movie reviews
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 […]
Movie Review: Solo—A Star Wars Story
3.5 stars out of 5 Richie Cunningham directing a Star Wars movie? My inner 8-year-old was doing backflips. And for the early going, he was the only one who was truly happy, as this film felt like it was made for little kids. (Which wouldn’t be the worst thing, would it?) Star Alden Ehrenreich, so […]
Movie Review: Disobedience
4 stars out of 5 Go for Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams getting it on, stay for a complex, thoughtful tale of hidden love, lust, family, and faith. I’m not going to reveal much of the plot, as director Sebastián Lelio has done a masterful job of slowly parceling out key details until we finally […]
Movie Review: Avengers — Infinity War
3.5 stars out of 5 Years ago, I heard that phone numbers were seven digits long because the human brain can only handle seven distinct pieces of information at any one time. So how in hell am I supposed to follow what’s going on in Avengers: Infinity War? Sure, as a kid, I loved Marvel […]
Movie Review: Gonjiam — Haunted Asylum
3 stars out of 5 Warning: I’ve got the MoviePass now, so some of my upcoming selections may be a little on the random side, as I attempt to get my money’s worth. In this case, the words “Haunted Asylum” jumped out at me, with a chaser of “abandoned” in the film’s description. In the […]
Movie Review: A Quiet Place
4 stars out of 5 I’d seen the trailer, but didn’t really pay attention to this movie until two different friends mentioned that it looked good. On Saturday, the Yankees’ 1:10 pm away game was rained out, my Moviepass card had finally arrived, and A Quiet Place was playing at my local theater. If I […]
Movie Review: Ready Player One
4.5 stars out of 5 I don’t often seek out the 3D versions of movies, but when I read a must-see-it-this-way write-up on that site that always appears when you Google “Should I see [movie] in 3D?”, I made it my mission to don the glasses. And thus found myself in the Edgewater Multiplex’s xPlus […]
Movie Review: Isle of Dogs
4 stars out of 5 Wes Anderson generally creates worlds just a smidgen beyond reality. In Isle of Dogs, he throws the stick a little farther out there, but still weaves in many recognizable emotions. Because, wackiness aside, this is ultimately a story of a boy and his dog. But oh that wonderful wackiness. Just […]
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