The beginning of October marks the official start of "Spooky Season," where we all celebrate the things that give us just the right kinds of scares. It's also the start of "Knockoff Month," where we all roll our eyes and laugh at the cheap imitations of things that are supposed to be worthwhile. Yes, whether … Continue reading This Film is Not Yet Watchable – October 2023
Over the past few years there have been several family-friendly films about the bond between humans and their dogs. Each has its charms and shortcomings, but the basic theme that these movies try to get across for the sake of the youngest viewer is in how naturally loving a canine can be, and how we … Continue reading Reggie The Shunted – Strays
Arguably the most formulaic of film genres, it's rare when a romantic comedy reaches for something beyond the conventions of the style. Attractive people have a meet-cute, fall in love, have some third act conflict, and then reconcile for their version of a "happily ever after." There are plenty of movies that work within this … Continue reading Nigh Fidelity – Shortcomings
In the vast and infinite incompetence, er, wisdom of Kevin Feige, the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are now canonically and collectively referred to as "The Infinity Saga." Phase Four, which began with Black Widow and will continue through Phase Six, is called "The Multiverse Saga." Now, the idea of several parallel … Continue reading Pick a Damn Lane! – Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
The Year of Our Ford 2019 is halfway complete, and so far the tally for me is 48 movies, one off the pace I had set by this point last year. Unlike last year, however, 2019 has been a decided step back in terms of cinema quality. There aren't too many great films, and most … Continue reading The 2nd Annual Oscs – Celebrating the Best (and Worst) of 2019 so far!
We're just about to wrap up the first half of 2019, so before we officially hit the midway point, this is as good a time as any to go DownStream and take a look at some recent streaming fare. On deck this time are four documentaries dealing with people and events that help reshape the … Continue reading DownStream – Fight the Power Couple
Are we all done crying over Peter Parker yet? Because it's time to move on. We're just under three months removed from Avengers: Infinity War, and if you go to various websites, you can see if Thanos snapped you out of existence. But in the meantime, to tide us over until the resolution sometime next year, … Continue reading Lots of Jokes Buzzing Around That Don’t Bug You Too Much – Ant-Man and the Wasp
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