Film Reviews
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‘My Dead Friend Zoe’ Haunted to Heal
A loving though sarcastic poltergeist helps a woman rediscover life after war
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‘Paddington in Peru’ Brings Humor, Heart, and a Whole Lot of Charm
The little bear from Peru who lives with the lovely Brown family in London has endeared itself to many over the decades.
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‘Captain America: Brave New World’ – the Hero We Need Now
Captain America: Brave New World is a fast-paced, exciting, and complex movie. And, like the earlier Captain America sequels, this one is also a political thriller.
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Lightning Recs: The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep
Our beloved white wolf, Geralt of Rivia embarks on an epic adventure with Sirens of the Deep.
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Paolo Sorrentino’s Parthenope: A Mythical Journey in Modern Naples
Parthenope, in its telling of a coming-of-age story of a woman and her life, feels much like life in that it doesn’t have a straight-line narrative that’s easy to follow.
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Love Hurts: A Fun, Action-Packed Valentine’s Day Flick
Love Hurts isn’t this amazing piece of high cinema, and it’s not trying to be at all. Still, it is filled with entertaining actors giving fun performances and fantastic action work that takes the right…
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Rom-Com Meets Slasher Flick—And It Works: ‘Heart Eyes’ Carves Out Its Own Lane
Heart Eyes is a very fun and inventive movie coming out on Valentine’s Day.
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Dreaming of ‘The Colors Within’
Three kids with sparkling auras form a band in the new GKIDS anime feature
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Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Presence’ Reinvents the Ghost Story with an Intimate, Haunting Perspective
Presence is one of the most interesting ghost stories I’ve seen in a long time.
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You’re Cordially Invited
Two weddings—one led by a nearly-obsessed single dad, and the other by a career woman estranged from her family—book the same destination and hilarity ensues
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REVISITED: ‘OKJA’ a Fractured Fairytale
While we wait for the existential SF shenanigans of Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson and Naomi Ackie, let’s take a look back at Bong’s cautionary fairytale Okja.
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Universal’s ‘Wolf Man’ Struggles to Revive Its Monster Legacy with a Confusing, Tame Reboot
Wolf Man was an uninteresting and lacking monster movie and it starts the year off weakly.
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A Nostalgic Ride: ‘One of Them Days’ Brings Back the Charm of 90s Black Comedies
I knew I was going to like One of Them Days as soon as I saw the poster based solely on its stars, Keke Palmer and SZA.
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Babygirl: Nicole Kidman Shines in a Bold Tale of Desire and Power
Babygirl is a surprising film for this season of the year, but it is one that I welcomed seeing; it is a mature film about desire, marriage, and sex handled by a good filmmaker and…
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The Brutalist: Art, Power, and the Uncomfortable Questions It Raises
I struggled with The Brutalist after seeing it weeks ago.
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A Complete Unknown: The Bob Dylan Biopic That Won Me Over
Folks will enjoy this, and I think Dylan fans should be happy overall.
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Nickel Boys: A Masterpiece I Can’t Watch Again
Nickel Boys is one of the best films of this winter season and Awards season, and it deserves all the accolades it’s receiving.
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GGR Hallmark Journal – Three Wiser Men and a Boy
The Brenner brothers are at it again, with a little man in tow now!
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GGR Hallmark Journal – Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story
We have been waiting all season for Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs’ Love Story. Our household is a die hard Chiefs fan and has been for decades.
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‘NOSFERATU’ – A Twisted Game of Beauty and Beast
Welcome, seekers of terror. As the accursed sun sets, let us light our lanterns and follow this gothic tale of obsession known as Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU