Sahara: A Movie That Exists
Do you like long walks on the beach and a nice glass of merlot on rainswept evenings when the only one who could possibly save the world is Matthew McConaughey? If so, let’s Netflix and chill.
Category Archives: Pithy Reviews
Train to Busan: On the Korean Zombie Express
Train to Busan is a pleasant night out featuring the infected trying to eat a) your face, b) your daughter, and c) most of a baseball team.
The Frisco Kid: What, You Forgot Gene Wilder & Harrison Ford Starred In A Western?
Gene Wilder’s other western ain’t Blazing Saddles, but it is…hmm…it is a western starring Gene Wilder. So there’s that. Did I mention Harrison Ford?
In Order of Disappearance Makes a Faint Impression
I suppose if you’re the sort of person who finds revenge fun, or who enjoys watching violence without most of the actual violence or any of the consequence, this could be the film for you.
Hell or High Water, In Which They Make Them Like They Used To
Or, how to make a pretty durn good, yet pretty durn unoriginal Texas shoot-em-up flick.
Suicide Squad: A Video Review
I can review this film in no words.
Still Bourne
I’m actually fairly disappointed that’s not what this film is called.
Green Room: In Which Punks Do Not Feel Lucky
I hope to remember to avoid being killed by neo-Nazis, attack dogs, box cutters, or red laces.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople: an Antipodal Tonic for What Ails You
Hunt for the Wilderpeople shows up with little to prove, and proves it anyway, exactly unlike any of the sequels or reboots that have been crowding cinemas of late.
Swiss Army Man Is Mostly Corkscrew
It is, after all, a film about a flatulent corpse. And probably the best one you’ll see all year.
The Plague Dogs Will Mess You Up
An animated talking dogs movie you will suffer nightmares from for the rest of your life.
Tickled Is Funny, Isn’t Funny Ha-Ha
Watching you squirm uncontrollably is the point. If tickling alone won’t do it, I’m sure they’ll think of something else.
Brooklyn, Briefly
It is likely that someone told you that Brooklyn was a good movie. If not, please allow me to.
The Vanishing, A Creepy Dutch Not-Mystery
In which we find it’s best not to know.