Category: Review

  • Review: Frozen 2, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and The Report

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    “Frozen 2” fails to melt hearts the same way as its smash hit predecessor, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” is more like an okay day that leans too much on an audience being familiar with its source material, and “The Report” is some heavy political fodder about ineffective government inquiries at probably the wrong…

  • Review: Ford V Ferrari

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    “Ford V Ferrari” is an awfully slow movie for a film about cars that go so fast. Do we really need ANOTHER film about the unsung niche accomplishments of straight white men? My answer is no. Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, and Noah Jupe star. James Mangold directs.

  • Review: Last Christmas

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    Unfortunately even the great Emma Thompson can’t stretch George Michael’s Christmas song into a feature length film. In spite of the charming cast of Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, and Thompson herself (as well as the directing efforts of Paul Feig), “Last Christmas” is a convoluted bizarro mess. I went in expecting “Love, Actually”…

  • Review: Terminator: Dark Fate, Motherless Brooklyn, and Parasite

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    ​Fan service, ego, and one of the best films I’ve seen all year. “Terminator: Dark Fate” “Motherless Brooklyn” and “Parasite are on deck for review this week. The biggest draw of “Terminator: Dark Fate” is the return of Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger to the franchise. That’s about it. The rest is formula. I did…

  • Review: The Current War: Director’s Cut, The Kill Team and Jojo Rabbit

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    ​This week has three films about war in one way or another with “The Current War: Director’s Cut” “The Kill Team” and “Jojo Rabbit.” “The Current War: Director’s Cut” unfortunately doesn’t do anything to distinguish itself from the countless other films we’ve had about the achievements of rich white men. While it boasts an excellent…

  • Review: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, and Zombieland: Double Tap

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    ​Double sequel week! Both “Maleficent Mistress of Evil”  and “Zombieland: Double Tap” are inferior to their predecessors. This all begs the question: Can we not just stop with the unnecessary sequels please?!  “Maleficent Mistress of Evil” is about on par with the first, meaning mediocre when it’s at its best, awful when it’s at its…

  • Review: Gemini Man and Pain and Glory

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    Alas “Gemini Man” has two times the Will Smith, and yet zero quality. Meanwhile “Pain and Glory” is for Artists with a capital A and Antonio Banderas gives an amazing performance in it. It’s really too bad given that “Gemini Man” is directed by Ang Lee (one of my favorite directors). The film is as…

  • Review: Joker (Spoiler Free)

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    “Joker” is an okay film that sandbags itself by not living up to the expectations for its namesake. The film as a whole may have been okay had it not been set in the world of Batman. This film proves that we don’t need a Joker backstory. It also proves that the filmmakers have no…

  • Review: Judy

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    “Judy” ends up being a hollow film with a glossy shell, this film makes it look like there wasn’t much to the woman behind the curtain. I think this film would have been much more successful if it fully committed to exploring Judy Garland as a symbol as opposed to an actual character, as the…

  • Review: Ad Astra and Downton Abbey

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    It’s sad and mad Brad in “Ad Astra” and the question of “what is a weekend?” still doesn’t get resolved in “Downton Abbey.” It’s sad Brad Pitt in space. That pretty much sums up “Ad Astra” so if that sounds appealing have at. I however found it unoriginal and dull. Pitt, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler,…