“Looks can be deceiving.” That wise old adage has been around forever and used to describe all sorts of things. It’s also a fitting way to describe Mickey Reece’s new film “Agnes”. This wobbly and disjointed movie teases itself as horror only to make a jarring turn midway through that sees it transform into something … Continue reading
Movie Poster Spotlight: “The Matrix Resurrections”
I know a lot of people are pretty jazzed for the return to the Matrix universe. Me, I’m having a hard time mustering up the excitement. To be honest, I’ve never been a huge fan of any of the Matrix movies, even the beloved first film. So for me it’s more about nostalgic curiosity than … Continue reading
First Glance: “Don’t Look Up”
Netflix’s star-studded comedy “Don’t Look Up” is just around the corner and today the streaming platform dropped a brand new trailer. It’s hard not to be excited with a cast like this, but my one hesitation remains Adam McKay. While not a huge fan of his many Will Ferrell collaborations, I did find some of … Continue reading
REVIEW: “The Trip” (2021)
One of my favorite things about each movie year is coming across something completely new and unexpected. Movies that I had never heard of and that were never on my radar, yet caught me completely by surprise. Netflix has done that very thing with their new foreign language flick “The Trip”, an impossible to label … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Belfast” (2021)
The first trailer and a wave of good reactions from the festival circuit catapulted “Belfast” high up my most anticipated movies list. Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale is full of ingredients that tend to grab my attention. But that doesn’t automatically equal a good movie. Thankfully, Branagh’s stroll down memory lane is an absolute delight. … Continue reading
Movie Poster Spotlight – “Licorice Pizza”
Paul Thomas Anderson fans rejoiced following the release of the long awaited trailer for his next movie “Licorice Pizza”. Despite being the filmmaker behind two movies I adore (“There Will Be Blood”, “Phantom Thread”), I’m a little lukewarm on much of Anderson’s other stuff. But it was hard not to be won over by the … Continue reading