A weirdly affective body horror comedy that expresses Asian themes. “Slanted” is the latest in a series of race satires to fight against racism by using a magical realism. There was “Sorry […]
Slanted
Heel
A good movie about a bad teen needing rehabilitation. There are teenagers who rebel to the point of either being a lost cause or lose their common decency. And there are those […]
The Bride!
A nicely stitched monster romance with Fred Astaire and Tim Burton appeal. There’s going to be a lot of comparisons and contractions to both Guillermo Del Toro’s vision of “Frankenstein,” Emerald Fennell’s […]
In the Blink of an Eye
A waste of time in any time period. “A Bug’s Life,” Finding Nemo,” “Wall*E,” and “Finding Dory” are all animated features made by Andrew Stanton, and all of them are delightful, colorful, […]
K-Pops!
Anderson .Paak and his son are both worthy music contestants. I’ve been a big fan of rapper Anderson .Paak ever since he sang hits like “Bubblin,” “Cut Em In,” “Come Down,” and […]
Dreams
It promises you sex and ballet, but not much else. There are some things to be turned on about Michel Franco’s new film “Dreams.” For one thing, his “Memory” leading lady Jessica […]
Midwinter Break
They might need a new travel agent on this one. You might think that “Midwinter Break” would have a “Before Sunrise” quality, if it features a man and woman in a European […]
I Can Only Imagine 2
A faith-based sequel that has more cliches than spirits. I know I sound like a broken record, but the reason I didn’t review the Christian music biopic “I Can Only Imagine” back […]
How to Make a Killing
This money game will slay you. When it comes to movies about the money game (“The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Dumb Money,” “The Great Gatsby,” “Hustlers,” etc.), there must be a distinction […]
Wuthering Heights
Underneath its elaborate art direction and sets is a bratty and cynical gothic romance. In any “Wuthering Heights” film adaptation, we’ve had many stars talking on Emily Bronte’s characters: Catherine “Cathy” Earnshaw […]
