Movie Review: The Northman (2022)

4.5/5 Reviewed April 24, 2022 Mind-bending Viking revenge epic about a prince who witnesses the murder of his father by his uncle and swears vengeance, escaping and returning years later. It’s loosely based on the epic tale that also inspired Hamlet, with snippets of other Norse legends and lore as well. And…it’s heavily mystical, to

Movie Review: The Lodger (1927)

Reviewed April 22, 2022 Alfred Hitchcock’s third film -and his first commercial success – is about a mysterious lodger who comes to board with two aged workers and their daughter; the parents slowly begin to suspect the lodger is actually a serial killer who is targeting blonde women, which of course their daughter is, and

Movie Review: Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)

3.25/5 Reviewed April 22, 2022 The final ensemble film of the famous British comedy troupe, this one is about the wild life of the guy born a few doors down from Jesus. It’s a biting religious satire, and ruffled many feathers when it first came out. I just…didn’t really enjoy it as much as their

Movie Review: The Bad Guys (2022)

3.75/5 Reviewed April 21, 2022 What happens when you create an animated comedy featuring heist hijinks, villains going good, crazy plot twists, and great voice acting? You get Hoodwinked (2005)! You also get The Bad Guys, a surprisingly fun film. With the incredible voice talents of Sam Rockwell (Wolf), Zazie Beetz (Diane Foxington), Awkwafina (Tarantula),

Movie Review: The Lost City (2022)

2.75/5 Reviewed April 18, 2022 Modern homage to older adventure romances, specifically Romancing the Stone/Jewel of the Nile, this one sees a shy romance novelist (Sandra Bullock) kidnapped by a wealthy treasure hunter (Daniel Radcliffe) in order to find a lost artifact, only to be “saved” by her novels’ cover model, the handsome but moronic

Movie Review: American Psycho (2000)

4.25/5 Reviewed April 17, 2022 Well that was certainly a trip. Patrick Bateman, ultra successful Wall Street Exec, has a dark, hidden side – he brutalizes and murders people, be it strangers or friends. This is a very dark horror flick with savage social commentary about the excesses and emptiness of capitalism and wealth and

Movie Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)

2.75/5 Reviewed April 16, 2022 Third in the spinoff film franchise that follows the adventures of Newt Scamander as he helps Dumbledore try to prevent a magical war. It’s…better than the second one, and not as good as the first one. Enough fun moments to make you happy, enough “what the heck are they doing/boring”

Movie Review: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)

4.25/5 Reviewed April 10, 2022 The anticipated sequel to the surprisingly decent Sonic 1, this one involves Sonic and new pal Tails teaming up to stop a returning Robotnik (again played brilliantly by Jim Carrey) and his new pal, Knuckles, as they try to find and use the power of the Master Emerald (all powerful

Movie Review: The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

2.75/5 Reviewed April 4, 2022 The quick sequel to the smash hit Romancing the Stone, this one…is the kind of sequel you expect from the 80s. They bring back the leads, who are still solidly played by Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, shoehorn a reason to bring back comedic relief Danny DeVito, and change directors

Movie Review: The Contractor (2022)

Reviewed April 4, 2022 Chris Pine-led action romp about an injured and aimless ex-spec ops vet who signs up for a supposedly easy merc mission, only for things to go awry, betrayals, revenge, yada yada You’ve seen films like this before. Pine is pretty decent in it, the action is enjoyable, the first 2/3 of