Movie Review: American Symphony
I don’t know what happened with documentary filmmakers in 2023, but they really went all in on celebrity profiles. Most big streamers have at least …
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Movie Review: Poor Things
Maybe it was Colin Farrell. Yorgos Lanthimos has a certain way with words, which work perfectly if Colin Farrell says them. However, that dialogue inside …
Movie Review: Monster (2023)
In the big US corporate world of moviemaking, stories about complex ordinary people aren’t gonna bring in the big bucks, so they only go for …
Movie Review: Best. Christmas. Ever!
The recipe is the same. Only the ingredients change. Best. Christmas. Ever! could have been on Hallmark, Lifetime, any of the other streamers. Doesn’t matter. …
Movie Review: Family Switch
Family Switch is the fruitcake of Christmas movies. A little bit of everything goes into this one. Sometimes you take a bite, and the movie …
Movie Review: Wonka
I’m aware not every decision on a movie is going to be the best one for the movie. That being said, when it comes to …
Movie Review: Leave the World Behind
I know I’m screwed. I’ve made a conscious choice to be a big city community person. So in the event the world starts to implode …
Movie Review: Eileen
Thomasin McKenzie’s character Eileen must have met Dexy’s Midnight Runners. While the band was on a vacation in the US in the early 70’s, they …
Movie Review: 20 Days in Mariupol
The date is December 12, 2023, and it’s really, really bad. That’s how I would have described the documentary slate of 2023, a bunch of …
Movie Review: Candy Cane Lane
Phoned in. That’s what Candy Cane Lane was. I’d rather listen to Sia’s Candy Cane Lane for 2 hours than watch another boring minute of …