It’s not environmentally friendly, but it is theater friendly. “The Toxic Avenger” is a remake of the 1986 cult movie about a janitor who becomes the deformed superhero The Toxic Avenger, thanks […]
The Toxic Avenger
Pools
Let’s swim some funny and melancholy laps. The look of the independent comedy “Pools” is as bright in yellows as a Wes Anderson movie. It even has the zoom-in and zoom-out of […]
Splitsville
An open-relationship comedy with big laughs and a lot of spouses. If you recall “The Climb,” Michael Angelo Covino told Kyle Marvin that he slept with his fiancée during their bike ride. […]
The Roses
The laughs need a divorce from the conflicts here. I watched Danny DeVito’s take on Warren Adler’s novel “The War of the Roses” to warm myself up for the remake “The Roses.” […]
Caught Stealing
Take me out to Darren Aronofsky’s ball game of a crime comedy. Darren Arnonosky is a filmmaker who specializes in surreal, dramatic, and psychological films. His lists includes “Pi,” “Requiem for a […]
Love, Brooklyn
Andre Holland uses his canvas wisely, even if he needs to figure out his passion piece. Andre Holland played an artist in last year’s Sundance entry “Exhibiting Forgiveness,” and this year, in […]
Highest 2 Lowest
A Spike Lee Joint that raps and speaks its mind. We begin with a cover version of “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” and a montage of New York City. And then we […]
KPop Demon Hunters
A Netflix animated hit that dances to the right soundtrack. “KPop Demon Hunters” is another animated hit I overlooked this year, but has become popular, after “Ne Zha 2.” Only differences are […]
Honey Don’t!
Honey, I Don’t give a damn about this movie. We begin with the aftermath of a car crash, and a woman with a short hairstyle takes the dead driver’s ring, which has […]
Devo
See it, see it good. I saw the documentary “Devo” at the Boulder International Film Festival last March, where it won the Best Music Film Award. I think this is the more […]
