A peaceful retirement film that’s more relaxing than structured. This is a short review, because “Wood and Water” is a short movie, running for nearly 80 minutes. It’s a German import written […]
Wood and Water
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Havana Libre
These Cuban surfers catch some pretty gnarly waves. Surfing has been considered illegal in Cuba, because of how many of its inhabitants have tried and failed to make their way to America. […]
All My Friends Hate Me
This goofy dark comedy questions this guy’s sanity. We meet the charity worker Pete, who is visiting his college friends in an old mansion to celebrate his birthday. IMDB labels it a […]
The Lost City
Bullock and Tatum get bungled in the jungle with big laughs. A funny thing happened to me during my viewing of the adventure comedy “The Lost City.” The first 20 minutes consisted […]
Alice, Deepwater, More Than Robots, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Outfit, and X Video Reviews
CJ’s video reviews feature slaves, fornicators, killers, and many kids. This week’s video reviews consist of Keke Palmer and Common in the thriller “Alice,” Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas in Adrian […]
Windfall
A wickedly funny and well-intended B-movie of a Netflix thriller. Jason Segel plays a criminal who crashes into a vacation home, urinates in the shower, eats oranges from the orchard, and steals […]
X
There are bloody good reasons Y horror fans should Z this movie. “X” is one of the most entertaining gore movies in recent memory. Not the kind of gore that torture porn […]
The Outfit
A crime drama that’s tailor-made as it is clever. If you can try your best to follow a gangster plot regarding bugs and rats and betrayals, the least you can do is […]
Cheaper by the Dozen
An unnecessary, but good-natured Baker’s Dozen. Zach Braff and Gabrielle Union play Paul and Zoe Baker, two “Cheaper by the Dozen” parents, who have a lot of kids of their own. To […]
More Than Robots
The sweet Disney+ doc about young robotic gamers. Gillian Jacobs is known for her roles in “Community,” “I Used to Go Here,” among others. Now, she makes her directorial debut of the […]
