Fall Guy: Take the Plunge
We don’t appreciate stunt performers enough, and I say that as a guy who will spend an idle five minutes watching movie and TV...
Mars Express: Red Planet Revolt
I wasn’t looking for a French update of Ghost in the Shell, but now that one is playing this weekend at AMC Grapevine Mills,...
Challengers: Love Match
The astronomy guys have this thing called the three-body problem, which you may have heard of lately because it gave its name to a...
Boy Kills World: Don’t Speak
It’s not often that a fictional character sums up the premise of his movie better than I could, but that’s what happens in Boy...
Sasquatch Sunset: The Last of Us
I don’t know if Sasquatch Sunset will wind up being the strangest movie I see in 2024, but it will definitely be a big...
Civil War: Shooting Conflict
This past week we saw Civil War, a movie about a second American civil war taking place in the near present. We are four...
Sting: Along Came a Spider
Like many people, I have seen the superbly funny YouTube clip where film director Kevin Smith describes his experiences working on an aborted Superman...
Femme Plot
Just a few weeks ago in this space, I was wondering where all the violent, unstable thrillers about gay men were. Right now, one...
Do You Know the Monkey Man?
You’ve probably heard that Monkey Man is Dev Patel’s directing debut and that it’s an action thriller that kicks all kinds of ass in...
Exhuma: Dig It Up!
Ever been to a Korean shamanic ritual? It’s awesome. There’s so much singing and dancing, it’s like a Broadway musical, but with a lot...
