Raimi Trash

Darkman (1990) by Sam Raimi Part of me is kind of miffed that Sam Raimi made it into the big leagues with his filmmaking. Not because I don’t like his Spider-Man trilogy or even the Doctor Strange sequel but because movies like Darkman are a thing of the past now. Trashy horror… I mean, at…

Back to tv: Wednesday

Wednesday (2022 – ), created by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar I wasn’t even 13 when The Addams Family (1991) came out, so, it was one of the movies I grew up with. I watched it (and its sequel) a lot and I very much related to Wednesday who was, of course, played by Christina Ricci….

Black Adam

Black Adam (2022) by Jaume Collet-Serra This is not the Black Adam trailer, it’s my review of the movie. I’m not spoilering anything in it, just in case you haven’t watched it yet:

The Multiverse of Insanity

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) by Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert I guess this is Pride month movie #2, ’cause there’s queerness where I didn’t expect queerness. But it works, ’cause, you know, it’s the Multiverse. There will always be Queers in the Multiverse, thank goodness. Now, I’m drunk, but it’s not just ’cause I…

About a Puppy

John Wick (2014) by Chad Stahelski It takes a while to get ready to watch this movie. The first thing you commonly know about this is that it’s about a man who kills a bunch of people after they kill his dog. And you have to ask yourself: do I really want to see a…

Carnage Delivered?

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) by Andy Serkis Something strange has been happening with me upon returning to the movie theater after one and a half years without it – I’m getting overwhelmed with the big screen, the noise, the motion. I sat in the theater last night feeling a little bewildered by what…

Lord of the Rings

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) by Destin Daniel Cretton The most recent Marvel offering. I watched it twice now, but it’s difficult to review when I don’t have the film at hand to rewatch certain scenes, to remind me of the story. And there’s a lot of story in this one….

Straight Up Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) by Joachim Rønning Maleficent is possibly my favorite Disney movie, and I’m generally not a fan of Disney movies. That latter statement is actually confirmed in this sequel to Maleficent because it does what Disney does… it takes the fun out of loving something. What happens in the film? Upon…

New Model, Original Parts

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) by Tim Miller If you haven’t got a little soft spot for the Terminator franchise, you probably haven’t lived through the 80s and 90s. Machines taking over our world hit differently before we took our phones everywhere and let them quietly take over our lives. In the end, the reign of…

The Anti-Hero

Deadpool (2016) by Tim Miller After watching all those Fantastic 4 movies, I consider this a palate cleanser, a fresh sip of water to swallow down the remnants of horrible story telling. Deadpool is the kind of movie I will never not be in the mood for, a stupid action flick that isn’t so stupid…