“The Monsters Are ‘Unwelcome’ But the Movie Can Come Right In”

Au contraire, old-school puppeteering monster movies are always welcome! Continue reading →

“In 2009, Nicolas Cage Made An Insane Yet Thoughtful Thriller”

AKA, The Parable Of The Lucky Crack Pipe. Continue reading →

“‘Boston Strangler’‘s Murky Palette Smothers Its True-Crime Chills”

Praise be for restraint with Boston accents in true-life crime thrillers. Continue reading →

“‘Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre’ Is Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie By the Numbers”

When too much of a good thing is actually too much, and not enough of a separate good thing isn’t enough. Continue reading →

“Begun, the ‘Unicorn Wars’ Have”

Let me stress this now: Parents, don’t show this to your kids. 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 →

“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 →

“‘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 →

“Lee Jung-jae’s High-Octane Spy Thriller ‘Hunt’ Is a Potent Debut”

There are lots of movies titled “Hunt,” so you’re going to have to be careful when you’re hunting this one down. Continue reading →

“‘Gangs of London’ Review: Corin Hardy Takes Over The Hyperviolent Crime Saga For Season 2 & Mostly Delivers The Goods”

Gangs of London calling, they like their new director but they wouldn’t mind having the old one around, too. Continue reading →

“Don’t Visit Bad Axe, Just Watch ‘Bad Axe'”

Bad Axe, but a really good movie. Continue reading →