Every year there are a couple movies that fly under the radar, becoming the “hidden gems” of year. 2021 had Small Engine Repair, Copshop, India Continue Reading
2022
THE MAN FROM TORONTO Review: Kevin Hart And Woody Harrelson Offer Just Enough Laughs
The mistaken identity trope is well-worn in Hollywood. North by Northwest, The Big Lebowski, Three Amigos, School of Rock, just to name a few. It Continue Reading
ELVIS Review: Austin Butler Shines
Perhaps no one has a life story better suited to receive the Baz Luhrmann biopic treatment than Elvis Presley. The Australian filmmaker has a distinct, Continue Reading
SPIDERHEAD Review: Netflix Sci-Fi Thriller Can’t Live Up To Promising Premise
Fresh off helming the biggest movie of the year (so far, at least) – Top Gun: Maverick – director Joseph Kosinski is back behind the Continue Reading
CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH: Cooper Raiff Proves He’s Here To Stay With Strong Sophomore Effort
Cooper Raiff announced himself as a name to know with his feature debut, Shithouse (which he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in), in 2020. Sure, Continue Reading
LIGHTYEAR Review: Characters, Gorgeous Animation Overcome Bland Story
Sequels, spin-offs, reboots, legacy sequels, requels (credit to this year’s Scream). They’re all the rage. So it makes sense that Disney and Pixar would eventually Continue Reading
HUSTLE Review: The Underdog Sports Drama Is Once Again A Winning Formula
I’m honestly surprised it took Adam Sandler this long to make a basketball movie. Golf, football, football again. But never basketball. And the Sandman loves Continue Reading
TOP GUN: MAVERICK Review: Hell Yeah
Thirty-six years ago Top Gun launched into theaters, becoming a cultural phenomenon. It ended the year as the highest grossing movie on the way to Continue Reading
THE VALET Review: Doesn’t Break The Rom-Com Mold, But Is Still Plenty Charming
I can’t help but feel a little bit like a broken record any time I review a new romantic comedy. I don’t think that’s being Continue Reading
SENIOR YEAR: Netflix Original Fails Its Terrific Cast
By default, any movie starring Rebel Wilson, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Chris Parnell, Mary Holland, Justin Hartley (and even Alicia Silverstone in a tiny cameo) Continue Reading
