It is easy to understand the basic story outline for “Let the Corpses Tan,” a French language film opening in select cities this week. It is an armored car heist gone bad sort of affair. Or, more accurately, the heist… Read More ›
Month: August 2018
Movie Review: “The Happytime Murders”
In “The Muppets Take Manhattan,” Kermit the Frog gets amnesia. Not remembering who he is, Kermit creates a new identity, Phillip Phil, and he enters the world of advertising where he comes up with the unique idea to simply tell… Read More ›
A Modern Take on Horror
Writer/director Owen Egerton stops by the Lass is More podcast this week to talk about his newest movie, “Blood Fest.” A meta take on horror, the movie takes place at a horror movie festival gone totally wrong and comes out… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Support the Girls”
Written and directed by Andrew Bujalski, “Support the Girls” largely takes place in a Hooters-esque establishment. That is, the waitresses are scantily clad and the majority of people who dine there, the supposition goes, are there to ogle the women,… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Mile 22”
Director Peter Berg is an absolute wonder with his filming of action sequences. They become almost living things, causing the viewer’s heart to race and adrenaline to surge. They are bloody and brutal and even when something over the top… Read More ›
“Book Club” Goes Gimmicky with “50 Shades” Bit
There is nothing necessarily wrong with “50 Shades of Grey.” That is, I don’t have a problem with the subject material even if I’m not enthused by the way it’s handled. There is also nothing wrong with women of a… Read More ›
Movie Review: “BlacKkKlansman”
Stories told about the past often have subtle, or not so subtle, messages for the present. This is certainly true of Spike Lee’s latest joint, “BlacKkKlansman.” Written by Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Lee, “BlacKkKlansman” is… Read More ›
“Avengers: Infinity War” and the MCU’s Success
On today’s podcast we tackle Thanos. And Iron Man. And Captain America. And Thor. And the Guardians of the Galaxy. And Hulk. And Black Widow. And… well, and the rest of the characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Avengers: Infinity… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Like Father”
Before I in any way discuss the new Netflix film “Like Father,” I must state that I do not like the Royal Caribbean cruise line. Without getting into specifics, I had a series of unsatisfactory interactions with them in the… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Darkest Minds”
In one of the worst moments of “The Darkest Minds,” a film which is on the whole pretty dismal, the lead male teen, Liam, asks the lead female teen, Ruby, to dance. Ruby says no and rather than taking that… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Spy who Dumped me”
I have previously suggested that Kate McKinnon is a national treasure and that it is only a matter of time before the country, as a whole, recognizes as much (perhaps others have said this too, but I know that I… Read More ›
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