A Christmas movie in May that gambles too safe. A fan of my reviews is sharing my work on her magazine, and is covering a small indie film that co-stars Michael Madsen […]
Final Wager
I Saw the TV Glow
The 90s were all that, and so is this movie. “I Saw the TV Glow” is a movie made for the 90s kid in all of us. The kind before streaming existed, […]
The Idea of You
A romance between a mother and a much younger singer hits the right notes. In terms of romances between mothers and younger men, the chemistry between Reese Witherspoon and Pico Alexander in […]
Wildcat
A weak biopic on the author Flannery 0’Connor. “Wildcat” is probably the weakest film I saw at the Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) this year. My cousins (in their early 60s) and […]
The Fall Guy
As the stuntman, Ryan Gosling can sure take a hit. When TV-to-movie transitions go wrong (“The Dukes of Hazzard,” “Wild Wild West,” “Baywatch,” “The Beverly Hillbillies,” etc.), they can get degrading. But […]
Unsung Hero
We need more insight from the young future musicians and less cynicism from the father. “Unsung Hero” is a Christian drama about the Smallbone family before the eldest daughter would be known […]
Challengers
A tennis movie that scores really high. “Challengers” is a tennis movie that works on a level that reaches higher than usual. Maybe it’s because the film is directed by Luca Guadagnino […]
Rebel Moon-Part Two: The Scargiver
Not as bad as the first, but still is no “Star Wars.” Faithful followers of my reviews (via text, tape, or podcast) will know that I thought Zach Snyder’s “Rebel Moon-Part One: […]
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Give it up for these bad ass men and woman killing Nazis! Even though certain elements are fictionalized (because they have to be), Guy Ritchie’s “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” is said […]
We Grown Now
This movie makes us care about these two boys and their environment. “We Grown Now” is a sad and emotional drama about young African-American kids living in the slums of what was […]
