“Lukas Moodysson Loves an Almost Winner”

Yep, you read that right, I was about a month and a half late turning this piece in, so you’d better read it. Continue reading →

“‘EO,’ The Oscars’ Oddest Nominee, Proves We Need More Movies From Animal Perspectives”

Andy wrote about this film,
Eo, Eo, Eo Continue reading →

“Frances O’Connor’s ‘Emily’ Fills in the Blanks On the Reclusive Bronte’s Life”

When taking liberties with a real person’s life goes very, very right. Continue reading →

“Everyone Compared ‘Joker’ to ‘The King of Comedy.’ Scorsese’s Film is Still Far Better.”

And now, a fun, wholesome exercise in stating the blatantly obvious. Continue reading →

“Baltic Porter? I Hardly Know ‘Er!”

Your dad wrote this headline. (I am your dad.) Continue reading →

“In ‘Kompromat,’ Truth Is Compromised”

A film so dull that I could hardly bring myself to write my review. Continue reading →

“Another Clunky, Graceless COVID Movie, ‘Life Upside Down’ Squanders Its Stir-Crazy Cast”

“Now, this is a story all about how
My life got flipped-turned upside down
By COVID. No, I’m not going to try and
Continue this ridiculous Fresh Prince gag.” Continue reading →

Sundance ’23 Review Round-Up

Third annual edition of “Andy watches Sundance movies at home,” engage. Continue reading →

“Parenting Is a Horror Story in ‘There’s Something Wrong with the Children'”

But, on the “good news” front, there’s nothing wrong with “There’s Something Wrong with the Children.” Continue reading →

“Alice Diop’s ‘Saint Omer’ Is a Harrowing Look at Ambivalent Motherhood”

One of the most severe movies of 2022 / 2023 is also one of the most subtly constructed. Continue reading →

“Get Ghosted By Pete Ohs’ ‘Jethica'”

When in doubt, and when in a pandemic, drive to the middle of nowhere and shoot a ghost story movie about isolated people. Continue reading →

“Is The Artificial Intelligence In ‘M3GAN’ A Real Threat?”

No, but yes, but also it sort of depends on how you look at it. Good movie, though! Continue reading →

“New England Is Home To Some of the Country’s Best Beer. These Were the 5 Best New Beers of 2022”

Disclosure: I did not write the headline. That said, the headline is 100% correct. Continue reading →

“‘Kids vs. Aliens’ vs. Tolerance For Intentionally Crummy Cinema”

There’s a certain something – jay nay say kwa, I think the French say – that movies purposefully made to look amateur need to excuse themselves. This movie does not have that. Continue reading →

“‘Old’ Is the Keyword in Familiar Nicolas Cage Western ‘The Old Way'”

Way, way old. Continue reading →

“Every 1980s Genre Movie Fan Should Own the ‘Highlander’ 4K Release”

Let me take you to the future of watching movies at home. Continue reading →

“‘Women Talking’ Is an Important Conversation, Running in Circles”

…and talking, and talking, and talking, and talking, without an ounce of drama and no stakes, and let me tell you: I hate writing that sentence. Continue reading →

“Gory Santa Horror Is a ‘Christmas Bloody Christmas’ Miracle”

If you’re still in the post-holiday doldrums, here, have a Santa Claus slasher movie to wash away your depression. Continue reading →

“The Best Movies of the Year: Seeing Things We Shouldn’t in ‘Decision to Leave'”

Park Chan-wook’s protagonists make a decision to leave; I’m banking on you all to make a decision to READ. Continue reading →