christmas… Movie #224 2021: Too Close for Christmas (2020) 1 Dec 202128 Nov 2021 Yeah, I told you I was scraping the barrel for Christmas films, didn't I? It was in fact my wife who brought this one to me, purely because she likes…
Drama… Movie #223 2021: tick, tick…BOOM! (2021) 29 Nov 202129 Nov 2021 Know what's weird? I love Rent and Jonathan Larson's legacy. I love Hamilton and Lin-Manuel Miranda's overwhelming talent. But I did not expect for one second to love tick, tick...BOOM!…
Action… Movie #222 2021: Jungle Cruise (2021) 27 Nov 202125 Nov 2021 When Jungle Cruise was released back in the summer of this year, I'll admit that it looked fun. I like Dwayne Johnson. I really like Emily Blunt. The trailers looked…
Action… Movie #221 2021: Eternals (2021) 25 Nov 202125 Nov 2021 It has been pretty well documented that Rotten Tomatoes critics hated this movie. In fact, as of writing, it only has a 48% critics score, in comparison to, say, Captain…
christmas… Movie #220 2021: Christmas Eve (2015) 15 Nov 202112 Nov 2021 Don't let Patrick Stewart's face fool you. Don't let Gary Cole's face fool you. This is not a good movie. That's right: it's officially time for Christmas movies. Sadly, I…
Horror Movie #219 2021: The Exorcist (1973) 13 Nov 202112 Nov 2021 Here's the truth: there are some scenes from movies that are simply iconic. The shower scene in Psycho. The "I Am Your Father" scene from The Empire Strikes Back. The…
Comedy… Movie #218 2021: Little Shop of Horrors (1986) 10 Nov 20211 Nov 2021 Fun fact for you: my girlfriend works in theatre management. Bet you didn't know that. But why am I telling you this? Well, never mind Little Shop of Horrors, imagine…
Animation… Movie #217 2021: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) 8 Nov 20211 Nov 2021 I understand how fond so many people are of this film. I mean, for some, it's a yearly "must watch" for this period between Halloween and Christmas that we're in...…
Cerebral… Movie #216 2021: The Wailing (2016) 6 Nov 20216 Nov 2021 Everyone's obsessed with Squid Game, aren't they? Don't know if you've noticed. I get it: it's pretty good. But something tells me that most of the people who are really…
Horror… Movie #215 2021: Malevolent (2018) 4 Nov 20211 Nov 2021 Sometimes, Netflix produce and/or distribute some real corkers. If I've learned anything about the streaming giant, it's just to never expect much from them at all. And yet, Marriage Story,…
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