Good Boys Review: Super-Young Superbad
Sixth grade can be a weird time for kids. Good Boys makes light of that awkward phase with a lot of humor, but to mixed results. While it’s all about young kids, this is most definitely not a movie for kids.
Nineties Noir: The Underneath
Sometimes, even filmmakers can be wrong about their own movies. Usually in these cases, the creators have a higher opinion of their work than anyone else does. Steven Soderbergh’s 1995 heist thriller The Underneath, however,...
One Man’s Trash: Zoombies 2
Well, this isn’t a zoo, and these critters aren’t exactly undead. But goshdarnit, “zoombies” is too clever a pun to sleep on, so we’ll roll with it.
Legion Series Finale Recap: “I Think We Saved the WorldR
FX’s Legion wrapped up its third and final season this week, and series creator Noah Hawley was allowed to end the story on his own terms. As you’d expect, it gets pretty weird. I’ll do my best to make some sense...
The Angry Birds Movie 2 Review: Less Angry, Still Bird-Brained
Though I’m not sure how many people still play the now decade-old puzzle game Angry Birds, the creators have somehow managed to make a serviceable animated comedy for kids out of the source material. You read that right: The...
Fear the Walking Dead 5.09 Recap: “This Was By Far the Ugli
The mid-season hiatus for Fear the Walking Dead was so short this year that I barely even noticed the show was gone. It’s back this week to kick off a new storyline, and to frustrate viewers with an annoying stylistic tic.
The Kitchen Review: If You Can’t Stand the Mediocrity…
It gives no pleasure to convey how middling The Kitchen is. The film just lays there limp and lifeless, trying desperately to inject some interest for the audience. Its dullness is almost impressive, as if it would be harder to ma...
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of August 11th, 2019 – The Games P
Have you been itching to collect another huge blockbuster on Blu-ray or Ultra HD? This week brings not just the biggest movie of the year, but officially the biggest movie of all time. Will that do?
Weekend Roundtable: Now We’re Cooking
Melissa McCarthy spent seven years playing a professional chef on Gilmore Girls, so you can imagine my disappointment that her new movie The Kitchen is not a spinoff for that character. This week, we’re doing a Roundtable on...
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Review: Spooky Tales Worth Tell
Horror films made for kids can still be scary. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark goes a step beyond the recent spate of Young Adult book adaptations and brings some honest frights to the screen.
Looking into the Zoetrope
Film history is everywhere, and sometimes you just innocently stumble upon it.
SteelBook Alert: Gone Too Far
SteelBook collectors take a risk every time they blind preorder an upcoming title before the finalized cover art is revealed. Sometimes it pays off with an attractive metal case. Not always, unfortunately.