Irresistible (2020)
“I look forward to lying to you in the future.” Just like the Washington D.C. outsiders infiltrating and pillaging the grassroots of real rural America, Irresistible comes across as a tone […]
Artemis Fowl (2020)
“Get the four leaf clover out of here.” Maddening, gaudy, and downright confusing from the awkward start to the clumsy finish, Artemis Fowl seems to have been a failed endeavor […]
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
“We know they’re awful, but they’re our awful.” It simply makes sense that the long and often hilarious Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga not only embodies its […]
7500 (2020)
“Nice airplane. Two wings, two engines.” There’s an immediacy to the filmmaking on display throughout 7500 which makes up for the fractured picture’s intentionally muted storytelling, at least long enough […]
My Spy (2020)
“This is your last shot.” It should come as no surprise that My Spy is the hokey, ham-fisted, and dated picture the material presents itself as from the outside. But […]
Summer Catch (2001)
“I’m just trying to figure out what inning you’re going to self-destruct.” Upon revisiting Summer Catch, a mediocre film I admittedly fell asleep to nearly every night during the break of 2002, […]
The Vast of Night (2020)
“Stick with our station and get lost in our sounds.” Deeply inspired by the past while being privy to futuristic predictions, The Vast of Night is the kind of low-budget, micromanaged, […]
You Should Have Left (2020)
“I just had a really bad dream.” As is the case for most middling movies, there’s as much to like about You Should Have Left as there is to wag […]
The King of Staten Island (2020)
“Your work is mad inconsistent.” More a string of half-baked, high-as-a-kite SNL sketches cut for time than it ever is a cohesive, insightful depiction of grief cloaked by the theatrics […]
Spaceship Earth (2020)
“We were making it up as we went.” Having only been a 1-year-old during the course of this uninspired, unfocused documentary’s events, there was no nostalgia factor for me heading […]
