Movie Review: My Old Ass
I’m always a sucker for a great coming of age story. But even I can admit the genre has gotten a little stale over years …
Comedy
Movie Review: Kneecap
I can’t believe Ireland did it again. After John Carney reinvented the musical with Once 17 years ago, the boys of Kneecap put another new, …
Movie Review: Speak No Evil (2024)
American remakes of European films are always tricky propositions, especially horror/thrillers. European films are not afraid to go to bleak, dark endings, following through on …
Movie Review: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Surprise surprise! In an age of soulless retreads, the franchise with the soulless lead actually gives a damn. Tim Burton and Michael Keaton team up …
Movie Review: The Union
The Union is on the shortlist for best Netflix Algorithm screenplay. It’s got all the beats of something you can pay attention to when it …
Movie Review: Jackpot!
It makes sense that comedies have become streaming fodder. It’s too bad, since I have fond memories of big giant comedy moments in theaters with …
Movie Review: Between the Temples
If we were playing word association with the movie Between the Temples, “quirky” or “indie” would be near the top of the list. Smaller indie …
Movie Review: The Instigators
The Instigators is the male version of Mamma Mia! Everyone here, Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Doug Liman, and the rest of the stacked cast look …
Movie Review: Fly Me to the Moon
Space race rom com! Clap, clap, clap clap clap. Space race rom com! Clap, clap, clap clap clap. That 4 word pitch, with a dose …
Movie Review: Sing Sing
The Shawshank Redemption. The minute that 1994 masterpiece went on TNT, it became the gold standard that we would compare to all other prison movies. …