Tag: Netflix
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Review: Thunder Force, Voyagers, and Hysterical
The women of Thunder Force have 7 Academy Award nominations (and 2 wins) between them but is their might enough? Voyagers throws a bunch of horny teens into space and the rest is chaos. Thankfully Hysterical shows we can have heart and laughs in the world of comedy. More about Thunder Force: In a world…
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Review: Raya and the Last Dragon, Coming 2 America, Moxie!, Boogie, and Chaos Walking
This week brings a smorgasbord of diverse films but that doesn’t automatically mean they’re good. Raya and the Last Dragon, Coming 2 America, Moxie!, Boogie, and Chaos Walking are all up for review! More about Raya and the Last Dragon: “Raya and the Last Dragon” takes us on an exciting, epic journey to the fantasy world of Kumandra,…
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Review: I Care a Lot, Supernova, and Flora & Ulysses
Unfortunately you will probably not care much for I Care a Lot. In spite of the star power of Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci is not enough to make Supernova a stellar film. Finally there’s the family friendly Flora & Ulysses. More about I Care a Lot: Poised with sharklike self-assurance, Marla Grayson is a…
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Malcolm & Marie, Bliss, Earwig and the Witch
Zendaya shows off her Ácting skills in Malcolm & Marie but does the movie live up to her talents? Bliss is far from delightful, and Earwig and the Witch lacks the spellbinding charm normally found in Studio Ghibli films. More about Malcolm & Marie: Writer/Director Sam Levinson teams up with Zendaya and John David Washington…
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Review: The Little Things, Palmer, The Dig, and Penguin Bloom
Three Academy Award winners do not an interesting film make in the crime thriller The Little Things. Justin Timberlake tries to put his progressive acting hat on in Palmer. Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes dig up some dirt (but not the interesting kind) in The Dig. Finally, Naomi Watts is wheelchair bound (but certainly not…
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Review: The White Tiger and Brothers By Blood
After watching The White Tiger we’re firmly committed that we should eat the rich. Also Joel Kinnaman and Matthias Schoenaerts bring their European talents to…. Philadelphia in Brothers By Blood. More about The White Tiger: Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav) narrates his epic and darkly humorous rise from poor villager to successful entrepreneur in modern India.…
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Review: Outside the Wire and WandaVision (Spoiler Free)
Netflix is bringing us a movie a week in 2021 but if Outside the Wire is any indication that might not be a good thing. Also the highly stylized WandaVision hits Disney+. Plus One Night In Miami… and Promising Young Woman are now available to stream! More about Outside the Wire: Set in the future,…
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Review: Pieces of a Woman and Fatale
January always brings a lull in the quality of films but the Vanessa Kirby led Pieces of a Woman and the Hilary Swank thriller Fatale do not bode well for our 2021 viewing prospects. More about Pieces of a Woman: Martha and Sean are a Boston couple on the verge of parenthood whose lives change…
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Review: Tenet, Wolfwalkers, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, and The Forty-Year-Old Version
On the first day of 2021 let’s take an opportunity to watch some films that you may have missed (or weren’t available to you yet) in 2020! Enjoy a spoiler free review of Tenet, the animated Wolfwalkers, the painfully honest Never Rarely Sometimes Always, and the self realized The Forty-Year-Old Version. More about Tenet: Armed…