Movie Review: Wicked: For Good
Oh thank Oz. I was really dreading this one. The first Wicked was a wonderful salve in a sea of sad movies last year, doing …
3 Star Reviews
Movie Review: The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025)
Dang it. I wasn’t clamoring for The Hand That Rocks the Cradle updates, but pairing the cool scream queen of the moment with one of …
Movie Review: Black Phone 2
Ah yes, the sequel to the surprise success. This is a tricky place to be, since usually you’re greenlit, with a bigger budget, but no …
Movie Review: Bone Lake
I definitely saw the Skinemax version of this film in 2004. For this one though, expectations matter. If you keep them low, Bone Lake has …
Movie Review: The Legend of Ochi
I know what writer/director Isaiah Saxon was doing during the pandemic. Probably stuck inside, the outdoorsy filmmaker watched the Mandalorian, and like all of us, …
Movie Review: The Roses
I liked this movie better when it was called Marriage Story. While I applaud a studio trying for a big budget r rated comedy like …
Movie Review: Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
And what a Grand Finale it was! We said goodbye to Maggie Smith (sadly, in reality too) in the last Downton. And now we say …
Movie Review: Caught Stealing
I guess Darren Aronofsky is in a new era. After an incredible 20 year run of making daring, experimental, Bible challenging films, really bad box …
Movie Review: Eden
The Garden of Eden is the aspiration of humanity whether or not you believe in it: a paradise where you have no fears and live …
Movie Review: Relay
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times, as Montgomery Burns via Charles Dickens once asked a monkey to type for …