Written & Directed by: Drew Goddard Cast: Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman, Nick Offerman and Chris Hemsworth Now here’s a movie I should have loved. It had all the elements I like in a big screen star-studded film; it feels weird and intriguing, its characters chew up the screen with monolithic yet fun dialogue, it … [Read more...] about Bad Times at the El Royale
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Halloween
Directed by: David Gordon Green Written by: David Gordon Green, Danny McBride, Jeff Fradley Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Nick Castle, Will Patton Movie “sequels” abound in the land and most are just ho hum re-hacks of the original. They never approach the impact of the original, nor do they recapture the sense of surprise and awe that you left the … [Read more...] about Halloween
Venom
Directed by: Ruben Fleischer Written by: Scott Rosenberg, Jeff Pinkner, Kelly Marcel, Will Beall Cast: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Marcella Bragio, Riz Ahmed, Reid Scott, Scott Haze, Jenny Slate There are so many things you could do with $100,000,000 budget that could better the human condition, the least of which is to make an unmemorable-film. And yet, here it is, Venom, a … [Read more...] about Venom
Happy Death Day
The Groundhog Day of horror films Directed by: Christopher Landon Written by: Scott Lobdell Cast: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Ruby Modine I saw Happy Death Day last year and cannot believe I never wrote about it! Since we’re in October (or as I call it: Halloween Month) I figured it would be fun to revisit this film. I really wanted to like this movie, … [Read more...] about Happy Death Day
The Open House
Written & Directed by: Matt Angel, Suzanne Coote Cast: Dylan Minnette, Piercy Dalton, Patricia Bethune Over the last couple of years I’ve been impressed with the productions that Netflix has released. The films they’ve produced for their audience are unique and they have put out some more unique stories than the theater. But not all of these films are unique, nor good. … [Read more...] about The Open House
