Ibiza

Through no fault of their own, Ibiza has gotten a reputation as a party destination. A place where ecstasy and EDM are king, and the sun never rises because no one is up to see it. But the island is fighting back. When the Will Ferrell-owned production company asked to film the movie on location, Ibiza responded…

Tyler Perry’s Acrimony

I don’t think I’ve ever questioned myself during a movie more than I did while watching this one. “Acrimony” is made to have its audience choose a side; you’re either with the good guy or the bad guy. Unfortunately for me, for most of this film, I thought that I was with the bad guy. With…

Daphne & Velma

In the last few years, it has become apparent that people are afraid of technology. Technology has enslaved our minds and made it harder for us to connect with other human beings and has taken us away from a time where everyone was much happier hand-writing things and having to go to the library to…

A Star Is Born

The last time that I cried in a movie theater was when I saw Arrival for the first time in 2016. The ending was so surprisingly…

Wonder

I had two questions that I needed answered before and while I watched “Wonder.” The first was if Owen Wilson is a good actor. The second was if that was Jacob Trembly’s real voice.

The first of these questions was answered by the end of the film. Owen Wilson is a damn good actor (his…

A Quiet Place

I have a lot of damn questions. Questions that will never get answers because this movie shouldn’t get a sequel. Not because it doesn’t deserve one, but because “horror” movie sequels tend to be terrible, and I don’t want them to ruin a good thing. Ideas like these can only be stretched so far.

Midnight Sun

I once had a conversation with someone about what a movie needed more: a good plot or good actors. Their answer was that a good plot was paramount, and by the very definition of paramount, far more important than good actors. I think about that conversation often, and the further I get from it, the more…

Hotel Artemis

Hotel Artemis had all of the pieces to be something special. A return to the screen for Jodie Foster, The Sterling K. Brown and Brian Tyree Henry superstardom train, and a futuristic plot about criminals seemed like the formula for a 5-star success. But it never quite reaches the heights that its…

The Incredibles 2

It is hard to fathom just how long 14 years really is. Back in October 2004, an 11-year-old me was two months into 6thgrade; fat faced and wearing clothes that may just fit me today. It was in that same month that Pixar released the Brad Bird written and directed smash hit The Incredibles. Coming…

Traffik

I know what you’re thinking. Why is “Traffik” spelled with a K? Well, you’ll be sad to know that I’m not sure. Maybe it’s just a stylistic choice. Maybe director and writer Deon Taylor got the idea from the British mini series, “Traffik,” about drug trafficking. We may never know. You may not care. But, you might…