Cassandro movie review & film summary (2023)
adminCassandro could have been played as the Liberace of lucha libre, but Williams’ film doesn’t quite commit to the theatrical potential of his character or his story. It’s too serious,…
When Evil Lurks movie review & film summary (2023)
Brothers Pedro (Ezequiel Rodriguez) and Jimmy (Demian Salomon) discover that a “rotten” has been growing or decomposing or I don’t even know how to describe it in a nearby farmhouse…
The Holdovers movie review & film summary (2023)
Payne bounces back from the disastrous “Downsizing” by reuniting with the star of arguably his most beloved film, “Sideways.” Paul Giamatti gets his richest part in years as Paul Hunham,…
Perpetrator movie review & film summary (2023)
Written and directed by Jennifer Reeder (“Knives and Skin”), “Perpetrator” juggles a lot of ideas, grotesque imagery, and side stories—some of which come together and complement one another, while some…
Slotherhouse movie review & film summary (2023)
As the title suggests, “Slotherhouse” is about a sloth that terrorizes a sorority. The fake house is cleverly called Sigma Lambda Theta, which essentially spells … sloth. And the sloth is basically…
The Monkey King movie review & film summary (2023)
Telling part of the first section of Journey to the West, “The Monkey King” centers that tome’s most beloved character, voiced a bit annoyingly by an inconsistent Jimmy O. Yang. Considering…
The Adults movie review & film summary (2023)
“The Adults” has many scenes with strange voices and random song-and-dance numbers, and each time it’s a brilliant, animated interpretation of how family bonds can seep into superficiality. Trying to…
birth/rebirth movie review & film summary (2023)
“birth/rebirth” has some “body horror” tropes and some straight horror tropes, but it’s not really a monster story. It’s more of a medical thriller, helmed by two twisted conspirators, both…
Telemarketers movie review & film summary (2023)
Since he first put CDG antics videos on YouTube, Lipman-Stern’s documentation has wanted to demystify and destroy this workplace. As the timeline of “Telemarketers” presents his own growth from CDG and…
Love Life movie review & film summary (2023)
Fukada masterfully teases out these tensions slowly. First, with glances, sometimes shared, sometimes just rendered. Then through casual dialogue laced with subtle, hurtful barbs. And finally, through grand gestures and…