Movie Review: Nightbitch
There’s a zillion movies about mothers and children at this point in movie history. Most of them look at the rosy view of motherhood: Oprah’s …
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Movie Review: Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point
Why do people love A Christmas Story so much? My assertion is that the movie feels like you’re watching a home movie, perhaps the best …
Movie Review: The Piano Lesson
My deepest thanks to Denzel Washington. I had no idea who August Wilson was. But since 2017’s Fences, we’ve gotten a few Wilson adaptations: and …
Movie Review: Y2K
Much like the Mayan Calendar Ending, Y2K was a phenomenon that wasn’t, though we definitely turned our computers off that night. I will admit, I …
Movie Review: Bird
Andrea Arnold and Sean Baker are part of the director coin flip. If you’re lucky and land heads, you’re Sean Baker, raised around the poor …
Movie Review: Moana 2
I don’t know if anyone really believed how far Moana would go. At this point she’s a sensation: a new modern Disney princess for our …
Movie Review: Hot Frosty
In general I made myself a rule around Christmas time: only review 1-2 of those Hallmark or Hallmark adjacent movies per season amidst the sea …
Movie Review: Emilia Perez
Some Netflix movies are there to hum in the background as you do whatever task is in front of you. Emilia Perez is NOT one …
Movie Review: Yintah
Apparently Canadian original sins are similar to the US’s. Though the Canadians don’t have as well known genocidal history towards its Native American population as …
Movie Review: Gladiator II
Gladiator II has broken the hype meter charts. Sequel to a best picture winner, with same director, a new, smoking hot young cast, and one …