A mostly faithful amalgamation adaptation of the first two Discworld novels. Told with all the special effects a early 2000s made for TV movie could muster. While it seems difficult or whimsical to produce a Pratchett Discworld novel faithfully this one tries and Pratchett himself cameos in . It's fairly safe for older kids to any other age after that. Id say check it out if you enjoy lighthearted...
Hollywood’s hopes for a hot start to the summer at the box office fizzled out Monday, with Memorial Day long weekend movie ticket sales poised to be the softest in almost three decades.
Warner Bros.’s Furiosa beat...
StarringJennifer Lopez, Simu LiuDirector Brad PeytonRatingPG-13GenreAction, Adventure, DramaRelease dateMay 24, 2024Where to watchNetflix
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‘Her’ (MovieStillsDB)
One of the all-time best Twitter jokes was the following, from Alex Blechman:
Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale.
Tech Company:...
Collabin' with Stephen! His review is HERE.
The simple yet masterful story is the creme de la creme of Scott & Boetticher's first collaboration. In general, the writing is a highlight of the...
Renny Harlin’s “The Strangers: Chapter 1” is a remake of the 2008 original and the first of three new films scheduled to be released throughout the year.
Well, I think it’s a remake unless this...
At one point in the film, a character says to another character "This isn't the midnight realm, Maddy, it's just the suburbs," and this is treated as self-delusion and avoidance of the character's gender...
A movie I watched over and over as a kid that I still adore. In a Neverland where pan left to find Wendy had grown old peter decides to stay and be adopted by Wendy and married her granddaughter becoming a corporate lawyer in the process. He has children who he fails to show enough love and attention to and somehow forgets he was once Peter Pan. Until captain hook kidnaps his children one night stealing...
It's not just that the movie is bad on a technical level (the whole thing is lit like an early-00s NBC sitcom), it's that the movie is ... completely ill-conceived? Like: we're supposed to buy Anne...
On this week’s episode, Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) discuss the rise of YouTube as a serious vector for televisual consumption. Then...
"Moving Father Son Story"
Content: +1 Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)
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Lots of global news today. The president of Iran was probably possibly assassinated. Bibi Netanyahu seems to want to follow the war in Gaza with Israeli military occupation of the strip. Trump is kidding...
Why was it necessary to make “Irena’s Vow” in this day and age?
Must we have yet another drama about the Holocaust, especially another flirting with “Gentile Savior” cliches?
So much about...
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Overtime is for everyone. If you’re a...
"There’s More to Life Than What You Can See"
Content: -1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.
Renowned filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola praised the cast of his new movie "Megalopolis" during a press conference on Friday at the Cannes Film Festival, defending his casting decisions that include Oscar-winner...
‘Megalopolis’ (trailer screenshot)
A few months back I talked to Sam Wasson about his book, The Path to Paradise, which details the rise and fall of Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope...
Between this and UNFROSTED, I'm apparently on one of my contrarian streaks. FINE, WHATEVER. I enjoyed this movie with its noir trappings and its great cast and its actor's showcase. Is it rambling?...
Chris Pine with Annette Bening and Danny DeVito in Poolman. (Courtesy Vertical Entertainment)
POOLMAN, THE DIRECTORIAL DEBUT from star Chris Pine, is a sort of movie I sometimes think of as a “pseudo-noir.”
Defining...
"Wacky Battle for Breakfast"
Content: -2 Extreme caution for older teenagers and adults.
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