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Based on a true story about a bus driver and a teacher who saved 22 students from horrendous wildfires, The Lost Bus builds a lot of tension, but runs way too long. I love a good survival story. I enjoy the real ones, like The Lost Children, and the fictional ones, like The Long Walk….
A visually stunning but flat film about two people’s trek to revisit moments of their past that shaped them, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey lacks chemistry and connection. When I first saw the trailer for this film, it was in the movie theater. With the darkness all around, the vivid colors leapt from the screen…
A bland drama about a grandpa who tells the story of himself as a young man to help put his grandson on the right path, Looking Through Water leaves no lasting impression. When I first looked at the poster for Looking Through Water, I got an On Golden Pond vibe. I didn’t know what the…
A rough thriller about a kidnapped and drugged woman that has no palpable tension, Don’t Move wastes the potential that it had. Remember last week when I was saying that Netflix pumps out movies? Some are better than others and you can never be quite sure until you get into them how it’s going to…
A small story about one night when four friends have to manage their dead friend’s body, The Trouble With Jessica never figures out what it wants to be. The jazzy score is nice, though. I remember watching the trailer for this film in the movie theater earlier this year. It stuck out to me because…
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to drop acid, The Trip is the movie you’ve been wanting to see. With almost no story or character development, it’s a singular trippy experience. Some older movies are amazing. 12 Angry Men, Inherit The Wind, and Sunset Boulevard are films that everyone should watch because…
With a slow trudge through the exposition, The Name Of The Rose slowly becomes a more interesting mystery and ends well, even though the first half is difficult to connect with. Sometimes, there’s a movie that you have meant to watch for years, it just keeps slipping through your fingers. People talk about it and…
A movie that is just as confused by itself as you will be, Eddington has an excellent cast and nice cinematography, but no clear story structure or focus. When I go into a movie that is over two hours, I always hope that it’s worth my time. Many films need that much space to flesh…
A silly and raunchy comedy, Hot Tub Time Machine is reminiscent of 80s films in all of the expected ways. Not great cinema, but not terrible either. I have thought a lot about parenting in the 80s. There are movies that we all watched as kids that no one realized we shouldn’t have been watching….
Exploring how social media trends can get out of hand, Nerve is an uneven movie about two teenagers during a night of completing dares for likes and cash. The first half is fun, but it takes a turn. Trends on social media have become a thing among users. Whether it’s something that seeks to be…
Sometimes you get a movie that stars people you like and looks like something entertaining, but it never quite clicks. It’s fair to say that The Greatest Hits never quite lived up to its name. Every once in a while, there’s a movie that looks like it’s going to be fun. I don’t read much…
Based on a video game, A Minecraft Movie works hard to create an adventure for adults and kids alike, but it lacks consistent humor and charm. Not a movie that you need to see. I want to be completely candid here – I am not super familiar with Minecraft. My kids played, but they were…
