Category: Movie Reviews
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Ricky Stanicky
3 outta 5 Director Peter Farrelly was originally a directing duo with his brother Bobby for movies like Dumb and Dumber and There’s Something About Mary, and then Peter directed the Best Picture winning Green Book. And while they have directed separately, its not as if Peter Farrelly has become some sort of respected prestige…
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Blog: Oscars Catch-Up
Looking at the 96th Academy Awards announcement, I have posted about most of them with reviews for two best animated nominated films, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Boy and the Heron. Five Best picture nominees, Barbie, Oppenheimer, The Holdovers, Poor Things, and Killers of the Flower Moon all made it into the Top 10…
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Dune: Part Two
5 outta 5 Dune: Part Two is an incredible sequel to an already incredible film. As the (very large) book was split into two (as opposed to the 1984 single film speedrun version) setup was contained in the first part so this is more visceral. The visuals look amazing and there are stirring moments of…
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Drive-Away Dolls
4 outta 5 Drive-Away Dolls is a crazy road-trip movie featuring crime, severed heads, lots of cameos, lots of quips and lots of sex for its incredibly zippy hour and twenty-four minutes. Directed and co-written by Ethan Cohen (his first film without his brother Joel) it has the bizarre absurdist energy, dialogue patter, dopey crime…
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Madame Web
3 outta 5 Madame Web, the latest attempt by Sony pictures to spin-off multiple Spider-Man supporting characters into their own franchise is ok. Its not terrible or terrific. It has nifty moments, lots of pointless bits and is a tad too long even at under 2 hours. This is basically a supernatural vision of the…
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Suncoast
4 outta 5 Suncoast is a coming-of-age film that is very heartfelt and has solid moments from dependable actors. However, it doesn’t add anything particularly new to the genre. Someone on the brink of demise making characters realize inner truths was done better in recent coming-of-age films like Me, Earl and the Dying Girl or…
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Argylle
4 outta 5 Argylle, from director Matthew Vaughn of Kingsman fame, is very much tonally and stylistically like that film. Although, this is like an under-18 rating version with less graphic violence and little profanity. The plot is fun if intentionally very dopey with goofy and unbelievable twists. It is also very amusing with some…
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Role Play
2 outta 5 Role Play is a film that seems like it should be funnier than the premise/title/trailer leads one to believe. Even the tagline, Every Couple Has Their Secrets and the premise seem like a lower budget version of True Lies which handles the action and comedy much more deftly. There are still funny…
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Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire
3 outta 5 Director Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon: Part 1 – A Child of Fire is a dystopian sci-fi opera that feels about as Zack Snyder-y as one could imagine. As Snyder has had the idea for years, and once pitched it as a Star Wars movie to Lucasfilm, there is a lot of Star…
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Best of 2023 Films
Honourable Mentions: Godzilla Minus One, Dream Scenario, Flash, Cocaine Bear, Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe, Asteroid City, Air, M3GAN, Next Goal Wins, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Evil Dead Rise, Sisu 10. The Creator Director Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) creates a compelling narrative about humanity versus AI, and how the…
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