Thursday, June 16, 2022
'The Witch 2: The Other One' (2022) Movie Review
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
'Dinner In America' (2020) Movie Review
Monday, May 16, 2022
'Shark Bait' (2022) Movie Review
Friday, May 6, 2022
'Decision To Leave' Trailer: Park Chan-Wook's Latest Brings The Mood And Mystery
Thursday, May 5, 2022
'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness' (2022) Movie Review
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness now has the distinction of being my least favorite chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s a plodding eyesore overflowing with shallow expository dialogue in lieu of narrative development. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) continues to be the least interesting Avenger, and even another strong performance from Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch can’t save the day. And the one moment I really enjoy, admittedly for petty personal reasons, I can’t talk about because it’s a major spoiler.
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
The Bone Bat Comedy Of Horrors Film Festival Returns For 2022, Weird And Wild As Ever
Thursday, April 21, 2022
'The Northman' (2022) Movie Review
I may not be as entirely in love with The Northman as many, though I do think it’s quite good. I am, however, definitely in love with the fact that after The Witch and The Lighthouse, which has budgets of approximately $5 and $11 million respectively, someone gave Robert Eggers a shit-ton of money (reportedly in the neighborhood of $90 million) to direct a bonkers-ass, borderline-hallucinatory Viking epic. And damn does he ever go for broke. It’s strange and esoteric and features both a White-Walker-looking Valkyrie with braces and Bjork playing a creepy no-eyed witch to provide a bit of context.
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
'The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent' (2022) Movie Review
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent has one hell of a hook, that’s for sure. Academy Award-winner Nicolas Cage plays a version of himself, hired by a rich super fan to appear at his birthday party. It turns out the fan is also an international drug dealer, and the CIA enlists Cage’s help to take him down. With a concept as undeniably intriguing as this, the question arises: Can they pull it off? Is it a great idea with nothing to back it up? Does it run out of steam when the initial novelty wears off? These problems have derailed many fantastic concepts, but It’s nice to report this mostly hits the mark and is a damn entertaining time.
SIFF 2022: 'Skate Dreams' Movie Review
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
SIFF 2022: 'Speak No Evil' Movie Review
Monday, April 18, 2022
SIFF 2022: 'Warm Blood' Capsule Review
Thursday, April 14, 2022
'Crimes Of The Future' Trailer: David Cronenberg Gets Back To His Body Horror Roots
Friday, April 1, 2022
'Bull' (2021) Movie Review
'The Contractor' (2022) Movie Review
The Contractor is fine, just fine. Director Tarik Saleh and writer J.P. Davis deliver precisely the airport-dad-novel-come-to-life story it promises. Chris Pine turns in strong central performance that grounds the slick Bourne-light premise and execution. And the film has aims to say something about how America treats its military veterans that, while clunky and heavy-handed, is admirable and earnest. It’s fine, just fine, which is both the best and worst one can say about the film. This fact also makes it imminently forgettable.
Monday, March 28, 2022
The 2022 Oscar Winners
Thursday, March 10, 2022
'Gold' (2022) Movie Review
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
'Offseason' (2022) Movie Review
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
'The Exorcism Of God' (2022) Movie Review
Thursday, March 3, 2022
'Asking For It' (2022) Movie Review
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
'The Batman' (2022) Movie Review
Friday, February 25, 2022
'Gasoline Alley' (2022) Movie Review
Gasoline Alley is, if we’re being honest, not great. It has script issues, up and down acting in a number of roles, and a handful of other problems. But at its center there’s Devon Sawa as a grizzled ex-con tattoo artist accused of a crime he didn’t commit chain smoking, driving muscle cars, and tough-guy-quipping his way through the seedy underbelly back rooms of Hollywood. If nothing else, that makes it compelling enough to be watchable.
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
'Studio 666' (2022) Movie Review
Studio 666 was probably a movie that was a total blast to make. Starring Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Foo Fighters, and based on an idea from frontman Dave Grohl, this goofy horror-comedy definitely falls into the category of musical vanity project. While it does have a few charms, and plenty of gore and splatter, this is one primarily for Foo fans. Though, to be fair, it is much more watchable and entertaining than most similar attempts by rockers trying to become filmmakers.
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
'The Burning Sea' (2021) Movie Review
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
'Seobok' (2021) Movie Review
Thursday, February 10, 2022
'Cosmic Dawn' (2022) Movie Review
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
'Men' Trailer: Alex Garland's Latest Gets A Cryptic First Look And Torments Jessie Buckley
Alex Garland is one of those filmmakers who’s become a must-watch around these parts. His dreamy, weird, heady sci-fi stories are like freaking catnip. So, of course we’re excited for his latest, Men, and even though we don’t know much about it, this first teaser trailer offers a quick glimpse of just what we were looking for.
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
The 2022 Oscar Nominees Are Here
Monday, January 31, 2022
'Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché' (2021) Movie Review
Friday, January 28, 2022
'Facing Monsters' (2021) Movie Review
Thursday, January 27, 2022
'Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes' Movie Review
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
'Clean' (2022) Movie Review
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
'Warhunt' (2022) Movie Review
Monday, January 17, 2022
The 2021 Seattle Film Critics Society Award Winners
Thursday, January 13, 2022
'Shattered' (2022) Movie Review
Monday, January 10, 2022
The 50 Most-Anticipated Movies Of 2022
Thursday, January 6, 2022
'The 355' (2022) Movie Review
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
'See For Me' (2021) Movie Review
Monday, January 3, 2022
The Ten Best Movies Of 2021