Posts Tagged ‘Joey King’
Film Review – A Family Affair
A Family Affair (2024) is the kind of rom-com that could’ve done gangbusters about twenty to thirty years ago. All the ingredients are there: big name stars dressed in fancy outfits, a plot that is way more convoluted and messier than it needs to be, and…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Lie
The distribution deal between Blumhouse and Amazon Studios involves the streaming release of four thrillers in the month of October, labeled “Welcome to The Blumhouse.” The release schedule groups them into pairs. The first two feature the excellent Black Box (2020) and the not so…
READ MOREFilm Review – Wish Upon
The horror genre has occasionally had those instances of what I would call “Scary Minority Curses.” This involves a protagonist, usually a white person, getting stuck with a curse revolving around a certain race or culture. Whether its ghosts on a forbidden Native American burial…
READ MOREFilm Review – Wish I Was Here
There is a sub-genre that has become a staple of any year: the indie comedy. The comedy movie that, while being funny, deals with some darker issues, has an abundance of quirky-but-realistic characters, and sometimes creates its own offbeat reality that we can fall into.…
READ MOREFilm Review – Oz the Great and Powerful
There has been a steady diet of fairytale films with a modern twist lately. Whether the main characters are hunting vampires or playing with the tropes of the genre, it seems writers and directors have been keen to tackle this material from a cynical perspective.…
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