Obsessing about true crime can be fun. Investigating true crime in the building where you eat, sleep, and breathe can be deadly. The first 3 episodes of Only Murders In The Building debut on Hulu, August 30.
Curtain Raiser – Mother Nature is a beast in A24’s ‘Lamb’
Welcome to the family, Lamb. On a sheep farm in Iceland, shepherds in want of a child make a baaaaa-ffling discovery (I couldn’t help myself). Coming to theaters October 8, 2021.
Movie Review – ‘Old’ comes at you fast in ways you weren’t expecting
Old (2021) is Rated PG for swears, floaters, tumors, psychosis, people getting stabbed, people falling from heights, a calcium deficiency taken to its extreme, and the world’s fastest and saddest pregnancy.
Curtain Raiser – Trojan teddy bears harbor an invation of brain bugs in ‘The Nest’
What looks like a cross between a drama about addiction and brain-eating insects, The Nest focuses on a family in recovery from addiction, loss of trust and alien invasion.
Movie Review – Johansson is her usual best in ‘Black Widow’
That poor writing extends to the film’s back-seating of the trafficking and indoctrination of women under Dreykov’s control, instead preferring comic relief. Ultimately though, Black Widow is a satisfying watch because of the chemistry between players and the usual excitement from Marvel action movies. At a minimum, it’s great to finally have Johansson’s solo film in the filmography.
Movie Review – ‘The Tomorrow War’ is familiar but packed with action
The Tomorrow War (2021) is an Amazon Studios production showing exclusively on Amazon Prime and is Rated PG-13 for swears, some pretty terrifying aliens, high powered gunplay, soldiers dying horrible, civilians dying horribly, sudden stops from high places, helicopter crashes, lots of blood and lots of explosions.
Movie Review – ‘The Boss Baby: Family Business’ is the twin you weren’t expecting
I won’t lie. I enjoyed 2017’s The Boss Baby. I might have even nominated it in my critic group’s annual awards. My kids loved it so much we purchased our own Alec Baldwin-voiced Boss Baby doll. So you would not be surprised to learn the sequel film was a highly anticipated event around these parts. Unfortunately, The Boss Baby: Family Business is a turd of a sequel.
Movie Review – ‘The Forever Purge’ is on the nose but still satisfying
The Forever Purge (2021) is Rated R for swears (in English and Spanish), uncomfortable discussions about who belongs where, lots and lots of people getting shot, people getting punched, garroting, and El Paso, TX getting blown up.
Movie Review – ‘Too Late’ is cozy horror with a comedic heart
Too Late (2021) is unrated, but I’d pin a PG-13 for swears, off-screen sexytimes, a little blood, off-screen murder. This is pretty much all ages horror, and for your high-minded friends who think horror is beneath them, this might be the ticket for an evening’s watch.
Movie Review – ‘Caveat’ is an understated haunt of memories and dread
Caveat (2020) is streaming exclusively on Shudder and is unrated, however, called it an R for swears, crossbow shooting, suicide, nosebleeds, and that danged rabbit.
Movie Review – “Summer of Soul” documentary is an aural blessing from the past
Summer of Soul (…or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) is presented with peace, love, and soul by Hulu, Onyx Collective, and Searchlight Pictures and is not rated, because everyone deserves to be bathed in its stunning aural glory.
Movie Review – ‘F9: The Fast Saga’ crashes and nearly burns
With the ninth installment in the Fast and the Furious Franchise, the tire tread is low causing F9: The Fast Saga to go off the rails, crash, and nearly burn. Like the old TV series, Eight is Enough.