Half of this movie has Rose Byrne excelling, while the other half is too stressful. There’s a lot of critics who might see “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” a lot […]
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
After the Hunt
Julia Roberts’ first collaboration with Luca Guadagnino is a misfire. Luca Guadagnino’s “After the Hunt” opens with Woody Allen styled credits, especially with the casting in alphabetical order (Ayo Edebiri, Andrew Garfield, […]
A House of Dynamite
An explosive movie that reflects on our world and shocks us. Think back to movies like “Dr. Strangelove” and “Crimson Tide,” and acknowledge the different genres used to explore topics about the […]
Good Boy
Bow Wow Wow! This movie is creepy. We’re supposed to see “Good Boy” through the perspective of the dog. It’s not a POV movie where the humans would speak gibberish nor does […]
Play Dirty
This crime caper doesn’t play fair. The opening of “Play Dirty” looks and sounds like it wants to enter Quentin Tarantino and Steven Soderbergh territory with the thieves talking about how the […]
Bone Lake
These couples are doubled booked with blood and sex. We begin with a naked couple running in the woods from a killer with a crossbow. One of them gets pierced through their […]
Dead of Winter
Almost like a cousin to “Fargo.” “You had to pick the middle of nowhere” is the first line spoken by Emma Thompson’s character Barb. She’s driving with a map through Minnesota in […]
One Battle After Another
PTA has done it again! Viva La Revolution! I saw “One Battle After Another” in Vista Vision yesterday, and I think that’s how all of Paul Thomas Anderson’s movie should be seen […]
The Lost Bus
Get on the bus, and watch McConaughey and Ferrera fight fire with fire. Paul Greengrass’ latest movie “The Lost Bus” takes place during the 2018 Camp Fire, which was the most destructive […]
The Conjuring: Last Rites
The emotions have better spirits than the demons do. It’s 1986, and Ed and Lorraine Warren would be asked by a student of theirs: “So are you guys like Ghostbusters?” Their answer: […]
