Au contraire, old-school puppeteering monster movies are always welcome! Continue reading
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“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
“Don’t Visit Bad Axe, Just Watch ‘Bad Axe'”
Bad Axe, but a really good movie. Continue reading
“Elvis Mitchell’s Documentary ‘Is That Black Enough For You!?!’ Is Black Enough and More”
Yes, it is! Blacker than black! Blacker than the blackest black times infinity! You did it, Elvis! Continue reading
A Constant Visual Feast 