Tag: Netflix

  • Review: The Son and Bling Empire: New York

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    In spite of some capital A acting talent, The Son fails to shine. Bling Empire: New York has less heart but more sheen than its sibling series. More about The Son: THE SON centers on Peter, whose hectic life with his infant and new partner Beth, is upended when his ex-wife Kate, appears with their…

  • The Pale Blue Eye and Women Talking

    The Pale Blue Eye and Women Talking

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    Whoda thunk Edgar Allan Poe would star in a middling tale of woe in The Pale Blue Eye? Plus Women Talking is very true to the title, but is it compelling? Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Pale Blue Eye West Point, 1830. In the early hours of a gray winter morning, a cadet…

  • Top Films of 2022

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    Ready for our top films of 2022? These are a snapshot of some of our favorite films of the year. Important to note that they are representative of what was available in 2022. Does that mean they’ll stand the test of time (or even the test of looking back next December)? That remains to be…

  • Review: The Banshees of Inisherin and Wendell & Wild

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    The In Bruges trinity of McDonagh, Farrell, and Gleeson reunite for The Banshees of Inisherin. Meanwhile a first time collab for Henry Selick and Jordan Peele in the stop-motion animated Wendell & Wild. More about The Banshees of Inisherin: Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming…

  • Review: Black Adam, and The School for Good and Evil

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    Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson finally gets his crack at superhero spandex, but is it worth it to see Black Adam? Plus Netflix’s fairly fun fairy-tale fused romp The School for Good and Evil. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Black Adam: Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the ancient…

  • Review: Bros, Blonde, Hocus Pocus 2, and God’s Creatures

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    Billy Eichner is here with his delightful new rom-com Bros. Ana de Armas steps into the famous white dress in Blonde. The Sanderson Sisters return in Hocus Pocus 2. Finally Emily Watson and Paul Mescal shine in the very dark God’s Creatures. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Bros: This fall, Universal Pictures proudly presents…

  • Review: Don’t Worry Darling, The Woman King, and Dahmer

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    The Don’t Worry Darling press tour gets its own review this week (because let’s be honest it was more interesting than the film itself). Viola Davis reigns supreme in The Woman King and Evan Peters creeps masterfully in Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story on Netflix. Listen on Apple Podcasts: More about Don’t Worry…

  • Review: Mack & Rita, Day Shift, Emily the Criminal, and A League of Their Own

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    Even Diane Keaton can’t save Mack & Rita (aka 30 going on 70). Jamie Foxx is in another Netflix paint by numbers movie of the week, Day Shift. Aubrey Plaza steals the show in Emily the Criminal. Finally the series adaptation of A League of Their Own is at least a triple, if not a…

  • Review: Bullet Train, The Sandman, and Luck

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    You might be dodging a bullet by skipping Bullet Train. Neil Gaiman‘s The Sandman is an adaptation we want to see more of. Finally the new animated film Luck is cursed in the story department. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Bullet Train: Ladybug is an unlucky assassin who’s determined to do his job peacefully…

  • Review: Nope (Spoiler Free) and The Gray Man

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    Jordan Peele is back and still scaring the bajzeesus out of us (but not in the way you’d expect) with Nope. Plus the Russo Brothers team up with an all star cast for a film that pales in comparison to their talents with The Gray Man. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Nope: Caretakers at…