Going into Marry Me, a nice throwback to the romcoms that Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson would’ve appeared in 15-20 years ago, you know what to expect. But sometimes, the element of surprise or freshness is not as good as the way it’s delivered. You don’t go to see a Shakespeare play to see HamletContinue reading “‘Marry Me’ Is A Nice RomCom Gem”
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‘Tinder Swindler’ Exposes Predators On The Prowl
People tuning in to the Netflix true-crime documentary The Tinder Swindler will probably think how someone will be so easily duped. Easy. In the animal kingdom, predators don’t go after the toughest one of the pack. You don’t pick fights you know you’re going to lose. Simon Leviev, the center of the documentary and theContinue reading “‘Tinder Swindler’ Exposes Predators On The Prowl”
‘Texas Chainsaw’ Massacres Franchise’s Exploited Legacy
I’m going to cut to the chase, forgive the pun, but the latest Texas Chainsaw Massacre entry, intended as a direct sequel to the 1974 original is a total piece of dog shit. As a matter of fact, comparing this movie to dog shit is an insult. I will say this, for a movie that’sContinue reading “‘Texas Chainsaw’ Massacres Franchise’s Exploited Legacy”
‘Kimi’ A Hitchcockian Thriller For The Digital Media Age
Steven Soderbergh’s Kimi is a movie that spends half of its run time in the apartment of its protagonist Angela Childs (Zoe Kravitz). One might easily draw parallels with Alfred Hitchcock’s famous Rear Window, in which Jimmy Stewart was an injured photographer stuck in his own apartment. I’m sure that’s what Soderbergh and writer DavidContinue reading “‘Kimi’ A Hitchcockian Thriller For The Digital Media Age”
‘Antlers’ Pokes Through Some Creature Feature/Body Horror Stalemate
When it comes to horror movies, creature features and body horror always seem to be less popular than supernatural or psychological horror. Antlers, released in 2021, after almost a year of sitting on the shelf due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Scott Cooper directs and co-writes a screenplay based on the short story “The Quiet Boy”Continue reading “‘Antlers’ Pokes Through Some Creature Feature/Body Horror Stalemate”
‘Werewolves Within’ Gives Little To Howl About
Werewolves Within wants so badly to be the dark comedic horror flicks that Sam Raimi and especially Edgar Wright made bank on, but I found myself actually rooting for the mostly absent werewolf halfway through. This movie seems like a demo of a far better movie that needed a lot more work and a littleContinue reading “‘Werewolves Within’ Gives Little To Howl About”
How ‘Groundhog Day’ Became A Classic
When Groundhog Day opened in February of 1993, most films released during this time were known as a dumping ground of movies that studios were burning off to fulfill contractual obligations. Or maybe some TV actor had filmed a movie over summer hiatus and this was when it was released to take advantage of FebruaryContinue reading “How ‘Groundhog Day’ Became A Classic”
Netflix Is ‘Brazen’ To Stream A Movie Like This
I’m still thinking the pandemic and the rise of Amazon Prime and Apple TV+ is causing some major competition for Netflix, which just a few years ago, seemed to be the pinnacle of streaming services. The latest offering of original programming is Brazen, a movie that is a cross hybrid between a Lifetime thriller andContinue reading “Netflix Is ‘Brazen’ To Stream A Movie Like This”
‘Blood Simple.’ Remains The Coen Brothers’ Best Work
While we may never see a collaboration between Joel and Ethan Coen again as Ethan has said he’s grown tired of filmmaking and has retired somewhat, almost everything they’ve done in their career spanning four decades can’t compare to their first movie, Blood Simple., about murder in the Austin, Texas area. I think one ofContinue reading “‘Blood Simple.’ Remains The Coen Brothers’ Best Work”
How ‘Scream’ Changed Horror, For Better And For Worse
By the time Scream opened in theaters more than 25 years ago during the Christmas holiday season, no one probably was expecting it to be a big hit. Horror movies by the mid-1990s had become a step up, just barely, from porno movies and whatever Pauly Shore and SNL spinoff movies that were being released.Continue reading “How ‘Scream’ Changed Horror, For Better And For Worse”
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