Perhaps the key factor in determining whether a documentary is worthwhile is how much new information is provided about its subject. This, of course, depends completely upon how conversant one is with a documentary’s subject. Well, I am certainly familiar […]
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LX 2048 (2020) ☆ ☆
I was intrigued by the premise of a futuristic story where, due to the toxicity of the sun, people are forced to remain indoors until nightfall. Sadly, the filmmakers seem to have adapted this premise purely to keep down filming […]
Continue reading »No Time to Die (2021) ☆ ☆ ☆
Eon Productions’ twenty-fifth official James Bond movie has arrived, and it effectively ends an almost sixty-year run of blockbuster espionage-action adventures. There is a lot to say about the series as a whole, and I am going to do that […]
Continue reading »Summerland (2020) ☆ ☆ ☆
Homefront stories during wartime are bound to certain conventions, and one of the delights of Summerland is how it flouts those conventions. Another is the manner of British citizenry, which is realistic and believable in every instance. It is certainly not […]
Continue reading »Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) ☆ ☆ 1/2
As the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) continues on after the world-changing events of the final two Avengers movies, it is becoming more diverse and, perhaps, more interesting. Black Widow explored Natasha Romanoff’s Russian family roots with both humor and pathos, […]
Continue reading »Free Guy (2021) ☆ ☆ ☆
I’m not a gamer and never will be, though I do have affection for Asteroids and Ms. PacMan, so this virtual world of crazy characters committing mayhem for fun and points is a mysterious universe to me. Maybe it’s comparing […]
Continue reading »The Rental (2020) ☆ ☆
For a horror feature, this one holds back its horror elements until the last twenty minutes or so, which means that for more than an hour we are subject to character drama. This would be a problem for many stories, […]
Continue reading »Greenland (2020) ☆ ☆ ☆
This kind of epic disaster movie is right up my alley, and I was not disappointed. What did surprise me is how so few people took the approach of a comet to Earth seriously. Although comets are mainly ice and […]
Continue reading »Army of the Dead (2021) ☆ ☆
There have been some epic zombie movies since George Romero shot Night of the Living Dead in 1968. This one aims to be truly epic, taking almost two-and-a-half hours to tell its heist story — and yet I find it overblown […]
Continue reading »Love, Weddings and Other Disasters (2020) ☆ ☆ 1/2
Romantic comedies centering on weddings and intersecting relationships are not really my forte, but I have to admit that this one, against high odds, is rather charming and amusing. Most of Dennis Dugan’s movies don’t amuse me; I still cringe […]
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