Movie Review: Red Rocket
I knew Sean Baker was going to put it all together for me eventually. Baker’s last two films, Tangerine and The Florida Project, are pretty …
Comedy
Movie Review: Mixtape
Chicago’s Greatest Hits. That was the cassette I had to endlessly listen to growing up as my dad drove me around running errands. Suffice to …
Movie Review: Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
For a long time now, I’ve enjoyed watching Korea and Mexico battle for the best filmmaking title, with both countries consistently delivering amazing best picture …
Movie Review: The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star
Sometimes you just gotta mix it up. I would have been perfectly content with another forgettable 2 star Princess Switch movie with multiple Vanessa Hudgens’s …
Movie Review: House of Gucci
House of Gucci is very much its own thing. Not serious enough to be a Godfather like study of power, greed, and fame, and too …
Movie Review: Ghostbusters: Afterlife
I campaign for Ghostbusters: Afterlife to be a cynicism test barometer. If you’re a cynical person, you will despise this film, hating the film even …
Movie Review: Red Notice
In some ways, Red Notice deserves some applause. In this movie time of hard hitting, deep dramatic storytelling films going hard for Oscars, Red Notice …
Movie Review: The French Dispatch
There’s some comfort in a Wes Anderson movie for sure. The stakes are usually pretty low, the story trends toward whimsical and wry, and his …
Movie Review: Free Guy
Jim Gaffigan brilliantly pointed out once how fruitcake is one of our great disappointments, combining two things people love into something hideous. Video games and …
Movie Review: The Paper Tigers
It takes a special talent to pull of the martial arts comedy; you have to be equally talented at kicking ass and taking laughs. But …