Home for the Holidays (1995)
“Are you losing your mind yet?” Traditions are supposed to have deep, significant meaning, passing beliefs from one generation onto the next. They’re an immortal lifeline simultaneously linking the present […]
The Girl in the Spider’s Web (2018)
“I realized too late that I committed an abomination.” From the opening title sequence that oozes with James Bond’s spy sensibilities, it’s quite clear The Girl in the Spider’s Web wants to […]
The Holiday Calendar (2018)
“Each day a door opens and the toy inside matches something that happens.” As festive and jolly as it is flat and hollow, The Holiday Calendar is a seriously abysmal film destined […]
Suspiria (2018)
“I didn’t think it was gonna be like this.” You don’t have to love a movie to appreciate its greatness. To be quite honest, I’m not sure I really even […]
Nobody’s Fool (2018)
“You are an emotional hoarder.” Looking at my notes after snoring through most of Nobody’s Fool, I found the sentence “it just hasn’t done anything” scribbled down three separate times. This […]
The Grinch (2018)
“Everyone should be happy, right?” While the latest version of The Grinch sorely lacks the general grumpiness and meanness you’d expect from Dr. Seuss’ beloved, pot-bellied recluse, this take on the classic […]
Madeline’s Madeline (2018)
“What are we making?” Experimental, emotionally overwhelming, and appropriately dressed in shades of ambiguity, Madeline’s Madeline is an obscure and enigmatic film that’s comfortable in the many skins it so easily […]
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
“Everything looks different from the realms.” As a multi-million dollar costume party largely set against some lavish set designs and innumerable CGI filled backdrops, Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms […]
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
“I can’t think of anyone more outrageous than me.” Back in 2007, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story served up a brilliant deconstruction of the musical biopic. Fast rise, inevitable fall, […]
Hunter Killer (2018)
“We don’t really know what’s going on up top.” Hunter Killer is like a thinly sketched, unthreatening version of the three-headed Greek monster Cerberus. It’s a beast that barks plenty […]
