RENTAL FAMILY is a feel-good film. There aren’t many of those in this year’s race to Oscar gold.…
Continue ReadingGOODBYE JUNE is Kate Winslet’s directorial debut.…
Continue ReadingDisclaimer: I have not read Stephen King’s IT, so this review focuses less on the homages that creator Andy Muschietti pays to King’s universe and more on whether it’s actually good TV. IT: WELCOME TO DERRY is a hit-and-miss prequel to the most recent IT films. The show excels at creating atmosphere, delivering bloody horror, and putting children in genuine peril. Unfortunately, it falters due to on-the-nose writing and one-dimensional characters who express only basic emotions, lacking real human depth.…
Continue ReadingPark Chan-wook remains a master filmmaker. While this isn’t his crowning achievement, it’s one of the most entertaining film he’s made since OLDBOY.…
Continue ReadingSecond verse, same as the first.
(In a good way)…
Pour a shot of whiskey and watch the downfall and birth of some of the greatest Broadway creators of all time.…
Continue ReadingThis was my very first Yorgos Lanthimos film, and I think a large part of that is due to the accessibility of BUGONIA vs. his other films.…
Continue ReadingTERMS OF ENDEARENT is a tear-jerking, comedy classic that oozes realistic sentimentality.…
Continue ReadingLOOT surprised me this week. JOYRIDE was a sweet, sentimental, touching moment with Molly (Maya Rudolph) and Nicholas (Joel Kim Booster).…
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