Tag: Incluvie
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The Bleak Reality of “Lost Girls”
If you come to Lost Girls (2020, Netflix) seeking a serial killer movie with lots of gory details and pretty dead girls, you’re going to be sorely disappointed. If you like police procedurals and their (usually female) corpse-of-the-week formulas, you might not be satisfied with this film. If, however, you’re interested in a deep, dark…
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“Altered Carbon: Resleeved” is Like Watching a Long Video Game Cutscene…in a Bad Way
Overall, Altered Carbon: Resleeved is pretty “meh.” It’s cool and all that it takes a different approach from the TV show to make it animated rather than live action, but it doesn’t help that the animation looks like something from a video game.
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Cartoon Saloon: An Irish Animation Studio that Needs More Attention
Cartoon Saloon is an animation studio that should be appreciated more. They tell unique stories with unique animation, proving that 2D animation is still alive and well.
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Taking a Break from the News by Watching the News- but does “Last Week Tonight” Count?
Acutely funny and always well-intentioned, Last Week Tonight has a lot of heart for a satirical-news program.
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Bad Trip- But an Excellent Comedy
Eric Andre’s new prank comedy film, Bad Trip, has me daydreaming about experiencing this level of performance art and comedy in my daily life and wishing more than anything that I could have been one of the extras in this film. Eric Andre created a mixture of scripted buddy comedy and hidden camera prank comedy…
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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Review: Yes, I’m Still Team Kong
Kong bows to no one. The latest MonsterVerse film is the highly anticipated Godzilla vs. Kong. Directed by Adam Wingard and written by Eric Pearson and Max Borenstein, the movie follows the two most dominant alpha monsters on the planet as they clash with one another. Who will come out on top? Who will bow to the other? Or, is…
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Three Moments in “The Star-Spangled Man” That Aren’t Being Talked About Enough
This past Friday, Disney+, and Marvel released the second episode of their new original mini-series, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. Directed by Kari Skogland and written by Michael Kastelein, this is the first to see Sam (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky (Sebastian Stan) battling together. With the announcement of John Walker (Wyatt Russell) as the new Captain America (ugh)…
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‘Cherry’ Review: The Truth About Addiction
DISCLAIMER: This review contains spoilers. TW: extensive graphic drug abuse, disturbing and violent images, mentions of suicide, death, and depictions of PTSD. _______ After hitting it big in the MCU, the Russo brothers (Anthony and Joe) and Tom Holland team up for a very different collaboration. Cherry is a semi-autobiographical take on Nico Walker’s life. The film is divided into seven separate chapters and follows…
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‘Chaos Walking’ Review: The Good and the Bad
Doug Liman’s latest feature comes after a strenuous four years in the making. Based on the Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness, the film adapts the first book of the series, The Knife of Never Letting Go. As a fan of the books, I was curious to see how the story would transpire on the big screen.…
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‘Raya and the Last Dragon is a Disney Masterpiece
The story is a moving sentiment of letting go of the past and putting trust and faith into others. Though you come into this world alone, surrounding yourself with others that support you and want to help is the greatest gift life could ever give.