Tag: Review

  • 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: Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon

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    Ana Lily Armirpour heads to The Big Easy for her third feature, Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon: When a struggling single mother befriends a mysterious woman who has supernatural powers, she sees a lucrative opportunity to make some fast cash. However, their…

  • Review: Amsterdam, and Catherine Called Birdy

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    David O. Russell brings a spectacular cast to an absolute dud of a movie in Amsterdam. Plus Lena Dunham takes a crack at the literary Catherine Called Birdy to mixed results. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Amsterdam: An original crime epic about three close friends who find themselves at the center of one of…

  • 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: See How They Run and God’s Country

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    See How They Run is a whodunnit that has us asking “whoitfor?” and Thandiwe Newton gives a powerful performance in (the oversaturated with symbolism) God’s Country. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about See How They Run: In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an…

  • Review – Disney’s Pinocchio (2022)

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    We are begging Robert Zemeckis to stop doing films that have a CG protagonist. Disney’s remake of Pinocchio is here to give you unintentional nightmares, and features yet another Tom Hanks bad accent performance. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Pinocchio: Academy Award® winner Robert Zemeckis directs this live action and CGI retelling of the…

  • Review: Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

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    Don’t let the style fool you, Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul has depths. We’re not sure we can say the same for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power YET, we’re just not sure how many ages to give it a chance for. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Honk for Jesus,…

  • Three Thousand Years of Longing, Breaking, and Funny Pages

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    Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton leave us with more longing than satisfaction in George Miller’s Three Thousand Years of Longing. John Boyega shines in the painful film Breaking. Funny Pages fails to turn our interest. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Three Thousand Years of Longing: Dr Alithea Binnie is an academic – content with…