“James Ponsoldt Takes a Vacation from Making Good Movies with ‘Summering'”

May I suggest that you vacation literally anywhere other than this movie? I may. And I will! Continue reading →

“The Most Enchanting Sci-Fi Movie Of 2021 Reveals A Lasting Scientific Debate”

Important journalism is interviewing cryptozoologists about whether or not putting cryptids in a zoo is a good idea or a bad one. Continue reading →

Review: I Do…Until I Don’t, 2017, dir. Lake Bell

I rather liked Lake Bell’s first go behind the camera, In a World…, so maybe I put higher expectations on her second, I Do…Until I Don’t than I ought to have. I didn’t hate it; I didn’t even dislike it. But it’s a step back, in a sense, from In a World…, less polished, less successful as a narrative, … Continue reading →

Review: The Secret Life of Pets, 2016, dir. Chris Renaud & Yarrow Cheney

…man, even thinking of an appropriate intro blurb for linking my review of The Secret Life of Pets feels like as much a chore as writing the review itself. What a nothing of a movie. It isn’t terrible. It isn’t good. It is awkward and oddly structured, and you can see where Chris Renaud and Yarrow … Continue reading →