Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Judy Blume’s seminal novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret has gotten the prestige blockbuster treatment courtesy of writer and director Kelly Fremon Craig. The film Are You There… Read more »
Tag: 2020s
Ghosted
Ghosted (2023) isn’t a very good movie but it isn’t all that bad either. I much prefer to see Hollywood pouring millions into genres that have nothing to do with… Read more »
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
I first played played Dungeons & Dragons as a Cub Scout way back in the day. It’s a great game and I sincerely love to play it but that doesn’t… Read more »
Scream VI
When fans talk about the Scream movies there’s an obvious divide between those who prefer the first three films directed by Wes Craven and those who like the last three…. Read more »
John Wick: Chapter Four
One of the most unusual pleasures of going to the cinemas todays is to observe how far a studio will and can take a franchise. When John Wick (2014) came… Read more »
Renfield
The trailer for Chris McKay’s Renfield (2023) promised a modern take on the relationship between Dracula (Nicolas Cage) and his henchman Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) that focused on the nature of… Read more »
The Velvet Underground
Todd Haynes’ The Velvet Underground (2021) is less a paint-by-numbers history of a band than it is a mapping of events and confluent cultural currents that, by kismet, intersected with… Read more »
65
Written and directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods, 65 (2023) tells the story of two humanoid aliens that survive a space shuttle crash on earth 65 million years ago… Read more »
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) opens with the British government dispatching an elite team of agents (Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Bugzy Malone and Cary Elwes) to recover some top… Read more »
Glass Onion
Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion (2022), the much anticipated sequel to Knives Out (2019), reiterates the filmmaker’s low opinion of his audience. Not only does Johnson belabor every significant clue ad… Read more »
