A cute holiday film Oh. What. Fun is a new comedy that has Michelle Pfeiffer suffer her worst Christmas since Batman Returns. She plays the matriarch of a large family, Claire Clauster, who includes her husband, Nick (Denis Leary), and three kids. Channing (Felicity Jones), the oldest and the only one with a family of …
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Wicked: Part Two
A good adaptation (Spoilers) Wicked: For Good, formerly Wicked: Part Two, adapts the second half of the stage musical, which in turn was an adaptation of Gregory Maguire’s novel of the same name. I highly recommend reading my review of the previous film, if only because the synopsis of this movie gives away several important …
A Van Helsing Story
A little slow, but good (Spoilers) Abraham’s Boys is an adaptation of a short story of the same name by Joe Hill. Abraham Van Helsing (Titus Welliver) has relocated to California with his wife, Mina Van Helsing (née Murray, formerly Harker) (Jocelin Donahue), and their two sons, Max (Brady Hepner) and Rudy (Judah Mackey). The …
Wang Dang Doodle
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), …
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). …
Talking To Yourself
A relatable blend of genres (Spoilers) Elliot Labrant (Maisy Stella) is a Canadian teenager who, on her 18th birthday, decides to do shrooms with her friends. After doing so, she meets her future self (Audrey Plaza). Initially, it seems like a hallucination, but Elliot eventually discovers evidence that she’s real. How and why this time …
Remember Her
A movie you should “witness” (Spoilers) In 2015, writer/director George Miller returned to the world of Mad Max thirty years after the last film. Entitled Mad Max: Fury Road, Tom Hardy replaced Mel Gibson in the role of Max Rockatansky. However, the character who really caught people’s attention was Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron). Now, nine …
Anthems For A 17 Year-Old Girl
A different kind of horror. (Massive Spoilers) I Saw The TV Glow is something of a conundrum for me. It’s a movie that I loved and have to talk about. Except, I want to say it was John Squires, Editor-In-Chief at Bloody Disgusting, who recommended going into the movie completely blind, and I’m glad I …
Terrible Tenure
Murder should be an automatic disqualification. (Spoilers) Jim Bowden (Timothy McCracken) is a college professor obsessed with getting tenure. Early in the film, Dean Richard Crawley (James Shanklin), wary of tenure-induced apathy, tells Jim that he believes it to be an “antiquated concept” and that Jim should focus on doing good work. Naturally, Jim doesn’t …
Where, oh where, has my review gone: Perfectly Good Moment
Where, oh where, can it be? To see my review of Perfectly Good Moment for MovieWeb, go here.