One Man’s Trash: Alien Warfare
Never has a film been more aptly titled than Alien Warfare. At least, once Chris (David B. Meadows) gets off the phone, I’m pretty sure some aliens are going to start wreaking havoc. Okay, once Chris...
View ArticleNow Streaming – The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Netflix’s new epic event series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is what happens when you give Jim Henson’s gentle 1982 fantasy parable to the director of Transporter 2 with instructions to Game of...
View ArticleTIFF Journal: Dolemite Is My Name
Dolemite Is My Name is a delightful deep dive into the world of indie film production and the Blaxploitation genre. The movie feels like a spiritual sequel to Tim Burton’s Ed Wood (also scripted by...
View ArticleNow Streaming: The Spy
The prospect of Sacha Baron Cohen playing a secret agent practically begs for a “Borat Does Bond” headline. Surprisingly, Netflix’s The Spy is a very serious story, played completely straight. Even...
View ArticleNow Streaming: The I-Land
Ever since Lost went off the air, a lot of TV shows have come and gone trying to be the next Lost. I can’t think of any quite so shameless about it as Netflix’s The I-Land. The first episode even opens...
View ArticleNYFF Journal: The Irishman
With a running time of just under 3 ½ hours, I’m less time away from The Irishman writing this review than it took to watch the film, yet even in these moments following the first screening, it feels...
View ArticleNow Streaming: In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)
For a remake of the acclaimed documentary about NASA’s Apollo space program, Netflix’s In the Shadow of the Moon misses the mark pretty badly. For a TV movie thriller about a time-traveling serial...
View ArticleNow Streaming – Between Two Ferns: The Movie
I love a Zach Galifianakis vehicle as much as the next person, but Between Two Ferns: The Movie falls one fern short of greatness. For those unfamiliar with the Funny or Die series, Between Two Ferns...
View ArticleNow Streaming: In the Tall Grass
Death, taxes, and inadequate Stephen King adaptations are three guarantees in life. In the Tall Grass upholds this tradition of missing the mark, but it deserves some credit for trying. Director...
View ArticleNow Streaming – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
El Camino just might be the movie that Breaking Bad die-hards have yammered for the past few years, but it’s bound to leave more casual fans a little unsatisfied. If you recall, the television show...
View ArticleTIFF Journal: Marriage Story
In 1979, Robert Benton directed Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep in a film about the disintegration of a marriage and the ramifications it had on their young kid. Kramer vs. Kramer was groundbreaking...
View ArticleNow Streaming: Eli
Eli, the latest streaming horror movie on Netflix, both asks and answers the question, “What’s creepier than a hospital?” It starts with young Eli (Charlie Shotwell), who’s very sick. He’s basically a...
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