Years ago, NBC offered up reruns by explaining, “if you haven’t seen it, it’s new to you.” The same sort of notion is present in DreamWorks Animation’s latest, “The Bad Guys.” Rather than just recycling an old episode though, what… Read More ›
In my review of the first “Sonic the Hedgehog” movie, I suggested that the film had managed an incredible task – it had exactly the same amount of good and bad within it and therefore somehow hit a neutral state…. Read More ›
“You had me at hello.” Renée Zellwegger’s line from “Jerry Maguire” has become something of a punchline (maybe it was a punchline from the moment the film came out), but there is still truth in there. Sometimes, from the moment… Read More ›
Is there a reason for it? Even if we don’t know why someone in a movie acts in a specific manner, or takes a specific action, does the character have a reason for taking the action? If the answer is… Read More ›
I love the movie “The Man who Shot Liberty Valance.” I thought my family would as well, but the reception for the movie wasn’t quite what I hoped it would be and with it being released today on 4K UHD,… Read More ›
Although there have been fewer reviews written here of late, that ought not imply in any way that there has been less watching taking place. Curiously, I’ve also had the sense that I’ve been enjoying watching movies more and that… Read More ›
There is always the new outrage, the latest threat, the thing people are getting upset about now. This week, with the streaming and blu-ray release of “Turning Red,” we’re looking at one of the dumber things that folks got upset… Read More ›
You can’t necessarily control your initial reaction to something — there’s a level of programming/instinct in there you can’t always instantaneously short circuit. What you can do, however, is reassess after that knee-jerk response. On this week’s podcast, we talk… Read More ›
There is a certain inescapable affability to the Jennifer Lopez-Owen Wilson film, “Marry Me.” The whole thing is a tale of two people who lead very different lives falling in love, and though love is undeniably important, the stakes in… Read More ›
It may have been delayed by Covid, but Kenneth Branagh’s second Hercule Poirot film, “Death on the Nile,” was in theaters earlier this year and is out today on Blu-ray and streaming. That makes this this the perfect moment to… Read More ›
I read or heard or was told a while back something that struck me. Essentially it’s that we see ourselves in shades of gray that we fail to recognize in others. We understand better than anyone else (even if not… Read More ›
I do not love everything that Guillermo del Toro touches. I’ll admit that. There is something in the way so many of his tales unfold that does not work for me. What I will tell though is this, he is… Read More ›
The third entry in the “Kingsman” franchise, “The King’s Man,” is now out on Blu-ray and digital. To say that I’m disappointed by it is both true and yet somehow misses the mark. Yes, what we have here is another example… Read More ›
Gone is the Paul W.S. Anderson version of “Resident Evil,” or at the very least, it’s been relegated to the shadows as the Johannes Roberts directed “Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City” has now reinvigorated the franchise. Out now on… Read More ›
The Oscar nominated documentary from Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, “Summer of Soul,” is currently available on digital and DVD. It is a film which looks at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival and the world in which the concert series took place…. Read More ›
You have almost undoubtedly heard the saying, “Chocolate and peanut butter — two great tastes that go great together.” Reese’s wasn’t wrong, the peanut butter cup is delicious, but there’s something important there in that idea at the saying’s core… Read More ›
“Wayne’s World,” that “Saturday Night Live” sketch turned feature film series is celebrating an anniversary this year. Yes, the first of the two movies featuring Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar is now 30 years old. Naturally, there’s a new Blu-ray… Read More ›
Liam Neeson, as we always note, has a very particular set of skills. It isn’t just Neeson’s on screen characters that do, it’s the man himself. The actor has the ability to portray aging killers with a heart of gold… Read More ›
It is all too easy to sit there and get angry at the superhero genre for taking over the box office. It is all too easy to shake your fist at what the MCU has done to the world. But,… Read More ›
There is so much to love about “Encanto.” This is a film filled with great performances and tremendous songs. It is fun and funny. But, at its core, this is a movie that explores what it means to truly reveal… Read More ›
Some movies are stuffed to the gills, packed with quick cuts and a constantly shifting camera, overloaded with dialogue and characters and plot twist after plot twist. There is often a sense with such a film that they are trying… Read More ›
Normally when I sit down to watch a movie for a podcast, the idea of what that episode is going to be about strikes me as I watch. It hits like a bolt of lightning. However, that doesn’t always occur… Read More ›
While it was always true that great movies didn’t necessarily find the appropriate reception at the box office, now, with the rise of streaming and a seemingly unending pandemic, we believe that we’re seeing a growing shift in how movies… Read More ›
Although some of the advertising promises for “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” to be the final “Hotel Transylvania” film, such an inducement did not, apparently, convince Adam Sandler to return as the voice of Dracula. Yes, after three entries in the series,… Read More ›
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