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 ›
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The Beauty of Branagh’s High Gloss Hercule Poirot
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 ›
“Ordinary People” and Three-Dimensional Characters
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 ›
The Beautiful Dream that is “Nightmare Alley”
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 King’s Man” and How I’m the Problem
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 ›
“Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City” and Never Just Being Happy
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 ›
“Summer of Soul” and Winters of Discomfort
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 ›
“Wayne’s Word” Parties on 30 Years Later
“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 ›
The Indie Family Drama that is Marvel’s “Eternals”
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 ›
Singing the Praises of “Encanto”
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 ›
Loving “Juice” but Struggling for Podcast Ideas
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 ›
“The Last Duel” and the (Continued) Rise of Streaming
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 ›
Imagining “Antlers 2: Ordinary People”
Keri Russell and Jesse Plemons are just fine in Scott Cooper’s horror movie, “Antlers.” Jeremy T. Thomas is just fine as well. The story has some chills and some good visuals and an interesting, if too little explored, idea behind… Read More ›
“The French Dispatch” and “Ron’s Gone Wrong” or, Ending when You’re done
On this, our final podcast episode of the year, we’re going to take a look at two different movies that were released to blu-ray and streaming this month: “The French Dispatch” and “Ron’s Gone Wrong.” One of these movies tells… Read More ›
Howling at “The Wolf of Wall Street”
Movies are not obligated to provide us with good, moral, individuals. They can show us bad individuals and they are under no obligation to tell us that the characters are bad. None at all. Instead, it is up to us,… Read More ›
What About Beatty?
A few weeks ago we talked about Tom Cruise and for good reason. After all, the man is Tom Cruise and a classic movie star. This week, therefore, we’re going to talk about someone slightly more classic (or, at least,… Read More ›
“Shang-Chi” and the Legend of the Fourth Phase
Marvel has not done a great job with putting compelling villains on the big screen. The number of truly interesting ones can be counted, probably, on one hand, and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is no different…. Read More ›
On “Vanilla Sky,” the Tom Cruise one Where…
We desperately tried with this week’s episode to not do the whole “Tom Cruise is the last great movie star” thing, and we kind of(?) accomplished that. I mean, we make an argument that he’s a great movie star, but… Read More ›
Fun-Size “Candyman” too Constricted by its Wrapper
There’s a general sense about “fun-size” candy bars that there is in fact very little that’s fun about them — they are, simply put, not terribly enjoyable. They offer the sense of what is there in a regular-sized bar, but… Read More ›
Avoiding “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
What is it to tell the story of someone’s life? What does that mean? Surely it is a great responsibility and no one wants to do a shabby job. Sometimes, however, shabby is exactly how a biopic ends up. This… Read More ›
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