A fun mixture of fairy tale and sex comedy. How this basket maker can bring his wicker people to life is beyond me. It’s never really explained how they gain consciousness, other […]
Wicker
Sense and Sensibility (2026)
Another film version of a classic story suitable for our times. Every now and then, I catch a surprise screening, which only gives us two hints: its PG rating and length (unless […]
Angel and the Badman (2026)
Stick “em up, and stick to the classics! According to the facts, “Angel and the Badman” was the first movie John Wayne produced back in 1947. I watched it online to set […]
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
I’ve Had the Time of My Life with this high-spirited dancing romcom. We have a lot of “Dirty Dancing” spirits in “Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty,” a cultural intersection romcom that has exuberant […]
Practical Magic 2
No chocolate cake for this witchy sequel. I think the real reason why “Practical Magic” had a cult following is because Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are photogenic actresses. We’ve had similar […]
Finding Emily
A British romcom with a passing thesis paper on Gen Z love. It’s a shame that “One Night Only” is bombing at the box office, because it’s a Gen Z romcom that […]
One Night Only
Sex laws get overshadowed by likable leads. Just as all crime was legal for one night in “The Purge” and drugs and alcohol were legal for one night in “The Binge,” premarital […]
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
80s horror nostalgia and lesbianism deliver in Jane Schoenbrun’s latest gem. It often happens, but a person would end up in the wrong theater, thinking that the movie they were supposed to […]
I Want Your Sex
There’s plenty of sex in the workplace and that’s comically surreal. Gregg Araki has made a name for himself in the surreal independent world with his Teenage Apocalyptic trilogy (consisting of “Totally […]
The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan knows a great Greek epic when he sees it. Take it from me. I know what movies deserve to be shown in theaters. What differentiates between a big screen and […]
