The Loneliest Boy In The World Lacks Heart Despite Colorful Set [Screamfest]
The Loneliest Boy In The World may look like a visual breath of fresh air, but the focus on appearances leaves comedic execution by the wayside.
Comedy
Triangle Of Sadness Looks At What Happens When Power Shifts Hands
At almost two and a half hours long, Triangle of Sadness, directed by Ruben Östlund, delivers snickering humor about the disconnectivity and excess of the…
Brian and Charles Review
Though parts drag and there is a syrupy sweetness, Brian and Charles is an adorable tale of a man and his robot with a heartwarming message.
Jethica [SXSW ’22] Review
SXSW Jethica is a dark and comedic film that takes stalking to another level. Using the landscape and actors, Pete Ohs joins the supernatural and real.
Sell/Buy/Date [SXSW ’22] Review
Sell/Buy/Date, a docudrama mixed in comedy, premiered at SXSW Festival. It stars Sarah Jones, with a story by her and David Goldblum that looks at the sex…
Army of Thieves Review
Visually, Army of Thieves nails it, and I love the mystery of Hans Wagner’s four safes; the direction is good, but the pacing, dialogue and plot, lack depth…
Night Teeth Review
Films are usually flawed. The key is to entertain enough, so those flaws are not as noticeable. Night Teeth, written by Brent Dillon and directed by Adam Randall, delivers. They create an underworld, albeit thinly, where vampires and humans have a truce. Not everyone knows this world exists, like Benny (Jorge Lendeborg Jr.). So when …
Fear Street Part 1: 1994—Shocking Slasher
Fear Street Part 1: 1994, based on the Fear Street books by R.L. Stine with the story written by Kyle Killen and Phil Graziadei, and directed by Leigh Janiak, is a horrorfest. As a fan of the Fear Street books, which I read around the time this film takes place, I went in hopeful and …
Black Widow: Entertains But Doesn’t Dazzle
Black Widow, directed by Cate Shortland with the story by Jac Schaeffer and Ned Benson and the screenplay by Eric Pearson, lacks the flow and magnetism of earlier Marvel outings. At over 2 hours long, the film is bloated with unnecessary scenes, meant to give Scarlett Johannson as Natasha Romanoff a proper sendoff. They also …
Untitled Horror Movie: Hollywood Horror Hijinks
Untitled Horror Movie, directed by Nick Simon and written by Luke Baines and Nick Simon, is a meta horror-comedy about a group of actors on a soon-to-be-canceled show. The cast is recognizable, especially if you watch shows. There’s Timothy Granaderos (13 Reasons Why), Clair Holt (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals), Emmy Raver-Lampman (The Umbrella Academy), …