Movie Curiosities: Belfast / C’mon C’mon
Two coming-of-age films, both filmed in black and white, both released in time for awards season. Strap in, my friends,…
Movie Curiosities: Encanto
In recent years, I’ve made a conscious effort not to complain about plot holes, or even to use the phrase…
Movie Curiosities: House of Gucci
Any discussion about House of Gucci must begin with a rundown of the family members in question. So let’s get…
Movie Curiosities: tick, tick… BOOM!
Better sit down, folks, because it’s deceptively hard to explain what’s the deal with tick, tick… BOOM! I know the…
Movie Curiosities: Red Notice
I know there’s been a lot of press lately about how Red Notice has been such a massive win for…
Movie Curiosities — Ghostbusters: Afterlife
I’ve already said my piece about the long quixotic saga of bringing a third mainline Ghostbusters film to the screen.…
Movie Curiosities: King Richard
Aw, crap. Another self-important “so good it’s bad” Oscar-bait drama that doesn’t do anything wrong enough to be considered a…
Movie Curiosities: The Harder They Fall
Earlier this year, Netflix offered a film called Concrete Cowboy, a western film crafted by a debut writer/director, in which…
Movie Curiosities: Eternals
Yes, I know it’s been a little while, but I’ve been exhaustively busy opening up my own show. I’m happy…
Movie Curiosities: Last Night in Soho
“The price of getting what you want, is getting what once you wanted.” –Neil Gaiman