Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) is a marketing guru working out of New York when a shadowy government employee named Moe Berkus (Woody Harrelson) makes her a job offer she cannot refuse. Head to Florida and change the perception of NASA and the space race so that government funding can be approved to help the U.S.A. … Continue reading Fly Me To The Moon
1985, Hollywood. After escaping a massacre on a Texas farm in 1979, Maxine Minx (Mia Goth) is now a successful porn star and desperate to break into ‘real’ movies via the horror genre. On the verge of her big break in a horror sequel named “The Puritan II” she finds herself stalked by a serial … Continue reading Maxxxine
Sam (Lupita Nyong’o) is on a day trip to the theatre in New York City when the sky lights up with a flurry of meteorite like plumes bringing with them fearsome creatures with hyper sensitive hearing. As New York City must go quiet to survive, Sam makes a personal journey with another survivor she meets … Continue reading A Quiet Place: Day One
When a gold locket is removed from a makeshift grave the man buried underneath rises from the earth and sets out on a murderous rampage to get back what is his. In A Violent Nature is an experimental horror movie that plays out a familiar story. Here writer/director Chris Nash delivers a slasher movie from … Continue reading In A Violent Nature
This year saw the return of fast talking detective Axel Foley played by Eddie Murphy. So of course I set out to watch the series in anticipation of his return in order to see how they stood up next to each other. Interestingly for a series of only four films there are very few continuous … Continue reading Beverly Hills Cop – Ranked
Fledgling FBI agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) is asked to join a decades old serial killer case after an initial success that suggests a heightened sense of intuition in solving crime. Longlegs opens with a 1970’s set flashback filmed in a wonderful rounded square 4:3 aspect ratio that resembles old photographs from the time. We … Continue reading Longlegs
Gym manager Lou (Kristen Stewart) falls deeply in love with Jackie (Katy O’Brien), a bodybuilder passing through town on her way to a competition in Las Vegas. But their intense love will explode into violence when it crashes into Lou’s troubled family. Set in New Mexico in 1989 this is a grungy noir thriller filled … Continue reading Love Lies Bleeding
Riley (Kensington Tallman) is just entering puberty and the new emotions she develops decide to bottle up her existing ones as they think they can do a better job of guiding her through life. Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyliss Smith), Fear (Tony Hale), Anger (Lewis Black) and Disgust (Liza Lapira) find themselves sharing Riley’s brain … Continue reading Inside Out 2
A triptych of short stories all featuring a controlling, abusive relationship. Writer/director Yorgos Lanthimos delivers three incredibly peculiar short stories featuring the same actors playing different characters with only two connecting threads. Firstly they all feature the mysterious character of R. M. F. and secondly they are all about characters trying desperately to stay in … Continue reading Kinds of Kindness
Charting the story of the Vandals motorcycle gang between 1965-1973 as seen through the eyes of young lovers Kathy (Jodie Comer) and Benny (Austin Butler). Based on the book of the same name by photojournalist Danny Lyon (portrayed here by Mike Faist) The Bikeriders is a wonderful feature that reminded me of Goodfellas, Carlitos Way … Continue reading The Bikeriders
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