Unicorn Store

June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 / Tom / 3 Comments

Release: Friday, April 5, 2019 (Netflix) →Netflix Written by: Samantha MacIntyre Directed by: Brie Larson Very much like a unicorn the directorial début of Brie Larson is a colorful curiosity. Unicorn Store reunites her with her Captain Marvel co-star, Samuel L. Jackson, albeit under entirely different circumstances. Instead of trying to prevent intergalactic war here we're dealing with a … Continue reading Unicorn Store

The Man Who Killed Hitler and then the Bigfoot

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 / Tom / 20 Comments

Release: Friday, February 8, 2019 (limited) → Redbox Written by: Robert D. Krzykowski Directed by: Robert D. Krzykowski When it comes to a title as extravagant as The Man Who Killed Hitler and then the Bigfoot it's hard not to build up some extravagant expectations. Maybe you'd assume this is an adaptation of an obscure … Continue reading The Man Who Killed Hitler and then the Bigfoot

Velvet Buzzsaw

February 22, 2019February 23, 2019 / Tom / 11 Comments

Release: Friday, February 1, 2019 (Netflix) →Netflix Written by: Dan Gilroy Directed by: Dan Gilroy Beauty is in the eye of the soon-to-be-murdered in Velvet Buzzsaw, the new film from writer/director Dan Gilroy, who made his mark back in 2014 with the sensationally gripping Nightcrawler. His third directorial feature following 2017's collaboration with Denzel Washington on Roman J. Israel, Esq., Velvet … Continue reading Velvet Buzzsaw

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 / Tom / 5 Comments

Release: Friday, November 9, 2018 (limited) →Netflix Written by: Joel Coen; Ethan Coen Directed by: Ethan Coen; Joel Coen For a fleeting moment The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, the new Coen brothers film -- a big shiny red apple waiting to be plucked from the ever-growing Netflix tree -- was also available for more traditional consumption in theaters. But who … Continue reading The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Cloverfield Paradox

February 7, 2018February 8, 2018 / Tom / 13 Comments

Release: Sunday, February 4, 2018 (Netflix) →Netflix Written by: Oren Uziel Directed by: Julius Onah The Cloverfield Paradox, a surprise addition to the Cloverfield collection which debuted on the heels of Super Bowl LII, is itself an experiential paradox. How did I just sacrifice an hour and forty-five minutes of my time and yet feel like I watched nothing … Continue reading The Cloverfield Paradox

Brigsby Bear

August 30, 2017August 30, 2017 / Tom / 5 Comments

Release: Friday, July 28, 2017 (limited) →Theater Written by: Kevin Costello; Kyle Mooney Directed by: Dave McCary THIS REVIEW INCLUDES DETAILS THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED SPOILERS Like last year's gloriously weird Swiss Army Man, Brigsby Bear is a film guided by its own compass. Granted, not a penis, but rather the element of human empathy and compassion. It's one of … Continue reading Brigsby Bear

I Am Not a Serial Killer

March 22, 2017March 22, 2017 / Tom

Release: Friday, August 26, 2016 [Netflix] Written by: Billy O'Brien; Christopher Hyde Directed by: Billy O'Brien It's a bold move naming your protagonist as a riff on real-life serial killer and rapist John Wayne Gacy, but then this is a bold movie with a bold title, one based on the 2009 novel of the same name written … Continue reading I Am Not a Serial Killer

A Cure for Wellness

February 20, 2017February 20, 2017 / Tom / 13 Comments

Release: Friday, February 17, 2017 [Theater] Written by: Justin Haythe Directed by: Gore Verbinski Gore Verbinski, the punk-rocker-turned filmmaker who coughed up the mess that was the 2013 reboot of The Lone Ranger, returns with an icky horror epic about a hot-shot Wall Streeter who travels to a remote rehab facility stashed high in the Swiss Alps to retrieve … Continue reading A Cure for Wellness

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

December 7, 2016May 29, 2017 / Tom / 16 Comments

Release: Friday, October 28, 2016 (Netflix) [Netflix] Written by: Oz Perkins Directed by: Oz Perkins I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House plays out as a chilly haunted house thriller with a literary twist. It's something a writer might gravitate towards given the film's concept-heavy plot, but an over-reliance on mood and atmosphere, not to mention some really pretentious dialogue, also … Continue reading I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

Paul G — #9

October 12, 2016May 27, 2017 / Tom / 8 Comments

Last time we were here, Paul was brought in as a psychological consultant on a top-secret government project involving an artificially intelligent being named Morgan. All two of us who saw that movie know how that turned out. Now this month we're going to find out what happens when you take Paul and shove him … Continue reading Paul G — #9