As good as grilled cheese (Massive Spoilers) In writer/director Ryan Coogler’s latest film, the SmokeStack twins (Michael B. Jordan) have decided to move back home to the Mississippi Delta to open a juke joint after a stint working for Al Capone in Chicago. To that end, Elijah “Smoke” Moore recruits his love, Annie (Wunmi Mosaku), …
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Space Oddity
A very ‘meh’ conclusion Eddie Brock and Venom (both played by Tom Hardy) have now become fugitives, but that’s the least of these problems. They’re also being hunted by a Xenophage, an alien being who can detect them when they’re in full symbiote mode. The Xenophages are the servants of Knull (Andy Serkis), the creator …
Let The Good Times Roll
Though not as good as I hoped (Spoilers) The Monkey, based on Stephen King’s short story, is about a toy monkey that causes fatal “accidents” after playing an instrument. In the source material, it’s one of those creepy cymbal-banging monkeys, which Disney (somehow) copyrighted after Toy Story 3. So, for the film, the Monkey now …
Spitting off the Edge of the World
It’s an enjoyable genre blend. (Spoilers) Levi Kane (Miles Teller) is given an unusual assignment by Bartholomew (Sigourney Weaver). His mission is to travel to an outpost in the middle of nowhere and guard a gorge with strange creatures trying to escape. Across the gorge is a much nicer and better-stocked Russian outpost with another …
Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You
A good slasher, but okay rom com (Spoilers) Ally (Olivia Holt) is a career woman with an abysmal love life and on the verge of getting fired. Jay Simmons (Mason Gooding) is a new co-worker who seems more interested in getting Ally to loosen up than his actual job. However, the rom-com setup takes a …
I Only Have Eyes For You
It’s nothing new, but well done (Massive Spoilers) Iris (Sophia Thatcher) visits a remote lake house alongside her boyfriend, Josh (Jack Quaid). The home belongs to Sergey (Rupert Friend), who is one tracksuit away from being a total Russian stereotype. Other people at the lake house are Sergey’s mistress, Kat (Megan Suri), and another couple, …
The Not-a-Wolf Man
Not a big W, but not a L either (Spoilers) Blake Lovell (Christopher Abbott) is a man whose writing career has stalled, leading to his current occupation as a stay-at-home dad. After his own father, Grady (Sam Jaeger), is finally declared dead after disappearing, Blake decides to take his family up to his old house. …
Symphony of Horror
A remake with bite (Spoilers) Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens was a 1922 film and unofficial adaptation of Dracula by Bram Stoker. Writer/director Robert Eggers has been trying to remake it for almost a decade. That is not a hyperbole. Development on Nosferatu (2024) began in 2015. It was initially the follow-up to Eggers’ …
Defying Gravity
A wonderful adaptation (Spoilers) I’m late to the party, but I’ve finally seen the film adaptation of a musical I love, kind of. It’s just Act One. Anyway, much like the novel and stage show it’s based on, Wicked: Part 1 tells the tale of the Wicked Witch of the West (Cynthia Erivo, Karis Musongole). …
Die Harder
A good movie for a happy Christmas Ethan Kopek (Taron Egerton) is a TSA worker at LAX who’s recently learned that his girlfriend Nora Parisi (Sofia Carson), who works as a manager at the same airport, is pregnant. Working the baggage-scanning area during a Christmas Eve shift, Ethan starts getting orders from a mysterious traveler, …
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