Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
“Catching a Pokémon is not about skill.” Brimming with stunning graphics, a lovely musical score by Henry Jackman, and inspired noir visuals from cinematographer John Mathieson, Pokémon Detective Pikachu sounds […]
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John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
“He knew the rules. He broke them.” I admired the flawed John Wick. I enjoyed John Wick: Chapter 2 a bit more than its predecessor. And had it been a touch […]
Mid90s (2018)
“Why are you always filming stuff?” Mid90s takes place during the dog days of a defining Los Angeles Summer, and the title alone gives us enough guidance without dropping the […]
The Hustle (2019)
“No man will ever believe a woman is smarter than he is.” There isn’t much of a point to The Hustle, an unnecessary but wholly likable female led remake of […]
Under the Silver Lake (2019)
“Is that random? Is there a reason?” Five days away from being evicted out of his disheveled and disgusting place, the dawdling and aimless Sam (Andrew Garfield) creeps from the […]
Wine Country (2019)
“Age is truly just a number.” Headlined by a murderer’s row of legendary SNL ladies who worked both in front of and behind the camera on NBC, it’s easy to […]
Little (2019)
“It needs to be big. It needs to make noise.” Much to my dismay, Little is a mostly mean movie which, for far too long before the story does a […]
Extremely Wicked, Shocking Evil and Vile (2019)
“Show no emotion at all.” Let me just get this out the way: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (which I’ll simply refer to as “Extremely Wicked” to avoid my own […]
Long Shot (2019)
“There’s no way the two of you work.” Long Shot is a decent romantic comedy with a likable identity when it decides to dig in and get a little dirty, […]
The Last Summer (2019)
“It’s the last Summer after High School ends.” The first ten minutes of The Last Summer were some of the worst I’ve seen this entire year. They felt like I was […]
