasons
Kino Lorber’s new Blu-ray looks great but the film is problematic… continue reading
Sweet Parents ponders whether to give it all up for your dreams
‘Sweet Parents’ has an interesting take on a very modern problem of adversity in the big city… continue reading
Synchronic tells an evocative, trippy time travel story that gets better as it goes
‘Synchronic’ has a fairly different take on the time travel story, combining horror with a detective story… continue reading
Embattled punches its way to escape an abusive cycle
‘Embattled’ truly has something good at heart, even if it’s a bit muddled in execution… continue reading
Greenland is a surprisingly decent disaster flick
Leave it to 2020 to have a disaster movie feel too close to home… continue reading
The Midnight Sky drifts aimlessly
George Clooney’s sci-fi flick feels overly familiar… continue reading
My Summer as a Goth is a sweet coming of age tale in a summer of pain
‘My Summer as a Goth’ doesn’t delve so deeply, but it has a charm all the same… continue reading
The Nest tells us that pretty people have problems too
‘The Nest’ slow burns a house on metaphorical fire as a family threatens to collapse on itself… continue reading
All Joking Aside is hardly groundbreaking, but it has charm
‘All Joking Aside’ is a classic mentor/mentee movie this time about stand-up comedy… continue reading