movie reviews
Movie Review: BlackkKlansman
4.5 stars out of 5 I’m an old-school Spike Lee fan. In high school, my friend Jeff and I drove out by Fort Dix to see She’s Gotta Have It. (“Pleasebabypleasebabypleasebabybabybabyplease.”) I can’t say that I’ve seen all his films since but I have seen several. Chi-Raq was the last one I tried and the […]
Movie Review: Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot
4 stars out of 5 When it comes to summer 2018 movies about guys with disabilities, I ultimately couldn’t drag myself (pun intended) to Skyscraper, but was very excited about the John Callahan biopic Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot. Starring Joaquin Phoenix! Written and directed by Gus Van Sant! I was sure […]
Movie Review: Blindspotting
3.5 stars out of 5 Sure, I like popcorn, who doesn’t? But sometimes when I’m about to see a “serious” movie — you know, a heavy one — I wonder, “Is it appropriate for me to be munching popcorn right now?” The thought again crossed my mind as I waited for Blindspotting to begin. Hey, […]
Movie Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp
4 stars out of 5 When the first Ant-Man came out, I was somewhat intrigued. Paul Rudd as a superhero? And yet, not quite intrigued enough to actually go see it. I can only take so many of these movies. Ah, but now Ant-Man and the Wasp was coming out. Intrigued again! Figured I should […]
Movie Review: Three Identical Strangers
4 stars out of 5 Donald Trump will likely not be seeing this documentary, because it was produced by CNN Films. (“Fake movies!”) But many of the rest of you will find this fascinating. No big spoilers here. When I watched the trailer, I stopped it when a woman says, “That’s when things got really […]
Aquarium Playlist, 7/10/18
EPISODE #288: QUIET/LOUD The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Betty Hutton — “It’s Oh So Quiet” The Incredible Casuals — “I Wanna Play Loud” For Against — “Quiet Please” For Against — “Loud and Clear” Matthew Sweet — “Quiet Her” The Merry-Go-Round — “She Laughed Loud” Brendan Benson — “You’re Quiet” Generifus — “Out Loud” […]
Movie Review: Jurassic World — Fallen Kingdom
2.5 stars out of 5 The first Jurassic World was half boring, half exciting, and I’m sad to report, the ratio has definitely not improved. So where were we? The park is in shambles, but that’s OK because a volcano is going to wipe out the island anyway. Ah, but Richard Attenborough’s old partner (was […]
Movie Review: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
4.5 stars out of 5 Even the trailer made me cry, so I couldn’t wait to see this documentary. I guess I had two main Mister Rogers periods in my life: I would’ve been among the second batch of devoted O.G. viewers in the early 70s. Then, in my college years, I wound up in […]
Movie Review: Hereditary
3.5 stars out of 5 This movie is seriously f’ed. Enjoyable would be the wrong word, but… it holds your attention, that’s for sure. This psychological thriller/horror tale is slow and tense, with occasional helpings of “OMG, that is really messed up.” First things first: I don’t think I’m supposed to find Toni Collette extremely […]
Movie Review: Action Point
2.5 stars out of 5 I’m a fair-weather fan of Johnny Knoxville, but this movie was on my radar because of its loose connection to Vernon, New Jersey’s infamous Action Park (where my friend Therese used to work). What sealed my decision to see it was noticing that the writers were John Altschuler and Dave […]
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