A teenage girl is afraid her parents are going to divorce because it’s all her fault because that’s why parents divorce (you should always let your children know that, of course) but finds hope when she and her annoying little brother discover a book about the Sandman–and his power to make dreams come true. Netflix’s … Read more
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t pulls the ultimate illusion: tricking me into hoping that this third entry would be better than the last two. Tedious and offensively stupid in a sleight-of-hand way that some audience members will be fooled by, Now You See Me 3 coasts thanks to another breezy adventure/heist plot and … Read more
For filmmaker Jeffrey D. Simon, storytelling has always been a hands-on affair, whether he was composing original music for a school play or art directing blockbuster films like Venom and Spider-Man: Homecoming. But it was in a snowy upstate bookstore, with just eight crew members and two actor-musicians, that Jeffrey rediscovered the magic that first … Read more
Thank the Egyptian gods! A new Mummy movie starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz is finally in development, and it can’t come Anck-soon enough. Original stars Fraser and Weisz, who starred in The Mummy in 1999 and its 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns, both directed by Stephen Sommers, are in talks to reprise their respective … Read more
I’ve recently become obsessed with couch shopping—specifically tracking down the perfect “cloud couch.” One TikTok led to another, and before I knew it, I was deep in a rabbit hole of research. After watching countless videos, one in particular stood out to me: the cult-favorite Movie Night Sofa from Sundays Furniture. If you’re not familiar, … Read more
In Good Fortune, Aziz Ansari returns to the scene after a way-too-long hiatus and gives us a thoroughly enjoyable drama-comedy about a frontline worker, a tech bro, and a low-rent guardian angel who looks a lot like Keanu Reeves. Reeves plays Gabriel, an angel with small wings who, despite being tasked with saving people from … Read more
In a movie that isn’t nearly as sexy as its marketing, but still is sort of sexy, Bone Lake is about two couples who find they have both booked the same ridiculously large VRBO, decide to share the place, and end up sort of trying to seduce each other. Oh, and it’s a horror movie. … Read more
In the awkwardly titled Ballad of a Small Player, Netflix and Colin Farrell attempt to turn a mid-grade gambling drama into an awards contender—a “go big or go broke” attempt that unfortunately goes broke. About an expat living beyond his means in Macau, Ballad of a Small Player depicts a pathetic man with a gambling … Read more
In Blue Moon, Ethan Hawke delivers a strong, immersive performance in a genre I loathe: entertainment industry period pieces. Hollywood directors love making movies about writers, directors, actors, and playwrights, despite these people usually being wholly uninteresting to anyone outside of the entertainment industry. Blue Moon is no exception: sure, Hawke’s depiction of Lorenz Hart, … Read more
The Lost Bus isn’t the live action Ms. Frizzle adaptation we deserve but it’s an exciting, straightforward depiction of survival against all odds. Based on a true story, the movie is about a bus driver and teacher who attempt to rescue 22 children from the deadly Camp Fire that wiped out Paradise, CA in 2018. … Read more