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,…
The Mandalorian: The Manga Vol. 1 Review: Gorgeous Star Wars Adaptation
Years after becoming a huge hit on Disney+, The Mandalorian has now hit bookshelves as a beautifully drawn manga adaptation courtesy of VIZ Media. Adapted by Yusuke Osawa, the first…
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…
The Mountain movie review & film summary (2023)
“The Mountain” opens with Salvador, a handsome middle-aged fellow with salt-and-pepper hair and a light beard of the same coloring, appearing to be a nice, proper bourgeois French single man in…
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 Dive movie review & film summary (2023)
To be fair, Sophie Lowe is effective as Drew, the younger sister of May (Louisa Krause), from whom she has been estranged at times. Whereas Drew is excited about their…
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…