In the Lost Lands is Over Stylized Wasteland Action that Quickly Overstays its Welcome
★ ½ In the Lost Lands wastes no time breaking the 4th wall. It’s a risky move at any point in any film. Here, it’s done with clunky dialogue and bad acting. It’s an unwanted dance partner with two left feet, bad breath and rancid armpits. The movie starts off on bad footing that over-stylized cinematography…
My Dead Friend Zoe is a Heartfelt Journey Through Trauma and Healing
★ ★ ★ ★ My Dead Friend Zoe is a fantastic film, both poignant and relevant. It’s heartbreaking, heartwarming, haunting, funny and very real. Sometimes, it’s all of these things in one scene. It’s already on my list as one of the best films of 2025. Merit (Sonequa Martin-Green) served in the Army in Afghanistan and…
Riff Raff is a Deviously Funny Family Crime Drama
★ ★ ★ ★ Riff Raff tells the story about an ex-mafia hitman named Vincent (Ed Harris) who just wants to have a normal family life. For the past 18 years, he’s been married to Sandy (Gabrielle Union), and they’re spending a week in their extravagant vacation cabin before their son DJ (Miles J. Harvey) goes off to college. For nearly two decades, they’ve been a moderately normal family…
Last Breath Won’t Leave You Breathless but Tells a Good Story
★ ★ ★ Last Breath is based on a true story of divers who descended 300 feet below the surface of the North Sea on Sept. 19, 2012, to replace old piping on an oil rig. When a fierce storm strikes, the support ship – to which the dive vessel is tethered – loses the automatic controls that keep it…
The Monkey is Deliciously Violent Dark Comedy Horror
★ ★ ★ ½ The Monkey is based on a short story by Stephen King first published in Gallery Magazine in 1980, later revised and published in a collection of short stories in his book Skeleton Crew. It’s a horror story about a cursed mechanical toy monkey that has big scary eyes and a toothy grin before it…
Cleaner is Painfully Unimaginative Action Slop
★ ½ Cleaner is about Joey Locke (Daisy Ridley), who washes the windows of a skyscraper for a living. She has a slightly older, autistic brother named Michael (Matthew Tuck). She’s forced to care for him when he’s kicked out of a facility that’s supposed to take care of him. He’s a skilled hacker, who breached the facility servers and exposed them for fraud. Don’t worry too much…
Paddington in Peru is a Sweet, Charming Entry to an Endearing Series
★ ★ ★ ½ Paddingon in Peru continues the story of an adolescent bear named Paddington (voiced by Ben Whishaw) who lives with an adopted family in London. Two films ago, the family took him in, and they all adapted to life together. Paddington is known to get into unintentional mishaps…
Captain America: Brave New World is an Uninspired Superhero Sequel
★ ★ Captain America: Brave New World is the latest cinematic offering from the Marvel universe where Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) is the next Captain America after Steve Rogers, the former Captain America, retires. Sam must find out who tried to assassinate newly elected president…
‘Love Hurts’ is a Nearly Unbearable, Painfully Awkward Action Film
★ ‘Love Hurts’ is a Valentine’s Day card to action movie fans. The problem is, it’s poorly written and offers little substance. The candy heart inside that says “be mine” leaves a chalky, bitter aftertaste. It’s supposed to be mindless, action-romance fun. In actuality, it’s clunky, annoying and kind of painful to watch…
‘Heart Eyes’ is the Romantic Comedy Horror Mash-Up that Could’ve Been
★ ★ ‘Heart Eyes’ is a movie about a serial killer, known as the Heart Eyes Killer, or HEK for short, who murders romantic couples on Valentine’s Day. He’s been moving from city to city for the past seven years, and at the start of this film, has found his way to Seattle. This movie opens…
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